Tapeworm is the longest parasite among the intestinal parasites of dogs, with many species and great harm to the health of dogs. It can cause dog malnutrition, weight loss, anemia, gastrointestinal symptoms and neurological symptoms, and in severe cases, it can lead to general weakness and death. A tapeworm that can parasitize in dogs. There are many species of tapeworms that are parasitic intestines of dogs. Not only are the adult stages harmful to the health of dogs and cats, but their larval stages mostly use other domestic animals (or humans) as intermediate hosts, which seriously endangers domestic animals and human health.
1. Types of tapeworm disease
canine tapeworm (canine complex tapeworm, melon tapeworm), the body is light red and 10~50 cm long. The mature body segments are 7 mm long and 2-3 mm wide, and are oblong. Common tapeworms include mestic tapeworms (midline tapeworm), vesicular tapeworms (brief tapeworms), bean tapeworms (serrated tapeworms), polyptos (multi-head tapeworms), etc.
2. Clinical symptoms of tapeworm disease
1. During severe infection, abnormal appetite (gluttony, heterophilia), vomiting, chronic enteritis, diarrhea, constipation alternately, anemia, weight loss, prone to excitement or depression, and some experience spasms or paralysis of the limbs.
2. When the insect body forms a mass, it can block the intestinal duct, resulting in acute abdominal symptoms such as intestinal obstruction, intussusception, intestinal torsion and intestinal rupture.
3. Check the tapeworm section; if you find that the anus of the sick dog is sandwiched with the tapeworm section that has not yet fallen, and the tapeworm section section that is short in the feces, it can all help confirm the diagnosis. The sections are white, the smallest ones are like rice grains, and the largest ones can be about 9 mm long.
III. Prevention and treatment measures for tapeworm disease
1. Praziquantel, 20 mg/kg body weight, once orally, once every 5 days.
2. Prothionylbenmidazole, 10-15 mg/kg body weight, 1 time/day, for 3 consecutive days.
3. Mitaoling, 100 mg/kg body weight, 1 oral administration,
4. Mebenmidazole, 20 mg/kg body weight, 1 oral administration.
IV. Prevention and treatment measures for tapeworm disease
1. Treatment deworming: Use betel hydrobromide, the dosage is 1.5-2 mg/kg body weight, and take orally. The sick dog will take a hunger strike for 12 to 20 hours before giving the drug. To prevent vomiting, dilute iodine tincture liquid (10 ml of water, two drops of iodine tincture) should be given 15 to 20 minutes before taking the medicine. Or use praziquantel, the dosage is 5-10 mg/kg body weight, and take orally. Or use butannamidine hydrochloride, the dosage is 25-50 mg/kg body weight, once orally, 50 mg of Echinococcus granules, and use again once apart 48 hours.
2. Preventive deworming: Preventive deworming should be performed 4 times a year (one time a quarter), and breeding dogs should be performed within 3-4 weeks before breeding. When deworming, the dog should be isolated within a certain range so that the excreted insect bodies and feces should be collected, completely destroyed, and prevent the spread of pathogens. Spring and Autumn Period is the peak period.
3. Pay attention to cleaning and hygiene and eliminate sources of infection: properly handle slaughtered waste, prevent dogs from eating intermediate hosts with worms or their undercooked organs, keep the kennel and dog bodies clean, and often use a histologic agent to kill fleas and lice on the dog bodies, and eliminate rats.