I brought in a stray cat when I moved to my current house in November, and its been living with me since, she makes my 6th cat. Now, I know she has worms, because I've seen her puke them up a few times. She also seems pregnant, yet I know worms can simulate this, my question is, is there anyway to find out if she actually is pregnant, or just seemingly? She hasn't slowed down at all, she's still very playful, and doesn't act like any pregnant cat I've ever seen.


Second question, I really don't have the money for the vet, is there any safer or better over-the-counter dewormer out there? (her worms are small, thin, curly worms, if that'll help anything too.)

OK, has this cat been back outside at all since you brought her in? Are all other cats fixed? If she has been inside the entire time and all others are fixed, she cannot be pregnant as the gestation for cats is about 60 days. No, there is no effective dewormer that you can buy over the counter and if she is vomiting them up, she has a pretty severe infestation. As for the type of worms they are, there is a bonus when taking her to the vet-the meds they will use cover all types and will rid them all from her body. Your looking at an office visit fee and a deworming-roughly fifty bucks, maybe less. Call around and ask before you go but do take her in!

You need to get her dewormed, invest in the money because the longer you put this off, the greater the chance she is going to pass her worms to your other cats and your going to have an even more expensive vet bill. If you really can't afford the vet, I would call your local aniamal shelter and explain the situation and most likely they will help you financially. Worms cause cats to have a rock hard bloated belly, which sometimes people mistake for pregnancy. She has to be dewormed, if she's puking them up and they are visible than she has an extreme case and I would separate her from your other cats until you can deworm her. I think it is great that you are giving a stray cat a home and I'm sure one of your local animal shelters will help you.

First, no she has not been outside, apart from from the occasional five minutes shell escape and we'll wrangle her back up. Second, yes, as of about 50-55 days ago, all cats are fixed. Third, she's not puking cause of worms, she's puking cause she's overeating,(I think its an eat now while I have the chance thing, she's done it since we took her in) and the worms only come out with them about 1/6th of the time

Gotcha-there are so many things the vomiting could be... get her dewormed definitely. Vomiting undigested food can be indiscriminate eating (such as bugs, etc), abrupt food change, hormonal issues. Vomiting bile: all of the above plus some. If you get her spayed, she'll probably stop trying to run out the door.

Nah, she doesn't run out to go find someone, she just likes to sit on the deck and stare at things, that's not a problem. All my cats, the neutered ones, do it. Its better exercise then any machine, and they're learning that they get to stay out longer if they scatter and run @.@

Please, keep her separate from the other cats until you have had her dewormed, and you can buy a single dose of advantage multi from your vet for around 25$
Worms in the stomach are making her over eat, I'm sure her survival instincts to eat the food that is available until full is there but cats never over eat to the point of puking that is not in there nature. Please get her dewormed before she contaminates the rest of your home making it unfair for your other cats