My cat has tapeworms, but they won't go away. What should I do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Burmese | Female | 5 months and 25 days old | 5 lbs
My cat has tape worms and we have tried everything (meds,doc, ECT..) what do I do to get rid of it for sure HELP PLEASE !!!!
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Published on April 22nd, 2017
Tapeworms are relatively straight forward to treat, so sorry you are having such a hard time. However you should do the following: 1) Give tapeworm medicine - Praziquantel (you may have to visit your vet for this if not available over the counter). Typically you only need 1 dose. 2) Get Boo-butiful on a good monthly flea preventative. My top recommendation is Revolution topical or Advantage Multi. Tapeworms come from your pet either ingesting a flea or eating another pets poop with "live" tapeworms in it. I hope this helps you get rid of your fur baby's pesty friends!
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Cats get tapeworms from eating fleas so, in addition to deworming, she should be treated for fleas. Talk to your vet about using a product like Frontline, Revolution, Bravecto, etc. Your vet can also prescribe a Droncit to help treat the tapeworms.
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Published on January 2nd, 2019
Cats get tapeworms by eating fleas so there is a good chance that all the cats are affected but it is not a given. Tapeworms are not transmitted between cats. Most often we recommend treating with the initial dose and then repeating the treatment in 3 weeks (for all the pets). If they don't have tapeworms the treatment will not be harmful. You need to good flea control for all pets in the household and treat the home/yard environments too to prevent re-infection. ( https://www.vin.com/veterinarypartner/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4951442 ) ( https://www.allivet.com/p-1389-knockout-es-area-treatment.aspx ) ( https://www.allivet.com/p-9065-vet-kem-yard-spray-32-oz.aspx ) Hope this helps. Best wishes.
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Published on November 30th, 2017
Cats can get tapeworms from fleas & eating prey animals, like mice, moles & birds. Once you deworm for the tapeworms, start using a regular flea product, either a topical or oral one. I would also retreat for the tapeworms again in about 6 weeks. The only thing you need to do is really vacuum the carpet, or use a rug cleaning machine. If you only vacuum, make sure you throw away the bag when you are done, & place a new bag in your machine. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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Published on February 23rd, 2019
If those grain things are tapeworms, fleas are usually needed to complete the life cycle of them. Good quality flea treatment and worming tablets are absolutely needed to resolve completely the problem. I would recommend to treat Leo for three months in a row (following instructions on the labels of course).
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