My housemate has 2 cats and I have 2 dogs. The cats were recent adoptions. We were surprised to find they had 2 kinds of worms and a parasite. So far the dogs are fine. The cats went to the vet. The medication didn't work, a month later they still had worms. Here's where it gets weird...
They had tapeworms, round worms, and giardia. My housemate is saying one of them has a kind of worm that they will have the rest of their life. She is saying the vet wants them on medication forever but she is not going to do it. She says as soon as the medication stops the worms will come back. She says the worms are in the cat's organs. I can't find anything online about worms like this. I asked her for the printout (vets always give you a printout with treatment recommendations around here) and she doesn't have it. Are the cats still at risk? Do I need to protect my dogs? The cat that I'm most concerned about is allowed to go outside. Am I worrying about nothing? Thanks for the help.
u/CreativeRisk618 — 4 days ago