If your dog is suffering from a flea infestation, they are also at risk of picking up an intestinal worm. Fleas are common transmitters of tapeworms, and if your dog swallows infected fleas when grooming, they could develop tapeworms.
Can fleas give animals worms?
Fleas can even jump onto humans and, while they won't live on us, can give us some itchy bites too! As well as causing skin irritation (and even skin infections in some cases), fleas are one of the hosts for tapeworm., Thus many animals with a flea infestation will also develop tapeworm at the same time.
Can cats get worms from eating fleas?
From Fleas If your cat is dealing with a flea infestation, they're also at risk of picking up an intestinal worm. In fact, the most common way for a cat to get tapeworms is by eating infected fleas carrying the larval form of the worm while grooming themselves or other cats.
Can dogs and cats get worms from fleas?
Dogs and cats can become infected with tapeworms by swallowing infected fleas or by hunting rodents and rabbits.
Are fleas and worms connected?
Fleas and worms are closely linked as the lifecycle of certain worms that affect our pets involve fleas harbouring worm eggs in their gut. That said, if an animal doesn't have fleas, it doesn't mean it doesn't have worms as not all worm life cycles involve the flea.
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