Tag Archives: Taenia pisiformis

May201124

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Why Tapeworms Sometimes Don’t Show Up On Fecal Flotation

A client asked me this morning, “Just last week my pet was in to see you and you reported a negative fecal flotation test result. Why, then, am I seeing worms in my pet’s stool?” This is an excellent question and one that is asked more often than you might imagine. The fecal flotation test [...]

Jan201015

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Tapeworms In Dogs And Cats

Tapeworms in dogs are Dipylidium caninum, Taenia pisiformis and Echinococcus granulosus. Tapeworms in cats are Dipylidium caninum and Taenia taeniaformis. Dipylidium caninum Let’s begin with the tapeworms you are most likely to deal with in your pet, Dipylidium caninum or D. caninum. As with many parasites, the life cycle of D. caninum is complex and [...]