Condolences to those with sick or angeled power stair climbers.
 
Kate Ball <[log in to unmask]> said:
>The major reason that mice are bad for cats, dogs, or ferrets to eat is
>that they cat get tapeworms from them.
 
Actually, this isn't so.  The tapeworms come from fleas ingested into the
cat's/ferret's stomach.  This can also occur if your cat/ferret cleans
itself and happens to eat a flea that is on it's fur.  For some reason,
fleas like to eat tapeworm eggs.  The egg sits in the flea's stomach until
the flea itself is ingested into the animal.  The flea is dissolved by the
animal's stomach acid, but a special protective coating allows the tapeworm
egg to survive and grow.  Kate is correct in saying that a regular
deworming schedule should be followed if there is any chance that your
pet may come into contact with fleas, regardless of how that contact takes
place.
 
Todd and the (scritch, scritch, scritch!) Fuzzbutt Rodeo Clowns!
 
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