Sentences with phrase «on tapeworm eggs»

Rodent populations should also be controlled since they can lead to an increase in fleas which feed on tapeworm eggs.

Not exact matches

Tapeworm eggs that are found on carpets, bedding or in the environment are consumed by flea larvae.

Flea larvae can feed on the eggs of the tapeworm dipylidium caninum found in the environment and develop within the abdomen of the flea.

When flea larvae feed on the droppings of infected dogs, they take in the tapeworm eggs that develop into cysts inside the flea.

Tapeworms are easily inflicted on cats by fleas or by eating their eggs.

If the flea is carrying tapeworm eggs, your pet may get tapeworms if they are not on a product that protects against tapeworms and other intestinal parasites.

They almost never shed eggs in the stool, so usually we have to rely on actually seeing the tapeworms on the rear end, which look like little grains of moving rice.

On top of this your cat could swallow the fleas, and as fleas eat tapeworm eggs, the eggs end up in your cat's small intestine.

The eggs are then placed on a glass slide and examined under a microscope to check the stool for the presence of worms or worm eggs such as roundworm, hookworm, whipworm and tapeworm, and can identify intestinal parasites such as coccidia and giardia.