Internal parasites often cause digestive disease in young cats. Some common specific parasites are roundworms (ascarids), hookworms, Giardia, coccidia. and tapeworms.
Internal Parasites: Larvae and worms thatare living off the host cat's meals or its blood
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Jacobsens Organ: A sensing organ in the top of the catıs mouth functioning fot smell and taste.
Internal Parasites: One celled protozoan, larvae and worms that survive by living off the host animal's meals or blood.
Jacobsen's Organ: A sense organ located in a cat's mouth that functions somewhere between smell and taste.
Internal parasites (hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, whipworms, others)
Infectious microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa; often from recent travel, boarding, hospitalization, trips to the groomer, etc.) ...
Hookworms are internal parasites that generally live in the small intestines of puppies, kittens, dogs, and cats. These worms attach to the intestinal tissue and suck blood and other nutrients from their hosts.
You will want to set up a de-worming program to keep internal parasites from causing problems or even death. Cats that go outside or are around other animals will need some type of flea program too.
Ringworm is not a "worm" like the internal parasites roundworm and tapeworm; rather it is a fungus of the skin transmitted through spores in the environment from animal to animal or animal to people and people to animals.
Internal parasites (Endoparasites) are especially common in Bobcats. One study found an average infection rate of 52% from Toxoplasma gondii, but with great regional variation.
If she has external parasites such as fleas or ear mites or internal parasites such as roundworms, discuss treatment options with your veterinarian. It would be preferable to treat her before she passes the parasites to the offspring.
Some internal parasites are also common, such as ringworms, tapeworms and hookworms. Less common is Coccidia, which lives in the inner lining of the intestine of the cat and can cause dehydration and diarrhea.
Cat Skin Rashes - Possible causes discussed.
Cat Parasites - An overview page pulling the various posts together.
Cat Deworming - treatments for internal parasites.
 See also: Parasite, Veterinarian, Behavior, Cancer, Bacteria
  
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