Q&A: What are the symptoms that a dog has a tape worm?
Question by karosyrup: What are the symptoms that a dog has a tape worm?
Her appetite has changed recently. For a few days, she had a much smaller appetite, and now she has a bigger appetite again. And I have been noticing some rice like stuff in her poop. And how hard is it to treat if she does have a tape worm?
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Answer by pomegranatepants
The rice things in the poop is probably tapeworms. I bet if you look REALLY close, they move slightly. Classic symptom of tape worms. It’s easy to treat, just a visit to the vet, or if you already have a vet and your pet is otherwise healthy, you can just take a sample of the poop for them to examine. If they’re big enough that you can see them in the feces, they won’t need to do a fecal exam, they’ll just prescribe a pill for about and then do another in a few weeks. You’ll then have to have the dog tested to make sure they’re completely gone.
Your dog probably also has at least a mild case of fleas. Dogs get tapeworms when they eat a flea that is infected. No joke. You’ll need to get your dog on advantage of frontline also to prevent him from getting the worms again.
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she has a tape worm. the rice things are segments of it. she just needs medication from the vet. i think it takes like a week and it’s both pills and liquid. i really can’t remember.
when they vomit or poop worms. you will definitely notice them. the vet will give you meds to treat your pet.
u will notice little white shell like things stuck around her rectum and in her poop, this is the tape worm shells that are coming out. u will need to get her to the vet for meds to get rid of them as they can get really large and eat and suck the blood and all the good out of ur dog. it can take a few treatments but they should go away with the proper medication. good luck