Graphic-HELP! White looking, long membrane hanging from vent!

[sourland]

Ivermectin does not kill tapeworms. If it is a tapeworm, don't worry about your dogs-tapeworms are species specific. Dogs can not get chicken tapeworms. I think (not sure) that chicken tapeworms are transmitted through earthworms or slugs as their intermediate host. By the way that looks more like a malformed egg casing or shell that was not completely calcified.

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

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Ditto.

 

[chicks4life]

That is a Tapeworm. Even though you were able to remove some of the worm, the head is attached firmly inside the chicken and will only be killed with a strong Dewormer. I would deworm everyone.

 

[redrocketrooster]

Please let us know what the vet gives you and says.

 

[poultrypatch]

OH YEAH !!!! Sure looks like a tape worm. Can pick them up from free ranging.....eggs left from dogs and cats perhaps ? Birds ingest the eggs and the cycle continues. Yes, from, fleas too.
GRRRROOOOOOSSSSSSS !
Liz
Rochester, MA

 

[goldeneggtees]

Hi all, I will let you know the findings but I'm so confused as to how they got it and whether my dogs can now get it too. I'm pretty sure my dog has had fleas so there is the possibility that he has it. My one dog has had problems with really weird gurgling noises coming from his stomach for a few months now and we've not been able to pinpoint the reason. When I looked up the symptoms of tapeworms in dogs, some said they can have gastro problems with gas, bloating, and noisy stomachs. I hope my poor dog has not been suffering from tapeworm. Just to be safe, both my puppy and my older dog will now be wormed.

That leaves me with the chickens. Does anyone know if you can eat the eggs after worming? I just read a link that says not to for a period of 8 weeks to be on the safe side. I am not sure what meds they are referring to though.

I feel I have a bit of a vicious cycle going on in my yard. I know we have rats and rabbits out back where the ladies free range. I know they are both carriers of fleas (or at least rats definitely are). Fleas I believe are the main culprit as hosts of tapeworms. An animal ingests the flea and there it begins. Although a few posts have said that tapeworms in chickens are different ones than the ones in dogs. Anyway, I'm really afraid of the situation that has evolved in the back half of my yard. Getting rid of the rats is near impossible, then there are the chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits and who knows what else.

An interesting side note is that Wednesday, producers from a documentary are coming over to our place to film and possibly include us in a documentary they are doing for Animal Planet on rats. I believe we will get an exterminator to work with us (hopefully for free) to help eradicate or at least manage the rodent population. I think all these recent findings will be interesting fodder for their show. I guess you can say my current problem is repercussions from our rat problem.

I'll try and keep you posted. Thanks for all the input.

 

[redrocketrooster]

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Tapeworms are species specific. They can try to use a different host but for the most part it's rare and they die faster.
So thinking about all the animals, rats, dogs, chickens and rabbits having tapeworms is not helping.
However, for sure get the vet a stool sample of the dogs and chickens. Have you done that yet?

Eight weeks after worming sounds ok, I'd wait even longer if it were me...EW.

Is there anyway you can keep your chickens in for a month or two while you eradicate the rats/rabbits?
Rabbits have higher chances of carrying tapeworms, they are very prone to it.

 

[goldeneggtees]

Hi Redrocketrooster, I've heard differing things on whether tapeworm shows up in fecal samples. In some instances, it says it's often overlooked in dog fecal samples and then I read that in chickens, it shows up as rice sized looking things in their droppings. I will ask my vet when I speak to her today.

 

[redrocketrooster]

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I've had a few tapeworms problems in the past. Chickens (and in this case for sure) are pretty easy.
When it comes to dogs you can bring in three different stool samples, normally by three you catch the bastards.
I forgot the other way to test for it but your vet should tell you.

Tapeworms are common (oh god gross) so there are tons of easy medications for many species.

GOOD LUCK!

 

[goldeneggtees]

Thanks for the info, just want to check, would you not eat the chicken eggs before they are wormed too? I know after the meds makes sense until the meds are out of their system but what about the eggs laid before worming?