Why is my cat shedding these little seed looking things?

Hi there,

Those little seeds might be tapeworm segments. They appear like little grains of rice.

Here is an excellent article on tapeworm.

http://www.cat-world.com.au/TapewormInCats.htm

You really need to take your cat to your vet and have his stool checked out, and those little "seeds" examined.

Fleas carry tapeworm, and can transmit the worm to the cat. This is a condition that needs to be treated by your vet after a diagnosis is made.

Your vet can also diagnose if this is something else.

Good luck with your parent's cat. Most cats are very "cool", actually.

Troublesniffer

Owned by cats for over 40 years

Member: Cat Writer's Association

If she has fleas and is leaving little bits around that look like uncooked rice, then yes... she has tapeworms. Treat the fleas with Frontline or Advantage and keep it up once a month for AT LEAST three months. Treat the tapeworms with an OTC dewormer that targets tapeworms specifically. It will be the most expensive one of the dewormers since most of the cheaper ones only target roundworms and/or whipworms. You must do BOTH in order to get rid of the worms.

Those would be tapeworm segments! Time to make a trip to the vet for a deworming and flea treatment. Don't even bother with the over the counter wormers, as most of them will not even begin to touch tapeworm (it will only be killed bt Drontal).

prolly its ticks or flees eggs, go to the vet for more info and ask them, ask what you should use to get rid of them

hope i helped!

well im not really sure but it might just be ticks or something that you have around your house that your cat can get into good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know, you should get her to a vet to find out.