White worm came out of puppy's butt, what kind of worm is it?

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My puppy has no worms in her poop but pretty good size white worm crawled out of rectum twice last night, what scenario am I likely dealing with as far as kind of worm and transmission. Pet's info: Dog | Boston Terrier | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 4 days old | 4 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. These are tapeworms and they come from your pet ingesting a flea or eating another pets poop that has live tapeworms in it. It is contagious to other pets and people via ingestion of a live worm. You will need tapeworm specific dewormer such as Drontal or Praziquantel to rid this worm and a good flea preventative (Bravecto, Nexgard, Firstshield) is recommended. Usually tapeworms are gone after the first treatment as long as puppy doesn't get reinfected. I hope this is helpful! Take care now.

White worm came out of puppy's butt, what kind of worm is it?

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