I've been battling a flea problem for a number of months. Just when I thought I might be winning I recognized 3 white specs in one of my dogs's poops. Off to the vet went the poop and immediately they confirmed tapeworm. I chatted with the technician and she told me that the dogs get tapeworm from swallowing the fleas and do not transmit it to each other.
But I was in a bit of a rush and forgot to ask about my POOP EATERS. I assume a dog can catch tapeworm by eating an infected dog's poop, am I right about this?
The second think I didn't think of until after is that this particular dog (the infested one) hasn't gained his winter weight (I feed the dogs slightly more food in the winter time and this guy is still quite ribby, and I'd increased his food by more than usual). He usually gains easily. I thought nothing of it other than he must be running around more. Could this be due to the tapeworm at all?
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The usual policy around my place is that if one has tapeworms...roundworm... etc...they all do. I usually treat the herd... carefully pick up poop for a few days after walkies in the yard and usually the problem is gone for years.
A dog will get tapeworm by eating eggs which are cast in poop by all infected animals according to my FFA handbook. Tapeworms are egg machines.
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