What are the white-yellow bits stuck in my cat's fur near his butt?

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! If you are finding white rice sized segments around Katniss's tail then I suspect you are seeing tape worm segments. Cats get tape worm from fleas and from hunting. You can always post a picture to confirm. I would deworm her with a product that gets tapeworm. Below is a link of a good dewormer or contact your Vet in the morning. https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3464 I wish Katniss the best!

Yes, this looks like tapeworm segments. They get tapeworms from eating rodents or fleas when they groom themselves. People can't get tapeworms from cats. Make sure you treat her for fleas and your veterinarian can prescribe medication for the tapeworms. These are disgusting but not as serious for her as some other intestinal parasites. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Delilah.

These are tape worm proglottids, ie the tape worm's egg containers. Tape worm is spread by fleas. These tape worms are not contagious to people. You will need to get a cat wormer that contains Praziquantel. This will kill the tape worm. You should also do some flea prevention to prevent further infection with tapeworm.

They look like they may be tapeworms. I would recommend putting flea prevention on Panda and calling your veterinarian in the morning. The reason I would make sure he was on flea prevention is because tapeworms are caused by the animal ingesting fleas. Your veterinarian can dispense medication for the tapeworms. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

These do indeed look like tapeworm segments, so BV will definitely need to be treated again. Normally, to make sure that all life stages of the tapeworms are killed, the initial deworming dose needs to be repeated in 14 days - so if this wasn't done the last time she was treated, this could by why the problem has recurred. She may also simply have become re-infected, either from fleas or from eating dead rodents or other animals if she hunts outdoors. I would recommend calling your vet to let them know that you are seeing tapeworm segments again - they may be able to have you come and pick up another dose of dewormer for her, rather than requiring another exam since she was just seen for this problem two months ago.

Those could be tapeworm segments. Also possible is some sort of fruit seed. The head of the tapeworm is buried in the lining of the gut. Reproductive packets break off the other end of the worms and pass out with stool or can crawl out of the rectum on their own. When they dry up, the look like seseme seeds. Tapeworms are only spread by eating fleas. Over the counter tapeworm dewormer does not commonly get the type of tapeworm that cats tend to get so I recommend to see your veterinarian, bring in a fresh sample of your cat’s stool as well as some of the yellow objects. Dani will need to be treated for fleas as well. I hope this is helpful!!! Please post again with any further questions!

This is a tapeworm. They get tapeworms by eating infected fleas. So, not only do you have to treat her for the tapeworms you also need to get the fleas under control. ( https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/tapeworm-infection-in-cats )