I just got back from taking my cat to the vet. This afternoon when I was petting him I noticed something white hanging out of his butt. To my horror, I saw that it was a worm! And then I saw two more coming out.

I mean, I am seriously freaking out here. I am so grossed out over this that my skin is crawling. I actually saw little white worms stretching out of his butt and moving!

Of course, I recovered enough to do a little sleuthing via the internet and came up with...

Ta da! Tapeworms.

Yep, my kitty has a tapeworm. And so does the other cat if the little, dried-up, ricey-maggotty looking things under his tail are any indication.

I have owned my pets for 12 years now and we have never had an infestation until this summer, when the dog brought home some Indiana fleas from the river cottage. Now both cats have worms. I hope to God the dog doesn't.

So, I took the kitty that I actually saw the worms on - I mean in - and got him a shot and some Frontline flea killer. After Thanksgiving, I have to take Fluffy the Wonder Fart in for his tapeworm-killing shot, then he will be set.

On the positive side, I cracked the vet up. I told him that ever since I saw those...(shudder)...worms, I have been walking around clenching my sphincter. He cracked up and said that I made his day. I could still hear him laughing as I left with the cat. Haa haa, very funny!