I just found a small white worm on my cat, right underneath his tail. Can my dog catch them from my cat?

Yes. Worms are contagious. Get them both treated for worms.

yes it is a tape worm, you cat got it from fleas, yes your dog will get them because your cat has fleas so does your dog. you can only get them if you eat a flea(so don't lol)and in time (with out fleas they will go away) you can go to your vet 4 a treatment

The worm you're describing is a tapeworm (I'm a vet tech). Pets get tapeworms through ingesting fleas. Your dogs will not get the worms from the cat directly, but if the dog has also ingested a flea carrying a tapeworm then he could also have them. The dewormer you need to get to take care of tapeworms is called droncit. If you want to give your cat a broad spectrum dewormer and also take care of the tapeworms, you can request a dewormer called drontal. It is available from your vet. If you have a relationship with them and have an accurate weight on your cat, many vets will probably be willing to dispense the dewormer to you without you having to come in for an office visit. Make sure you treat your pets for fleas (advantage, revolution, or frontline would be the best choices - most of the over the counter products contain pyrethrins which can be toxic to cats so avoid them). If you don't take care of the flea problem, your pets will pick up tapeworms again. I would not recommend using over the counter dewormers for your pets. Most of them are not effective against tapeworms and many are not nearly as safe as those that are available by prescription.

Get worm meds from the vet and yes your dog can get them from sniffing them. I bought some dewormer from the pet store and it did NOT work that is why I say get it from the Vet. Kitty needs to get them things out of her, or she could become very sick.

yes, id go to your vet and get worm medication for the cat instead of using the stuff for ur dog or at least call to make sure they can use the same medication.

Yes, it's a tapeworm-it's passed via fleas. In a multi animal household it's best to treat everyone when someone gets tapes.

This is a tapeworm. They look like bits of rice, but then you see them move. They come from the cat ingesting fleas, so you need to put a veterinarian flea killer (such as advantage) on your cat and dog and get pills for tapeworms (antibiotics, I believe). I'd go ahead and treat both pets for worms too. Good luck!

It's tapeworm, and the way an animal catches it is by ingesting a flea that has tape worm eggs. The eggs then hatch inside the intestines and start the cycle all over again. Yes your dog can catch it and yes you need to take it to the vet to get medicine to take care of it. Make sure you get rid of the fleas too, or they'll just keep getting tapeworm. Yuck.

Your cat has tapeworms. You can take your cat to the vet if you like and they can run a fecal test, or you can just ask them for some tapeworm medicine called "Praziquantel" or "Drontal" (might be called something diff in your area). Yes, it is possible for your dog to get tapeworms too. You can de-worm your dog without knowing if she is infected. It won't harm her if she doesn't have worms. The dog dewormer is called the same as the cat med. Animals get tapeworms either from having fleas or from eating small rodents (mainly mice) that are wormy.