Several heartworm medications also treat hookworms so if your cat is receiving a heartworm preventive, this may help reduce the risk of hookworm infection.
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Keeping cats indoors will reduce the risk of infection. Similar to steps for prevention of other intestinal parasites, it is essential to keep your cat’s surroundings clean and prevent the cat from being in contaminated areas. Nursing mothers should be treated along with their kittens. Fecal examinations should be conducted 2 to 4 times during the first year of life and 1 to 2 times per year in adults. This frequent treatment schedule is due to the very high rate of infection found in kittens. Kittens should be treated for hookworms every 2 weeks between 3 and 9 weeks of age, followed by administration of a monthly treatment. How do I prevent my cat from getting hookworms? If you think your cat is infected with hookworms, call your veterinarian to schedule an appointment for evaluation, diagnosis, and safe, effective treatment. Adult cats may also suffer blood loss from hookworms and can have diarrhea and show weight loss. Blood transfusions may be necessary to keep young animals alive long enough for medications that kill the worms to take effect. Severe infections can result in death in young kittens. Hookworms will cause bleeding into the intestinal tract resulting in internal blood loss.
#DAMAGE FROM HOOKWORMS IN HUMANS SKIN#
Larvae (young hookworms) that hatch from hookworm eggs live in the soil and can infect your cat directly through the skin or feet and also by being ingested during the cat’s routine licking (cleaning.) Its eggs are ejected into the digestive tract and pass into the environment through your cat’s feces. The hookworm attaches to the lining of the intestinal wall and feeds on your cat’s blood. Similar to tapeworms and roundworms, hookworms are intestinal parasites that live in the digestive system of your cat (or dog).
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