can babies catch tapeworm from a kitten?

[ditsydoll]

As if my weeks not been bad enough (long story) my mum's kitten has worms and ds (5months) and Dd (4) have been playing with him.
I encourage hand washing but Dd constantly chases it round and it sits on the furniture anyway..
Dd had a little blood in his breastfed poo yesterday.
Coincidence? Or could he have worms? And if sor they dangerous?

Yes you can I believe and you can also get it if your child eats soil as it's in the cats poop.

I would take your little one to the doctors anyway if there is blood in their poop just to be on the safe side though.

Oh yes I'm taking him first thing tomorrow anyway, already called out of hours (they just said to see gp) on closer inspection it looks like he may have an anal fissure.. not sure how as he's got breastfed watery poo?

The form of tapeworm that cats pass is not infectious to humans. Yes it is possible to catch tapeworm, but the infectious form to humans is in the flea so your baby would need to eat a flea.
Roundworm passed from cats is infectious to humans that is why it is advised to worm cats for roundworm at least every 3 months.
I recommend to my clients with babies and young children that they use a product like advocate or stronghold every 4 weeks that kills roundworm and fleas.
Yes I am a vet.

Good timing lonecat!

Thanks so much lonecat!

Love you lonecat you got n before the cat haters! Babies and kids and adults live among cats all the time, rarely are the ss called because of a cat.
That said, I don't blame the op for being worried.
As far as I can see, happy ending, nobody unreasonable, no cats need to be pts.

I do like to get in and give accurate advice. The benefits of children growing up with pets hugely out weigh the small risks.

I live in the Middle East and we have been plagued by American dog ticks. We still kept them ( the foster dogs) and after trying everything we found fly spray depleted them (not on dogs or humans, just on eggs and ticks) . We got to a point where we couldn't have people over and I would see them crawling out of my headphones at the gym. Never did we get rid of or pts our pets. We now are a strictly foster cat only family and it has been a revelation. Cats are awesome! If anyone wants a very flat nosed Persian or a monster Maine Coon, I will send them to you.