Because tapeworms can cause illness in people, once they have been diagnosed it is very important to do
multiple fecal parasite examinations after treatment to ensure that they have been eliminated.
Not exact matches
There are many causes and almost all are treated differently: everything from intestinal
parasites (take your veterinarian
multiple fecal samples to fully rule these out), food intolerance / allergies, metabolic disease (diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, etc), liver disease, pancreatic issues (rare in a cat), inflammatory bowel disease, etc..
9) Finally, your pet should have a
fecal test to check for intestinal
parasites multiple times during the first year for puppies and kittens (who most commonly have
parasites) and once to twice yearly after one year of age.