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

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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.


Can you see tapeworms in dogs poop?

Chances are you won't see the adult worm. As it grows, though, some of its segments fall off and pass through your dog's poop. You may see these tiny parts crawling near your dog's backside or on their bedding. You may also see them moving around in their poop.

Do tapeworms die when they come out of dogs?

If your pup has been scooting across the floor, or you spy little white segments resembling rice in his poop, he's probably infected with a tapeworm. Though that parasite traveled quite a distance to see daylight, he's not dead when he hits the air.

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