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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Millys Mum on June 04, 2007, 17:10:27 PM

Title: Flies
Post by: Millys Mum on June 04, 2007, 17:10:27 PM

Does eating flies give you worms or is that an old wives tale? My lot have eaten loads over the last few days and im wondering whats going on in their guts!  :sick:

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: Mark on June 04, 2007, 17:38:43 PM

No Milly's mum. its raw potatoes  :evillaugh:
(well that's what my mum always said)

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: Tracey on June 04, 2007, 18:13:32 PM

I would like to know the answer to that. My Jack is a fab fly catcher and eater.

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on June 04, 2007, 20:47:11 PM

I dont think so but am ready to be corrected  ;D

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: Littlebobo on June 04, 2007, 22:37:50 PM

Well i wouldn't think that it was particularly good for them ...i have been told that eating insects and birds etc is what causes worms ??

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: smudgepickles on June 04, 2007, 23:07:34 PM

WELL ALL OF MINE MUST HAVE SNAKES NOT WORMS  :evillaugh: :evillaugh: THE AMOUNT THEY HAVE EATEN....I HATE THE   :censored: THINGS THEY ARE OF NO USE ARE THEY

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: Ela on June 05, 2007, 09:10:11 AM

Quote

Does eating flies give you worms or is that an old wives tale

I don't know about flies but we all know eating fleas does. Although I suppose in theory it would be possible if a fly landed on  poo that had flea eggs in it and an egg attached itself to the fly then a cat ate the fly.

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: Millys Mum on June 05, 2007, 17:15:29 PM

Thanks all   :wow:

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: Millys Mum on June 05, 2007, 17:25:31 PM

I decided to look it up anyway, should have done that in the first place  :innocent:  and found out that yes flies can carry worms/eggs  :sick:

Houseflies can transmit intestinal worms, or their eggs, and are potential vectors of diseases such as tuberculosis.

http://www.preston.gov.uk/GeneralL.asp?id=SX9452-A77F9C18 (http://www.preston.gov.uk/GeneralL.asp?id=SX9452-A77F9C18)
and
http://www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Environment/EnvironmentalHealth/PestControl/ClusterFlies.htm (http://www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Environment/EnvironmentalHealth/PestControl/ClusterFlies.htm)

Yuck

Title: Re: Flies
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on June 06, 2007, 08:12:36 AM

Thanks for that, very interesting.