Question by Leah: Are there long term side effects for taking tapeworm or whipworm preventative? Could it shorten dog’s lifespan?
My dogs are on heart worm preventative and they are soon going to be out and I’m trying to find the the right heart worm preventative medicine. I don’t like that there isn’t one heart worm pill that takes care of the tapeworms AND the whipworms. There are only heart worm preventatives that prevent against one or the other…not both. My dogs go to the dog park almost everyday and despite all my efforts they drink after other dogs. I know whipworm is somewhat rare but I would like to prevent them from getting it. …so in addition to my heart worm preventative I need a preventative for either tapeworm or whipworm. All this preventative medicine makes me nervous because I don’t like chemicals and I have a hard time trusting companies and also I have a disease and some doctors think it is from vaccinations you get when you’re a baby. This is what makes me scared of chemicals, vaccinations, and medicines. I use and do all these preventative measures but I don’t like it.I vaccinate my dogs and give them heart worm preventatives but I (myself) don’t even get flu shots even though I get sick every year. I would like to hear from someone that doesn’t like chemicals if they think there would be long term side effects or if it would shorten my dog’s lifespan?
Thanks.

Added info: I read that dogs can get whipworm from drinking infected water and a lady at 1-800 ped meds told me they can get in the water when another dog drinks in your dog’s bowl. Is this true?

Also, I posted this here and not in the pet section because I need a better answer than “It’s just a dog.” or dogs take them all the time… etc. Please help if you can.

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Answer by ckm1956
Earlier this year, our dog passed away at the age of TWENTY. He’d been on worm preventatives a very long time. No side effects.

And yes, all worms are easily transmitted between dogs.

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Question by Enrique C: my dog looks all sad and he is laways very playful he refuses to eat and his excrements are black could this ?
could my dog have parasites or is it something else?

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Answer by ?Pit Bull?
Black stool means there is blood in it. Get your dog to a Vet.

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Question by Me: Could my dog be a carrier for ringworm?
For the last seven months My dog has been to three vets and tried all kinds of fungal medicine, shampoos and cremes, but the say he doesn’t have it.The problem is: I, my sister and my 4 year old niece have gotten dozens and dozens of them, back to back. In that time his skin scrape tested negative for fungus. I just wanna know could dogs still carry this without having ringworm themselves?

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Answer by rmbrruffian
Yes dogs and cats can be carriers without having active ringworm.

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Question by <3 Mrs.Cullen<3: i have something on my neck but its not a bug bite could it be ringworm?
my dad thinks i have ringworm help!!! i have had this unknown thing for a week and i thought it was a bug bite but my dad thinks its ringworm. my dog has had ringworm about a month ago could i of gotten it from her?? its big has a dot in the center and several other dots surrounding it in a ring form, is this ringworm it is also very red i am very itchy 2 what do i do?

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Answer by Hmmmm
if you mean by” dot in the center” a clear area then it sounds right.
get an antifungal cream.check the otc counter at any store.

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Question by ß?ll? ß?ßy RiP: Could intestinal parasites be causing my dog to lose weight?
My dog is eating regularly but is losing weight. Could worms, or some other type of intestinal parasite be causing this?

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Answer by Bob
Sounds like you’re exactly correct in your diagnosis. Vet check asap!!!

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