Cat has hookworms. Do I need a recheck & how long to isolate?

You should clear the litter tray as soon as possible after use and dispose or flush the feces to ensure he is not reinfested. It is the feces which is infectious so his a limited risk to you whilst letting him

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Yes, I recommend treating with first round then repeating a round 3-4 weeks after the first. Then her stool rechecked 4 weeks after the 2nd round. Be sure to start your dog on a good heartworm preventative like Intercpetor or Sentinel which can help prevent reinfection with Hookworms. If your dog has been off heartworm preventatives have her tested before restarting. I hope this helps and good luck!

Hookworm is most commonly passed from stool of an infected animal, so it is possible your dog got the infection from your cat if she plays in the litterbox. Screening and/or treating all animals in the house (as well as picking up all stool and eliminating exposure to stool!) sounds prudent in your case. I would contact your vet for an appropriate medication and dose for your animals, or to see if they prefer to screen the stool first. Be sure to wash your hands well as hookworms can be zoonotic!

It is not necessary to confine Smokey unless it will give you peace of mind. Practice good hygiene (keep the litter box clean, wash hands, etc.) and you and your family should be fine. Cats get tapeworms from ingesting fleas. It is a good idea to treat him for fleas as well for a minimum of 3 consecutive months, preferably year round. Repeat the deworming in 2-3 weeks as well.

Yes do two rounds of this treatment before having Hyatt tested again. Give each treatment two weeks apart. After the two rounds (and wait two weeks after giving him the last treatment), then see the vet. I don't think mail in fecal tests are reliable, it's best he sees the vet to get tested. I hope this helps!

Cocoa looks like she has a severe respiratory infection as well and would benefit from a prolonged course of antibiotics for her severe nasal discharge. Assuming that the dewormer given was appropriate for the types of worms/intestinal parasites that she has, she would typically need to be dewormed again in 2 weeks and have a reaper exam to confirm that she is negative for intestinal parasites in approximately 3 weeks. Pyrantel is effective against roundworms, hookworms and whipworms. For Tapeworms, she would need praziquantel or a broad spectrum dewormer such as Drontal Plus. For Giardia she would need metronidazole and Panacur and for coccidia, Albon is the medication of choice. All of these parasites are zoonotic and contagious to people and other dogs as well. Diligent handwashing after handling is recommended, as is diligent environmental cleanup as she can easily become re-infected if she walks back over stool left in the backyard and licks her paws. Good luck and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

The Praziquantel should kill the tapeworm within a few hours. The tapeworm will be eliminated with all its segments (proglottids) with the feces. I would think this happens within 2 days at the longest.