Types of tapeworms

Canine tapeworms (Diplopodium caninum and Melon tapeworm) have pale red bodies and are 10 to 50 centimeters long. Mature body segments are 7 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, and oval in shape. Common tapeworms include midline tapeworms (midline tapeworms), vesicular tapeworms (marginal tapeworms), bean-shaped tapeworms (serrated tapeworms), multi-headed tapeworms (multiple-headed tapeworms), etc.

Clinical symptoms of taeniasis

1. In cases of severe infection, abnormal appetite (bulimia, heterophilia), vomiting, chronic enteritis, diarrhea, alternating constipation, anemia, weight loss, irritability or Depression, and some cases of convulsions or paralysis of limbs.
2. When the worms form into groups, they can block the intestines, leading to acute abdominal diseases such as intestinal obstruction, intussusception, volvulus and intestinal rupture.
3. Check for tapeworm proglottids; if it is found that the anus of the sick dog has a gravid tapeworm segment that has not yet landed, or short tapeworm proglottids are mixed in the feces, it can help to diagnose the disease. The proglottids are white, the smallest ones are like rice grains, and the larger ones can be about 9 mm long.

Measures for the prevention and control of taeniasis

1. Praziquantel, 20 mg/kg body weight, taken orally once, and again every 5 days.
2. Althiobendazole, 10-15 mg/kg body weight, once a day, for 3 days.
3. Methylamine, 100 mg/kg body weight, once orally.
4. Mebendazole, 20 mg/kg body weight, once orally.

Taeniasis prevention and control measures

1. Therapeutic anthelmintic: Use arecoline hydrobromide at a dosage of 1.5-2 mg/kg body weight, orally. Make the sick dog fast for 12 to 20 hours and then administer the drug. In order to prevent vomiting, dilute iodine tincture (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 to 10 mg/kg of body weight per time, orally. Or use butamidine hydrochloride, the dosage is 25-50 mg/kg body weight, once orally, to expel Echinococcus granulosus, use 50 mg, and then use it once every 48 hours.
2. Preventive deworming: Preventive deworming should be carried out 4 times a year (once per quarter), and breeding dogs should be carried out 3-4 weeks before breeding. When deworming, the dog should be isolated within a certain range so that the excreted worms and feces can be collected and completely destroyed to prevent the spread of pathogens. Spring and autumn are the periods of high incidence.
3. Pay attention to cleanliness and eliminate sources of infection: properly dispose of slaughter waste, prevent dogs from eating intermediate hosts containing tapeworm larvae or their uncooked organs, keep the kennel and dog body clean, and use regular The pesticide kills fleas and lice on dogs and eliminates rodents.