It takes approximately 6-8 months to kill Tapeworms in the human body. Eating bananas and chewing tobacco sends transmitters off to kill the worm. A well rounded diet helps the body achieve flourshment.
Tapeworm medicine typically takes 24-48 hours to work in cats.
Cat tapeworm medicine typically takes 24-48 hours to start working and fully eliminate the tapeworms from the cat's system.
Tapeworm medicine typically starts working within a few hours to a few days in cats.
Worm medicine typically takes about 24-48 hours to start working in cats.
Flea and tick medicine typically starts working within 24 hours of application on pets.
Worm medicine typically takes 1-3 days to start working in treating infections.
Starvation. If the dog is getting enough to eat, then the next thing that springs to my mind is a tapeworm. You can get medicine for that at a pet store. Tapeworm medicine is different than just "worm" medicine. So ask. After the simple answers come the not so simple answers like....cancer and other nasty stuff. If the simple stuff doesn't work, you'll need a vet. Sorry. I hope it all works out.
Worming medicine typically takes 24-48 hours to start working on pets, but it may take up to a few weeks to completely eliminate the worms from their system.
How long does it take to work
This can vary from state to state but vet school is usually between 4 and 5 years and another 2 years to specialize in equine medicine. Its a long haul and expensive but once your done you get to work with animals.
There are some herbal remedies for pets but people should get prescribed medicine from a doctor. Although tapeworms are a nuisance, if infected, people can get malnourished and should be treated. It is easy to cure with the right medicine but trying to do it at home, could cause a delay in healing and probably wont work.
If the pill uses a real tapeworm, yes it will work, but it is not the healthiest way to lose weight. In the 19th Century women swallowed tapeworms on purpose, allowing them to eat all they wanted without gaining weight. However, unless the tapeworm is killed it will take all the nutrition and the host will slowly starve. According to what I just read, the FDA has recently banned the marketing of tapeworms in the US.