Can I get tapeworm medicine over-the-counter?

If you think your pet has tapeworms, buy a deworming medication that contains praziquantel, epsiprantel, or fenbendazole and is labeled to work against tapeworms. Many products are available over-the-counter.

How much does tapeworm treatment cost?

Treatment is quick and simple. At TCAP, we offer a Droncit injection to clear the tapeworms out of your pet’s system. This injection is $10 for cats and $15 for dogs. On rare cases, this injection will need to be provided again 2-3 weeks later, but most often a single dose does the trick.

Can I buy medicine for tapeworms?

Treatments for intestinal infections The most common treatment for tapeworm infection involves oral medications that are toxic to the adult tapeworm, including: Praziquantel (Biltricide)

Can you buy over-the-counter tapeworm medicine for dogs?

There are two over-the-counter dewormers for dogs with praziquantel — Bayer quad dewormer and Bayer tapeworm dewormer for dogs. Most over-the-counter deworming medications do treat other types of tapeworms, like the ones dogs can get from eating rodents.

What are the dangers of tapeworms?

One of the biggest dangers you risk with a tapeworm is that you can’t control where it attaches itself. A tapeworm can attach itself to other organs or tissues outside your digestive tract and cause serious damage. When this happens, it’s called an invasive infection.

What is the Diet of a tapeworm?

The tapeworm diet works by swallowing a pill that has a tapeworm egg inside. When the egg eventually hatches, the tapeworm will grow inside your body and eat whatever you’re eating. The idea is that you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight because the tapeworm is eating all your “extra” calories.

What are tapeworm pills?

Tapeworm pills are one form of medication that is used to treat the problem of tapeworms in pets as well as humans. As with all types of tapeworm medicine, the purpose of the pills is to kill the tapeworms and flush them from the system. Because of the ingredients contained in various brands of medicine used…