My kitten has tapeworms. Are they dangerous to us? What should I do?

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My kitten had a de wormer 2 weeks ago, i just discovered that she has tapeworm, i can see her shedding egg like all over my bed ( i will include a photo) is it dangerous for us? These sesame like beeds are they dangerous lying around the house? Should she have to take again a de wormer? How long does it take before she's worm free? Please help.. btw she's only 2 month. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | 2 months and 13 days old | 1.543 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

For the most part tapeworms are not contagious to people, and even those that can infect people have to go through an intermediate host first and the proglottids (sesame seed looking things) themselves cannot start an infection. I typically recommend two doses of dewormer two weeks apart, but you need to make sure you are using a dewormer that contains praziquantel or another medication that covers tapeworms.

My kitten has tapeworms. Are they dangerous to us? What should I do?

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