Is it necessary to deep clean my home after my cat had tapeworms?

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what ratio of water to bleach can i use to clean my home after treating my cat for tapeworms. Can a vinager water solution work or a lysol consentrate? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 5 years and 4 months old | 10 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

This is really not necessary for you to do. The way cats get tapeworms is by eating fleas infected with the tapeworm larvae. They will not get tapeworms by ingesting the segments you see in the feces. So, that being the case, you should be more concerned with treating the environment to get rid of the fleas/flea eggs, etc. and by treating the cat with flea medication (either topical or oral) every month. If you have a yard and cat goes outside you should treat the yard as well. If a cat has tapeworms they definitely have fleas. Disinfecting the house with bleach is not helpful in preventing transmission of tapeworms (you cannot get the either) but if it makes you feel better by cleaning the house with bleach you can certainly do that - I would use a 10:1 dilution of water to bleach (10 parts water to 1 part bleach). Hope this helps.

Is it necessary to deep clean my home after my cat had tapeworms?

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