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My stray kitten is throwing up black worms. Could it be roundworms?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

A stray kitten I found is throwing up BLACK worms that look similar to roundworms, would the medication and treatment be the same as roundworms?

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 27th, 2018

That depends. Please repost with a picture of the worms in question for clarification on what these worms potentially are so that we can give you an accurate answer here. Thank you and we hope to hear back from you soon with up to 3 images of the worms in question.

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