A worm was on your cats hind leg It is about 1inch long and dark brown It looks like it may have been something he picked up from outside But just to be sure does anyone know what kind of worm it coul?

Answer 1

It's probably a Tape worm. Tape worm segmnts filled with eggs are passed out of the host body with wastes,e.g. your cat's rectum, where they release their eggs. Medications such as "Nemex" can be administered only from a veternatian, worming medicine sold in stores will not kill tapeworms.