Hi folks,

Mom to six kitties here. This evening I was getting ready for bed when I found a puddle of rosy pink liquid (not urine) on the floor. In the puddle was a long, whitish, rubbery stringy thing. The string was shot through with a long brown stripe.

After Googling around, I am guessing it is a roundworm. However, I have no idea which of my cats coughed this up. They have all been given meds in the past and none is allowed outside.

I'll be talking with the vet on Monday, but any advice in the meantime? There are two likely suspects: The puddle was in a room that basically belongs to my calico.

However, I also have a semi-feral gray tabby who has always looked like a marshmallow with toothpick legs. When we first took her in, my vet said her stomach was distended from the food in the trap.

However, after settling down in our home a year ago, she never de-puffed. She still looks like a bit of a barrel, which I just mentioned to my husband yesterday as weird, since she doesn't seem to be a food hog. Could her puffiness be a sign of worm infestation?

All the kitties are otherwise fine. No vomiting, lethargy or fevers. All of been hanging out with us today, playing, eating, going about their normal cat business.

Thoughts?

Thanks, Keri