Hi There,

What you refer to as "rice worms" are really tapeworms and what you are seeing are actual segments from a much larger worm. There are really only 2 ways that a cat can get tapeworms, so it isn't much of a mystery at all.

The most common way is by swallowing fleas. This can happen even after a cat has gotten a flea treatment, if a flea jumps on the cat and is swallowed. If your cat has access to outside, this is more likely to happen, although even we can bring fleas into our homes on our shoes and clothing.

The other way in which cats can become infested with tapeworms is if he or she eats rodents that are infested. This type of worm is a bit different but would look the same to the naked eye as the other type of tapeworm.

Hope this clears things up for you

Regards,
PHKitkat

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