WHAT
DO THEY LOOK LIKE?
The
adult tapeworm inside the pet be a half a foot or more long. It is made of small
segments, each about the size of a grain of rice. The tapeworm’s head hooks
onto the dog’s intestine by tiny teeth and the worm absorbs nutrients through
its skin. Each segment contains a complete set of organs but as new segments grow
in at the neck area and older segments progress to the tip of the tail, the organs
disintegrate except for the reproductive organs. When the segment drops off from
the tail tip, it is only a sac of eggs. This
segment is white and able to move when it is fresh and, at this time, looks like
a grain of white rice. As the segment dries, it looks more like a sesame seed.
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