My cat has tapeworm segments in his bed. Are they dead? Is it safe?

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The tapeworm segments that I find in my cats bed. they are dead right? I don't understand the're where he lays to go to sleep he gets up and they're there. In his bed, on the blanket on the floor in the living room, he sleeps at the foot of my bed they're on the sheets. They don't move. He got them from fleas back in September. After a lot of cleaning I got rid of them. Is my health in danger.? Do they just come out of his back end and die? I don't see them in his litter box. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 4 years and 6 months old | 30 lbs

Elva Ma DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, and thank you for your question. The tapeworm segments consist of tapeworm eggs, that can be ingested by fleas. I would ensure that Milton has (and continues to be) on monthly flea control, and that he received an appropriate deworming treatment for tapeworms. As long as the fleas are well controlled, the tapeworms should die away and not recur. The only way that humans can get infected by tapeworms is to ingest an infected flea, so it is safe to say the risk is low! I hope this helps, and that Milton is doing well!

My cat has tapeworm segments in his bed. Are they dead? Is it safe?

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