Symptoms Of Tapeworm

Tapeworms, also known as Dipylidium caninum, is one of five types of worms that your best friend may be a victim. The name itself comes from the shape of the parasite that looks like a long (50cm-70cm) flat ribbon body.

The tapeworm attaches in the intestines of a dog when it feeds, however, contrary to popular belief, a man can contract tapeworms are not directly a dog. A dog usually selects up this parasite by eating infected fleas, so it is best to make sure you treat your dog against fleas to prevent tapeworms altogether.

Diagnosis and Symptoms

Tapeworms are one of the easiest to detect parasites and among the stars in common to several other dog can enter. Your dog will show signs of weight loss, nervousness, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Tapeworms in dogs are visible, you will usually find pieces of the worm (still alive) around the anus and feces that resembles white rice.

Treatment

The first step of treatment is to prevent other parasites - this is done so that your dog is well treated for fleas so that another parasite can not find space in your dog. Treatment of tapeworms in dogs can be summarized in two stages of severity. In the early stage of your dog will always energetic and playful as a common treatment of OTC-worming will disable the parasite in most cases.

Praziquantel (Droncit) is the name of the drug that is used to treat tapeworms that can be purchased from most pet shops and breeding. In the latest and most severe stage of tapeworm, your pet may show signs of distress, very inactive and loss of weight. In this case you will need to take your pet to a veterinary professional who administer the appropriate treatment, usually by injection or by a chemical-based liquid that can be ingested. In one of these steps, you should still pay attention to your pet feces to ensure there is no tapeworms in it and that your dog does not continue to show symptoms tapeworms.

The best way to get rid of tapeworms of animals is to prevent them from reaching the stomach of your pet? How do you do? The answer is simply no "boarding" your pet. Leave your pets in the care of boarding facilities for pets can be handy, but in reality it is impossible for these people to check the animals for fleas (or other infections) before your pet is mixed with another dog or a cat.