Question by Marcjc: My dog may have ringworm – taking her to the vet tomorrow. How can I treat areas in my house in the meantime?
I think it’s ringworm – no clue where she got it, but she’s going to the vet tomorrow for a diagnosis and treatment. I am wondering what I should do to treat areas in my home if it is ringworm. She does sleep on wall to wall carpeting and she’s allowed on my sofa (fabric). I will wash her bed in hot water and bleach, but wondering how to treat the carpet and sofa.
If you’ve had a pet with ringworm, what did the lesions look like? Were they really scabby/scaly? Did your pet itch? Where were the lesions? All of my dog’s are on her back and she doesn’t seem bothered by them at all.
Thanks!!
Best answer:
Answer by Becky C sorry but i’ve never even heard of this occurrence =[
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.
Best answer:
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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Before I go into it, I AM taking him to the vet TODAY, I already have my appointment but I would like some input as to what it might be:
My dog (a weimarener x) has been having extremely runny stool since Tuesday (at first I thought he just ate something he wasn’t supposed to), but since it’s gotten worse he’s lost his appetite and won’t drink very much either.
He is 9 months old, and the past two nights he’s been waking up to be outside and again his stool is extremely runny. He ALWAYS sleeps through the night and so getting up to go is unusual for him…Last night and this morning he has been shivering when he sleeps and that’s all he wants to do is sleep.
Also, he has started to not put pressure on his back right leg. I made him some rice/beef mixture an hour ago and he ate that fine and drank a few sips of water, I have also been giving him some ice cubes to try and hydrate him.
He is an indoor dog and is the only dog and is always on a leash when he is outside, he is also up to date on all of his shots, and was treated for worms when he was a puppy… so I have NO idea on what this could be!
Again I will be taking him to the vet TODAY just wanted some input, as i’m really worried about him…Thanks!
