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Dear Kbar,
I'm so sorry you lost your beloved old girl, but I suspect the tapeworms were only there because she was unwell. That's how parasites operate. I doubt very much if they caused her death. Nor would deworming likely have significantly improved her state of health that allowed them to grow.
Fecal tests often do not detect tapeworms! Very seldom, actually, so that may not have helped. However, deworming for the 4 most common worms is something I do every 12-18 months. Others will do it more frequently depending on the 'lifestyle' and exposure of their dogs. Sorry you have this guilt - there were most likely other problems, not just tapeworms.
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