Dog Heartworm Treatment

Question by akajeremyk98: What are these tiny worm-like bugs in the dog’s water?!?
I’m so freaked out! I change my dog’s water on a weekly basis and we found like five of these little worm-like bugs (they were like a greenish color) and were just swimming around in the corner of the water dish… what are they?! Should I be worried?!

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Answer by cracker42jacks
Weekly?
You should be changing their water DAILY!!
I’d be worried.

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