As a dog owner, you've likely heard about tapeworms. They are tiny parasites that live in your dog's gut. They normally don’t cause serious problems and are easily treated.

Dogs get tapeworms from swallowing fleas, which carry them. Tapeworms absorb some of the dog’s nutrients from the intestine where they attach. The tapeworm is made up of small segments, ...

I have a 4-year-old Boston terrier. He has suffered from allergies and skin infections. Changing his diet and putting him on medication for his allergies have helped stopped his frantic scratching.… ...

If you see little white grains of rice in your dog's or cat's feces or Rover can't stop dragging his butt across the carpet, your beloved pet might have a tapeworm. Does this mean your family will ...

The hunters, both from New Hampshire, were infected with the rare tapeworm after butchering a moose that they had hunted. Significantly, their pet dogs were present.