All those vets probably are wrong. Either that or you've
misunderstood them. Here is s small blurb from the CDC <added
emphasis in blue is mine>:
What is the most common kind of tapeworm dogs and cats get?
The most common tapeworm of dogs and cats in the United States is
called Dipylidium caninum (DIE-pih-LID-ee-um K-nine-um). Infection
is common and found throughout the world.
How did my pet get the Dipylidium tapeworm?
By swallowing a flea infected with a tapeworm larvae. A dog or cat
may swallow a flea while self-grooming. Once the flea is digested
inside the dog or cat, the larval tapeworm is free to develop into
an adult tapeworm.
The adult tapeworm is made up of many small segments, called
proglottids (pro-GLOT-ids), each about the size of a grain of rice;
adult tapeworms may measure 4-28 inches in length. As the tapeworm
matures inside the intestines, these segments (proglottids) break
off and pass into the stool.
Dave Brown
At 05:04 PM 6/29/2009, you wrote:
I guess all the vets I've had are wrong then. All mine have said
there's no need to worm for tape worms. There aren't many wormers
that kill them, if any, tho I haven't looked for it for yrs cause
when the fleas are gone my dogs expell the tapeworms. I've seen
them. The one's that claim to do anything, say they help expell
them. I have used those to help get rid of them faster. Well, I will
check into this more
definately. LB
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From: Dee Fitzpatrick
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 1:41 PM
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: CS>15 drops of SC will deworm ...
I don't think a tape worm can be expelled by just killing fleas
Little Bird. I think they will live and grow as long as there is
food for them. Also, I believe dogs can pick up tape worm eggs from
infected grass etc., dee
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From: <mailto:lampleyl...@webtv.net>lampley lane
Date: 06/29/09 19:25:03
To: <mailto:silver-list@eskimo.com>silver-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: CS>15 drops of SC will deworm ...
Thanks Tel, but I am confused about the tape worm. In dogs, and I
believe they are the same tape worms, all you do is keep the fleas
off the dog, and the tape worms will be expelled out. A tape worm is
only ingested by eating a flea. It doesn't make eggs in the dog, so
no fleas, and the tape worms in a dog will die ( altho you can speed
up the process with a wormer) And I've had this work with my dogs
for 40 yrs. Is it different for humans? Blessings, Little Bird
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