do flea eggs contain tapeworms?
i used to kiss my cat before i relised she had fleas, i dont think i swallowed a flea, but what if i swallowed the eggs, do eggs contain them, please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i used to kiss my cat before i relised she had fleas, i dont think i swallowed a flea, but what if i swallowed the eggs, do eggs contain them, please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The tapeworm lives inside the flea itself..when a cat ingests a flea..this is how it gets the tapeworm. But, no..they do not live inside the flea egg.
It's extremely unlikely. See a doctor if you're worried.
Also, kissing your pets isn't very sanitary in the first place.