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When it comes to caring for your beloved pet, we know that tapeworms may not be the topic you want to discuss in casual conversation. Prevention of predation and scavenging activity by keeping cats indoors and dogs confined to a leash or in a fenced yard will limit the opportunity for dogs and cats to acquire infection with Taenia spp. In areas where E. multilocularis is known to be present, treatment of dogs and cats every three weeks with praziquantel is recommended. You should be able to take him to the vet and have him tested for tapeworms first.

If you grow your own vegetables, fence your vegetable patch to make sure that pets and wild animals can't defecate on the soil. Contact with dog faeces infected with tapeworm eggs may cause hydatid disease, which is when cysts form in vital organs such as the liver. It is important to control tapeworm infection in domestic dogs - take your dog to the vet for treatment with anti-tapeworm medication. Not to be used on cats, especially if un-diluted.

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Try to avoid your pet coming into contact with such animals as they may be infected and will pass the tapeworm infection on to other animals through fleas and flea eggs. Certain types of tapeworms in dogs, including Taenia and Dipylidium tapeworms, can be prevented by giving your pet a monthly flea and heartworm treatment specifically targeting those infections. Once the flea is digested by the dog or cat, the larval tapeworm is able to develop into an adult tapeworm. I immediately dosed all 3 dogs.

When a dog or cat nips at, and swallows some of the infected fleas, it becomes infected. The larval stage tapeworm, ingested in the flea, is liberated, and attaches and grows into an adult tapeworm inside the animal. Occasionally, human infants and children become infected with the dog tapeworm. Sometimes a dog that has been nipping at the fleas will still have partially digested fleas in its mouth when it licks a child, causing the larval stage tapeworm to be ingested.

Most pupae will be found on the carpet or ground where your dog spends a lot of his time. If you suspect you have fleas you can wear white socks around the areas your dog hangs out. Wash your dogs bedding frequently to help stop the cycle. You can choose any methods you like but remember that you need to treat both the dog and the environment to successfully stop a flea infestation for good.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oG1WAHbBi8

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