My rescue dog has flat white things in his poop. Is it tapeworm?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 2 years and 2 months old
Dos my dog have tape worm? I just got him from an animal rescue shelter. I took a sample of his stool to them and said I thought he had tape worm, but they said he didn't. This is the second stool he has had with these flat white things in them. He is under weight, has some hot spots on his back. He was in the the shelter for a few months. Other than the stuff in his stool, he is active, alert, and acting normal.
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Published on July 3rd, 2017
Hi there! These certainly look like tapeworms! You could take a stool sample in to show your local veterinarian, but that is certainly what it looks like to me. These can easily be treated with Drontal. Hope this helps!
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Congrats on your new dog, but I'm sorry Cooper may have worms! Thank you for providing the pictures, and it does look like he has tapeworm segments in his feces. Tapeworms require praziquantel to treat, which is available by prescription only from the vet. I would take Cooper into the vet today or tomorrow, and bring a sample of his feces for the vet to examine and confirm if he does have tapeworms. The vet can prescribe Drontal, which contains praziquantel, to treat the tapeworms. The vet can also help you treat his hot spots, and can discuss a diet to help him gain weight. I hope this helps, enjoy your new dog :-)
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Published on July 1st, 2017
Yes, it does look like Gizmo has worms! They appear to be roundworms, which can be killed with an OTC deworming treatment called Panacur. You can get Panacur at a pet store or your vet's clinic. It's a three day course of treatment, and Gizmo will need a second dose of it two weeks after the first was given to kill all the worms. He should then be dewormed every three months thereafter.
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Published on September 2nd, 2018
Hello. Without seeing the worms, it is impossible to say with complete certainty but you are probably seeing tapeworms. Tapeworms require a different medication than the normal dewormer given to puppies. They are not dangerous and are typically associated with a flea issue.. whether your pup has fleas now or before you got him. It is easily treated with an oral medication that you can obtain from your veterinarian on Tuesday. Keep in mind that tapeworms can recur and can recur frequently if there are fleas on your puppy or in his environment. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach
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Published on May 5th, 2017
Yes your dog has a worm infection of some kind. Definitely bring a stool sample in to your vet so you can get some dewormer and figure out exactly what your pup is infected with, and make sure to clean up all the poop piles right away so he doens't reinfect himself or any other creatures.
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