Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common condition affecting around 1% of the population. Around 90% of patients with RA have cervical spine involvement with between 11% and 58% of these patients having neurological involvement.3,4 Many of these patients have cervical myelopathy.
Pinworms are a type of parasite that lives in the digestive system of humans. They are common throughout the world. Adult pinworms are about 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) long and look like little white threads. Pinworm eggs are so tiny, you'd need a microscope to see them.
Roundworms, or ascarids, are white or brown worms about four inches long that look kind of like spaghetti and live in a cat's intestines. They're the most common internal parasite in felines. He can get them from his mom when he's nursing, if she's infected. He might have eaten a rodent that had worms or possibly the poop of an infected kitty.