My kitten is losing weight and has white worms. What's wrong?

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My kitten has lost weight and i just found a white small worm crawling out of her butt area, and i wanted to know how bad or the reason why that might happen. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 9 months and 13 days old | 4 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Intestinal parasites can be picked up from the environment. If this is a tapeworm you saw (looks similar to a grain of rice), fleas can transmit tapeworm to cats. I would recommend treating Venus with a product called Profender, which will treat intestinal parasites including tapeworm. I would also consider using a flea and tick preventative such as Revolution or Frontline. I would also consider bringing a stool sample to a veterinarian to help diagnose what kind of intestinal parasites these could be. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

My kitten is losing weight and has white worms. What's wrong?

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