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• What are Tapeworms?

  April 23, 2013

  Cats who are hunters run the risk of picking up Tapeworm infection (Taenia taeniaeformis) from mice or rats.   LIFECYCLE  Eggs are ingested by a rodent and hatch in the gut.  The larva makes its way through the gut wall to the liver where it matures to the infectious stage.  This takes approximately 60 days.  When the cat eats the infected rodent the larval tapeworm attaches to the cat’s gut wall.  This can take 36 to … Read More »

• Dangers of Tinsel in Cats

  December 6, 2012

  With Christmas just around the corner, most of us are thinking about shopping for our loved ones and decorating our Christmas trees with angels, bells, popcorn, lights, and garland. We also enjoy the “sparkle” that tinsel can add, unaware of its potential danger to cats. Cats love to eat things they shouldn’t, and unfortunately tinsel is no exception to the rule. Foreign objects such as tinsel can become lodged in the intestine, causing an obstruction … Read More »