Tapeworms of the cat

These parasites are made up of a head (escólex) and numerous segments or proglótidos, have tape form, the segments contain the reproductive organs of both sex, in addition to eggs. The later segments are given off and the lees are expelled along with from the parasitado animal.
The segments that have been expelled can be near the anus of the animal, and its aspect is similar to the one of rice grains

In the vital cycle of all the tapeworms an intermediary guest exists. Direct transmission of a guest in whom the adult parasite exists, to another guest of the same species cannot happen. Certain part of the formation of the immature tapeworm usually happens in a species different from which adult the infected parasite when. The species in which the immature parasite must pass certain part of its vital cycle before infecting the final guest, is called ?intermediary guest?.

The prevention of the teniasis is implemented with the control of fleas, to avoid the depredation, not to administer crude meat of no animal and to worm every 4 months.

Dipylidium Caninum
It is the common tapeworm of the dog and also one is in the cat and sometimes in humans. In animals, this parasite is in the thin intestine, when the infestación is serious or the animal is in bad conditions of health, the dipylidium caninum can cause abdominal annoyances, loss of weight or both things.
The intermediary guests of Dipylidium caninum are the flea of the dog, Ctenocephalides canis, the flea of the cat, Ctenocephalides felis, and the human flea, Pulex irritans.
The larvae of these fleas become infected when ingesting eggs of the tapeworm. The sometimes human dogs, cats and are parasitados when swallowing infected fleas.

If it is wanted to suitably control to Dipylidium caninum they must also control suitably the fleas in dogs and cats.
More information in transmission of tapeworms by fleas.

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