Intestinal parasites, dog tapeworms

Dogs and puppies can be infested with two types of canine tapeworms. There are a couple of ways being infected. Dogs become infected with (Taenia pisiformis) tapeworms by eating rabbits (rodents) which carry the infective stage. Dogs may also become infected with other types of tapeworms by eating fleas that carry the infective stage.

Fleas carry the most common type, and rodents carry the less common type.

A larval flea consumes the egg along with the flea dirt that it normally eats. As the larval flea matures, so does the baby tapeworm. When a grooming dog licks the flea and swallows it, the dead flea is digested in the dog’s stomach releasing the baby tapeworm. The tapeworm is passed to its new home in the dog’s small intestine where it attaches and lives its life.

The adult tapeworm inside the dog may be 6 inches or more. It is made of small segments that are very flat (like a piece of tape), each about the size of a grain of rice.

The tapeworm’s head hooks onto the dog’s intestine by tiny teeth and the worm absorbs nutrients through its skin.

Each segment contains a complete set of organs, and new segments grow in at the neck area and older segments progress to the tip of the tail. The organs disintegrate except for the reproductive organs. When the segment drops off from the tail tip, it is only a sac of eggs.

Tapeworm segments are often visible on the surface of your pet’s stool. They usually appear as short (1/2-3/4”), flat, white particles. This segment is able to move when it is fresh and at this time, looks like a grain of white rice. As the segment dries, it looks more like a sesame seed.

While large dog tapeworms can occupy considerable space in the intestines, they seldom cause severe problems for dogs. With severe infections, intestinal upsets can vary from diarrhea to constipation. Segments, which cling to the rear end of the dog, may also cause irritation.

Treatment of dog tapeworms involves the use of dewormers that effectively remove the tapeworm head, as well as the segments.

Until recently, the only effective control has required a prescription. However, there are drugs now available without a prescription, that are 100% effective in ridding your pet of both types of canine tapeworms.

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The key to eradicating tapeworms in dog and home is flea control.