12/21/2023 0 Comments Tape worm in dog![]() Once the flea larva becomes an adult flea it can infect its host (dog or cat) when the host eats or ingests the flea. These eggs are eventually eaten by the immature flea larva. The segments at the tail end, which is a sac of tapeworm eggs, will drop off to be passed in the stool. This tiny tapeworm then attaches itself to its host’s intestine and grows into an adult or mature tapeworm. When dogs or cats swallow a flea that is carrying a larval (or immature) tapeworm during normal grooming, the body of the flea is digested away, releasing a tiny tapeworm. Owners often ask if they can get tapeworms from their pet and the answer is only if they ingest or eat fleas! The lifecycle of the tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum, includes the primary host which is the dog or cat, and the intermediate host which is the flea. ![]() Once dry, they look like a sesame seed or grain of rice. When the egg sac segments are first eliminated or fresh, they often move from flat to elongated shapes. ![]() ![]() Owners will notice both types of tapeworms in the same areas and in their pet’s stool. We often only see the small dried egg sac segments which are about the size of a sesame seed or grain of rice found under the tail, around the rectum, or in the pet’s feces (stool). The tapeworm grows to about 6 inches or more in length in the intestines. While disgusting to see and think about tapeworms living inside your dog or cat, it generally does not hurt its host. We will focus on 2 types of tapeworms that infect dogs and cats, known as Taenia species and the common tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum species.Īdult Dipylidium caninum tapeworms live in the small intestine of the dog or cat where they absorb nutrients and occasionally drop egg sacs off the end of their tail. ![]()
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