If you purchase a dewormer at a pet supply store, be sure to follow the directions methodically. Most treatments are given orally, but there are injections and topical treatments too.
If you are using an oral medication, place your pointer finger and thumb on either side of your pet’s mouth and tilt its head backwards. This is the most effective way to get your pet’s mouth open to receive the medication.
For oral medicines, you’ll want to close your pet’s mouth. Hold it closed for 5-10 seconds and rub the outside of its throat gently. This will spark the swallowing process. Afterwards, make sure that the oral supplement has been swallowed. Dogs and cats will often spit it right back out.
If the pet lives in a flea-infested environment, reinfection with tapeworms may occur in as little as two weeks. Because the medication which treats tapeworm infection is so effective, return of the tapeworms is almost always due to reinfection from the environment. [10] X Research source
