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What does a tapeworm look like on a dog?

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Created: 2022-03-07 11:15:11

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Clinical diagnosis is usually made by observing the white, mobile tapeworm segments in the feces or crawling around the anus. These segments look like grains of white rice or cucumber seeds. Occasionally segments are seen crawling around the dog's anus.


What does it look like when a dog poops out a tapeworm?

Tapeworm infections are usually diagnosed by finding segments—which appear as small white worms that may look like grains of rice or seeds—on the rear end of your dog, in your dog's feces, or where your dog lives and sleeps.

Can you pull out a tapeworm from a dog?

Can you catch tapeworm from your pet and how? Actually, you cannot catch tapeworm directly from your dog, but you can become infected by coming into contact with tapeworm eggs.

How do you get rid of tapeworms in dogs?

A prescription drug called praziquantel is used to treat tapeworms, either orally or by injection. The medication causes the tapeworm to dissolve within the intestine.

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