Cat went outside, has yellow egg-like things in eyes, ears, fur. Help!

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My indoor cat snuck outside for maybe half an hour to an hour and came back with all these yellow egg looking things in his eyes, ears and in his fur by his temples. He's acting his normal shy self but my other two cats won't go near him and are hissing and swatting at him. Smelling all the places he's been around and hissing. Google suggested tapeworm but he only had these on him after being outside for a while. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 1 year and 11 months old | 12 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Tapeworms wouldn't be in Rhys's ears or eyes, you would find them around his anus. They would also look like grains of rice. This may be something he got into outside. I would give him a bath to get these things off of him. I'm glad he came back home safely! The other cats will get used to him again. I hope this helps.

Cat went outside, has yellow egg-like things in eyes, ears, fur. Help!

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