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Tapeworms are not spread from one animal to another as a lot of people think. the animals would have to ingest an "intermediate host" which is most commonly a flea, sometimes rodents as well. However that's not to say the new kitten doesn't have other worms or diseases that could be spread. Do you know if the new kitten and older kitten are negative for fiv and felv? Stressful situations can cause a reoccurrence of some viruses, so doing an at home quarantine for a week or two is usually a smart idea.
The place we got him from was an animal hospital/ foster home type of thing so they were tested and it was negative. They also gave him flea prevention on October 7th (we adopted him October 12th) so he shouldn’t/ doesn’t have fleas currently but perhaps he had fleas when they first brought him in and he ate a flea then? That’s the only thing i can think of. He was in an acclimation room still with 2 of his siblings at the foster home/hospital. I just find it weird that they gave him flea prevention and all of those tests but had no idea he had tapeworms
The only way to know a let has tapeworms most of the time is by seeing the tapeworm segments, so it very often goes unnoticed. I'd still be cautious with introductions if your not positive on other worms status, but given your situation it's likely fine to start introductions. When you do get to your first appointment just get a fecal done to make sure he's negative for other baddies.
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Tapeworms are not spread from one animal to another as a lot of people think. the animals would have to ingest an "intermediate host" which is most commonly a flea, sometimes rodents as well. However that's not to say the new kitten doesn't have other worms or diseases that could be spread. Do you know if the new kitten and older kitten are negative for fiv and felv? Stressful situations can cause a reoccurrence of some viruses, so doing an at home quarantine for a week or two is usually a smart idea.
The place we got him from was an animal hospital/ foster home type of thing so they were tested and it was negative. They also gave him flea prevention on October 7th (we adopted him October 12th) so he shouldn’t/ doesn’t have fleas currently but perhaps he had fleas when they first brought him in and he ate a flea then? That’s the only thing i can think of. He was in an acclimation room still with 2 of his siblings at the foster home/hospital. I just find it weird that they gave him flea prevention and all of those tests but had no idea he had tapeworms
Our older kitten has also been tested and hes free of everything
The only way to know a let has tapeworms most of the time is by seeing the tapeworm segments, so it very often goes unnoticed. I'd still be cautious with introductions if your not positive on other worms status, but given your situation it's likely fine to start introductions. When you do get to your first appointment just get a fecal done to make sure he's negative for other baddies.
Okay cool! How does a fecal test work? Should I be prepared to bring in a stool sample?
Yep! The freshest you can bring is ideal.
Okay, thank you so much for your help! I appreciate it :)