Although no one wants to think about their cat having worms, intestinal parasites like tapeworms or roundworms in cats are quite common. A 2020 study found that nearly one-fourth of client-owned cats ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: Can cats that stay indoors get parasites? My veterinarian ...

Pet cats, especially those that are very young or have other health problems, are susceptible to gastrointestinal parasites, or parasites of the digestive tract. Coccidia is one of the more common ...

What is Giardia in cats? Giardia is a parasite that can affect cats, humans, and other animals. Cats are particularly susceptible to many gastrointestinal (GI) parasites that affect different body ...

Fall is a time to consider cat intestinal parasites, especially outdoor cats. Cats that have access to the outdoors often spend more time outside in the warm seasons in Colorado. During that time they ...

A recent study reports that free-roaming, stray, feral and “wild” domesticated cats tend to congregate in areas where humans are concentrated, like cities, and these cats tend to shed a greater ...

Remember when your mom told you to be careful cleaning the cat’s litter box? Well, that same parasite everyone’s been avoiding might actually be the next big thing in brain medicine. Scientists just ...

A cat-borne parasite that infects about 40 million people in the United States may cause adults to be more frail as they age, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study. The parasite is ...

A cat-borne parasite that infects about 40 million people in the United States may cause adults to be more frail as they age, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study. The parasite is ...