Anonymous
Brooklyn, United States
Today, I let my new cat sleep in bed with me. It was cute until she wiped a tapeworm onto my arm. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Brinty
Australia
Today, my new anti-social cat started rubbing on my leg. I thought she must be warming up to me. Then, I looked at my leg and saw she smeared poo all over my work pants. FML
Anonymous
San Francisco, United States
Today, I finally got myself settled into bed around 2 in the morning after a very long day. My cat started to snuggle with me when I smelled something disgusting. Turns out my cat sharted in my bed. FML
catlover
China
Today, our new cat, which my mum was hesitant about letting us keep because she believes they're diseased, gave us all ringworm. FML
Anonymous
Springfield, United States
The Lovecats
Today, my cat woke me up by vomiting a big, warm, stinky hairball on my neck and then left. I think she was smiling as she trotted away. FML
Anonymous
United Kingdom
The gift
Today, I turned over in my sleep and fell out of bed, face-first into a puddle of cold cat vomit that my cat had left for me. FML
Anonymous
Atlanta, United States
Wake up call
Today, as I was trying to fall asleep, I was jolted awake by my oldest cat who'd decided it would be perfect to power-puke all over my bed. FML
Zodiacfall
Precision strike
Today, I replaced my bedsheets with new, clean ones. I went to the bathroom to wash up, and when I came back, my cat had peed exactly where my head would be. FML
xXWhiteSheepXx
Omaha, United States
Today, my cat likes to share my pillow at night. I guess she was extra comfortable last night, because she didn't bother getting off it to hack up a hairball. I woke up because I rolled my face onto it. FML
TheLivingDeadTree
United States
Sobering
Today, I made my way to bed around 4am after spending all night hanging out with my family. When I got to my bed, I started to clear a spot to lay down. Almost immediately, my hand touched something furry and cold and, fearing the worst, I turned the light on. Turns out my cat left me a half eaten rodent. FML
Noname
United States
Today, my cat was in the bathroom with me. I was getting undressed to get into the shower. My cat looked at me after I'd undressed and then threw up all over the rug. FML
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Tripartita 45
TWO pets for the price of ONE?! Some people have all the luck!
fitnessgram 19
I don't know what you're definition of a good time is, but I would find that rather romantic. Just you, your cat, and a tapeworm.
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Tannasgh 22
Gotta get the parasite assay too
species4872 20
She's just trying to get the measure of you.
cootiequeen4444 11
do not let your pet sleep too near unless he or she is in the clear (aka is parasite free. you never know with new pets. wait til after the first checkup before getting your snuggle on)
TheNoNameGuy 20
did anyone else see the moderation for those middle schoolers having sex and giving bjs?!
Beautymarked 12
You deserve it for not taking care of your cat properly, OP... *shudders* That must've been disgusting.
firemuncher 19
notice she said"new" she obviously didnt know it had worms
firemuncher 19
mmmm lovely
wolfgirl310 20
Kitty gave you a present for giving her or him a new home congrats.
LyricaSilvan 30
I'm sure it goes without saying, but you may want to take your cat in to see the vet.
zeemonster424 15
Check for fleas too, one usually means the other. Tapeworms come from ingesting fleas (one way anyway).
Calingaladha 21
Seconding this, OP. And no worries, treating tapeworm is just a matter of a few pills. Soon you'll have a parasite-free kitty. :)
SmDestroyer 8
I'm not sure where you got her, but if you adopted she should've been dewormed. Also, if she's an indoor/outdoor cat you should get her dewormed every 3-4 months (every 6 if she's strictly indoor, and I know she's new so you just got her). As many of the other commenters pointed out, you should also get her some flea guard/ treatment. Well, the silver lining in all this is that you KNOW she has worms (no fecal needed) and you can't get them from her unless you eat her poop!
Lepisma 38
Actually, an intestinal parasite screening would still be recommended, as there are other types of worms which are not visible in the stool except in extreme circumstances, and the medication for tapeworm deworming will not kill those parasites. The cat could have roundworms, hookworms, or shipworms and you'd never know without a fecal float.
Lepisma 38
Whipworms, not shipworms. Wtf autocorrect. Additionally, the tapeworms that cats and dogs typically get require development in the body of a flea before they become infectious, so you can generally eat tapeworm segments and be okay. It's the other intestinal parasite species you have to worry about with the direct fecal-oral route (or even just getting them on your skin - cutaneous larval migrans). Gross, but true.