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Ohai! It’s me, Harley. I’ll bet you can tell by taking a look at my big noggin that I am a very smart cat. If I think hard enough, I can figure practically anything out – I don’t even need to study or do research on the internet. Today I have been thinking and thinking about something important: WORMS! You might be thinking, “How do cats and dogs get worms, anyway?” Well, guess what? I figured it out!
Daisy has agreed to be my assistant, to help demonstrate. We will start with one of the most common worms cats and dogs can get: Tapeworm. I have figured out that you get tapeworm by dealing with TAPE! This implies it is very essential for dogs and cats to stay far away from tape. If tape touches your fur, wash it off!
Another common problem is ringworm, even though ringworm is a fungus, not a real worm. It is essential for cats and dogs to avoid dealing with rings. This will keep you totally free of ringworm! this one was confusing for me, because when I was a kitten living in the shelter, I had a bad case of ringworm and I do not remember ever dealing with any rings. I am practically certain that ladies wearing rings should have given it to me when they petted my head.
Hookworm is even much more dangerous! Cats and dogs ought to never touch a hook, because they can be sharp. Not to mention the risk of getting hookworms!
Finally, there are the dreaded whipworms. this one was easy for me to figure out: just stay far away from whips to avoid getting whipworms!
Professor Daisy’s suggestion for Cats: Harley is not as smart as he thinks, because that is not how any of these are transmitted! Tapeworm is transmitted when a cat or canine swallows a flea that is infected with tapeworms. Other intestinal parasites are transmitted by ingesting eggs from contaminated soils, or by licking feces of an infected animal, so don’t do that!
The fungal infection ringworm is actually transmitted by contact with another animal infected with ringworm, or by contact with objects (such as bedding) that an infected animal has touched. here is a link to much more information about worms if you would like to learn more!
Worms