My cat has these little black worm looking things on her fur.. we thought it was dirt but then we looked at it with a microscope and they moved! My other cat does not have them and I don’t know what they are?!

Updated On February 15th, 2018

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 5 lbs

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Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

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Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! From your pictures the black squiggly thing looks like "flea dirt" or flea poop. When you wet it on a white paper towel it melts to blood. They usually don't move though unless you had a flea. I would start a good flea preventative like Comfortis, Bravecto or the Seresto collar. I hope this helps and I wish you and Livvy the best!

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