My kitten has tapeworms again after treatment, why is this happening?

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my kitten had fleas about a month ago and was treated with an at home treatment and i haven’t seen any since. but he had tapeworm about a week ago. i went to a pop up vet and got his first round of shots and they gave me a liquid worm medicine to put on his back behind his collar and within 24 hours i didn’t see any more tapeworm segments (this was last wednesday that i gave him the medicine). today i woke up and noticed more tapeworm segments on his behind. how could he get tapeworm again? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 4 days old | 2 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

You may want to double check that the medication they had you apply treats tapeworms. Another possibility is that Peter re-infected himself with tapeworms. In cats, tapeworms are contracted by ingesting fleas during grooming. It would be best to keep him on a flea preventative year-round. You can get a dewormer that states it treats tapeworms OTC at the pet store. Something like this: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/bayer-tapeworm-dewormer-tablets-for-cats

My kitten has tapeworms again after treatment, why is this happening?

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