Tapeworms infect dogs and cats by being ingested through an intermediate host like a flea. Tapeworms rely on their head to survive and connect segments together with a shared nervous system. They infect animals by cysts in muscles after ingestion of an infected intermediate host. While they rarely cause illness, tapeworms can be identified by seeing segments in stool that resemble cucumber seeds.

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Tapeworms (Taenea spp.) Infection with a tapeworm is called Taeniasis, but each species of
tapeworm (and there are many not listed here) create their own disease. As the tapeworm segment
dries, it becomes a golden color and the fertilized eggs are released into the environment. Unlike
roundworms, dogs and cats cannot become infected by eating fertilized tapeworm eggs. Tapeworms
must first pass through an intermediate host, a flea (in the case of Dipylidium caninum), before they
can infect a dog or cat. The dog or cat becomes infected by ingesting the cyst that is in the
muscle. Adult fleas do not participate in this part of the tapeworm lifecycle.
Takes care of fleas eggs infestatation (vacuum carpets you need do home prevents to after its given i
was told) prevents heartworm diesease, ear mites, sarcoptic mites (cause itchy skin) &. Tick
infestation & several other parasites. Tapeworms rarely cause pets to feel sick, and some pets with
tapeworms will show not show any outward signs of infestation. Diarrhea is an infrequent symptom
of tapeworms.
The individual tapeworm segments all rely on the survival of the tapeworm's head if they are to
remain within the definitive host animal and survive and, also, there is but one nervous system
(under the control of the tapeworm head) linking all of the proglottids together in the tapeworm
chain (i.e. the individual proglottid reproductive units are not so independent that they have been
given their own individual nervous systems and brains).
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The other tapeworm infecting cats is Taenia taeniaeformis , though this form is much less commonly
encountered that the one currently under discussion here. Sometimes these animals may be seen
rubbing their rear end on the floor and on examination of the stool, one may see small tapeworm
segments that resemble cucumber seeds. Tapeworms have neither a digestive tube,
nor circulatory or respiratory systems.
Dogs, cats, and fox are definitive hosts for E. multiocularis, and
voles, lemmings, and shrews serve as the intermediate hosts. The
infection in humans causes a severe, sometimes fatal disease
called 'hydatid disease' or echinococcosis. Both of these
tapeworms are found in limited areas in North America. When
the cysts are ingested by a definitive host, each of the infective
forms contained in the cyst can develop into an adult tapeworm
that is usually less than 7 mm long.
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