Question by Kaila: My dog has worms, how can I get rid of them in my home?
I have two dogs, a 5 month old Chihuahua and a 2.5 year-old Jack Russell Terrier. When my puppy was about 3 months old, I requested a fecal exam from my vet when we went in for his vaccinations, and he came up positive for hookworms. Both my dogs had to go through a treatment of Ivermectin. Both dogs got a dose of Iverhart (heartworm medication) a few days ago – it was my puppy’s first dose. Today I noticed he had worms in his stool, so I’m going to contact the vet asap about getting them tested and dewormed again.
I live in an apartment and I’m afraid that the worms are coming from dog feces left on the premises by careless owners who refuse to pick up after their dogs. It happens all the time here.
To be safe, the first thing I did when I found the worms was clean out both dogs’ crates with bleach and hot water, wash their beds, then bathe them both and put them right in the crates. Then I vacuumed, sprayed my carpets with Lysol, and wiped down all the solid surfaces in my apartment with Lysol wipes. I sprayed our shoes with Lysol, soaked the dogs’ plastic toys in bleach/hot water, and tossed their stuffed toys in the washer. I also washed the sheets and pillowcases on our bed.
Is there anything else I should do to disinfect my apartment and keep us and our dogs safe? I don’t know if these worms are hookworms again, or some other type. Should I be concerned about my boyfriend and I getting infected?
Unfortunately we do let our dogs lick our face. What should I look for incase we are infected?
We use Frontline Plus on my Jack Russell, but my puppy isn’t on any flea medication because he’s rarely outside, even to potty, because we use pee pads and a litter box.
Best answer:
Answer by Amanda Often worms that you can see in stool are Tapeworms, which are caused by ingestion of fleas that are carrying the tapeworms. You should get your dogs on a regular schedule of flea medicine such as frontline or advantage. One good kind is Advantage multi, which is Rx only, but it covers all sorts of things, such as regular deworming And heartworm!. Its a good idea to deworm regularly if you have a regular problem
Question by stardust23716: Treated dog for tapeworms… where do the dead worms go?
I found tapeworm infection in my dogs fecal matter. I treated her with Droncit. My question is, once the worming medicine starts to work, where do the dead worms/worm segments go? Will it come out in her poop or what?
Also, are there any preventive steps at home I should be taking to avoid my 2nd dog getting tapeworm? Can they still play together, etc? My 2nd dog has no signs or symptoms and has normal fecal matter.
Knowledgeble answers only please! Thanks
Best answer:
Answer by Brittney J yes the worms are supposed to come out in the poop witch is a very very good thing if the worms are puke out tho there may be a bigger problem
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Question by DoggyCrazy: What are the odds that my dogs have heart worms?
What are the odds that my dogs have heartworms? I have 3 dogs a 1 year old male Papillon 8lbs! A one year old female Doxie/Corgi mix 14lbs! And a 1 year old male German Shepard mix 55lbs! I know the testing for heartworms is expensive! I have already purchased heart worm preventatives! But i don’t wanna waste them! I live in northern Ca! Thanks in advance! Oh another question! Can dogs get asmatha (spelling ??)
No! I don’t want to waste it because if they already have heart worms and i give them the pills then it won’t do anything its wasting them! And they are expensive!
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Answer by Kelly C Using heartworm preventatives to prevent heartworm is not “wasting them” thats what they are for. Treatment for a dog infected with heartworm is costly and life threatening. If you live in an area with mosquitos where the temperature stays above 20C to 30C (60F to 80F) at all times for 14 days on a regular basis then your dogs are at risk to contract heartworm. Where I live dogs are only at risk for a short time each year, areas that have no real winter are at risk year round.
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Question by Locamamii: Can my 6week old puppy give my other dogs worms?
My 6week old puppy has worms … I also have 2 other dogs living in my house… they have their worm treatments .. but i was wondering if my puppy can give them worms.. my puppy is getting treatment.. but we just started today… it has hookworms! (eeww) So i guess i want to know if i should give my other dogs the liquid worm stuff too.. (in addition to the stuff they get from the VET)
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Best answer:
Answer by ED Edwards Most puppys get worms and it is contagious.
… I also have 2 other dogs living in my house… they have their worm treatments .. but i was wondering if my puppy can give them worms.. my puppy is getting treatment.. but we just started today… it has hookworms! (eeww) So i guess i want to know if i should give my other dogs the liquid worm stuff too.. (in addition to the stuff they get from the VET)