WHY
DO SOME VETERINARIANS
RECOMMEND TWO TREATMENTSAND OTHERS ONLY RECOMMEND ONE
TREATMENT?
Only
one treatment is needed to kill tapeworms present; however, many clinics recommend
a second injection in three weeks. The reason for the second injection is this:
If the owner finds out at the time of their office visit that they need to control
fleas to control tapeworms, they will need at least a month or so to control the
fleas. After
the first treatment is given, there is no reason why the pet cannot immediately
reinfect itself. It probably will reinfect itself at some point. By seeing the
animal in three weeks and giving another treatment after the fleas are controlled,
there is a good chance that the tapeworms will not just be back three weeks later.
It takes three weeks from the time tapeworms are swallowed by the pet to the time
segments can be seen by the owner. On
the other hand, who knows when the pet will swallow another infected flea? Our
recommendation is that a single treatment be administered whenever segments are
seen.
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