Sentences with phrase «containing tapeworm eggs»

Tapeworm most commonly occurs when a pet swallows a flea containing tapeworm eggs or if they eat an infected animal

Dogs become infected with tapeworms when they ingest a flea or eat a small mammal containing tapeworm eggs.

Tapeworms - as if the itching and the allergies weren't enough, fleas containing tapeworm eggs «Dipylidium caninum» can transmit a tapeworm infection to your dog when the flea is ingested.

The tapeworm cycle begins with the flea larvae eating fecal matter that contains tapeworm eggs.

Not exact matches

Each proglottid is a separate reproductive unit that contains the eggs of the tapeworm.

Sometimes, a dog will have tapeworms, but the particular stool sample will not contain any eggs, or at least not enough eggs for the veterinarian to identify.

These tapeworms will pass proglottids containing egg packets in the feces.

Check your dog's stool: tapeworm segments contain eggs, which look like pieces of rice that are passed through the dog's intestinal tract and expelled.

Check your cat's stool: tapeworm segments contain eggs, which look like pieces of rice that are passed through the cat's intestinal tract and expelled.

Fleas can also contain the eggs of the harmful tapeworm parasite, which can spread when a cat ingests a flea while grooming.

Roundworms produce microscopic eggs which are shed in the faeces of infected cats, whereas tapeworms release mature segments (which again contain eggs) from the end of the worm into the faeces.

As the tapeworm grows, the end segments of the worm's body will detach and the containing eggs and sections are excreted.

Amazingly, each section of the tapeworm has the ability to reproduce and contains eggs, which means that each section that breaks off the end of the worm releases eggs.