Cats generally have no obvious symptoms in the early stages of tapeworm infection. Later, white segments the size of rice grains may be found around the cat’s anus or in the feces. When there are a large number of tapeworms in a cat, it will cause the cat to have soft stools, diarrhea, loss of appetite, malnutrition, and hair loss of luster. In severe cases, it may also cause perforation of the cat's intestinal wall and induce chronic enteritis.