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This page quotes the Companion Animal Parasite Council guideline for Cestodes, section by section: the opening sentences of 5 sections, copied without change and linked to the guideline, which was retrieved on 2026-09-16. The guideline itself is the authority and carries the full text.
The guideline
Companion Animal Parasite Council, Cestodes, at https://capcvet.org/guidelines/cestodes/. Retrieved 2026-09-16. Each heading below is the guideline’s own, and the quotation under it is how that section begins. The full section, and the species tabs where the guideline gives them, are on the linked page.
Synopsis
CAPC Recommend s Dogs should be treated for cestodes with a combination of effective anthelmintics and management changes to prevent re-infection (flea control, discourage predation or scavenging behavior) Because fecal flotation is unlikely to identify cestode infections when they occur, routine treatment of dogs may be warranted Controlling tapeworms in dogs addresses the aesthetic concerns associated with these parasites and limits the risk of zoonotic infection
Species
A number of different cestodes are reported from dogs. Those of greatest concern for dogs in North America include: Cyclophyllidean Dipylidium caninum Taenia crassiceps Taenia hydatigena Taenia multiceps Taenia pisiformis Taenia serialis Echinococcus granulosus Echinococcus multilocularis Mesocestoides spp .
Disease
Disease in dogs due to the presence of adult cyclophyllidean cestodes in the small intestine is considered uncommon, although passage of proglottids may be associated with perianal irritation. Occasional cases of tapeworms leading to impactions that may present similar to linear foreign bodies have been reported.
Prevalence
Prevalence data generated by fecal flotation alone almost certainly underestimate the frequency of infection with cyclophyllidean cestodes because proglottids (and thus eggs) are focally distributed in fecal material and because eggs are heavy and do not readily float; a given fecal sample is often negative for tapeworm proglottids or eggs, even in the presence of an infection.
Treatment
For treatment information, please see specific recommendations. Treatment of tapeworms in dogs must be combined with appropriate management, such as flea control and prevention of ingestion of prey species; in the absence of these changes, re-infection is likely to occur.
Sources
- capc-cestodesCAPC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“CAPC Recommend s Dogs should be treated for cestodes with a combination of effective anthelmintics and management changes to prevent re-infection (flea control, discourage predation” (Synopsis)
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