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.

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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

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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

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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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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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Most puppys get worms and it is contagious.

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I did this for two weeks straight (box says to repeat if they are still there after 7 day treatment). Finally, when I think they’re gone, yesterday he tries to go to the bathroom and he’s having a hard time again. What’s worse, there’s blood in his stool! So, now I’m panicking. I call the vet and they tell me to bring in a stool sample. Today they called me and said that he has whipworms…how the heck that happened is beyond me. I’ve had dogs for 15 years and this has never happened. Of course, there is the occasional roundworm incident, but that was a rarity to happen anyway. The thing is, they didn’t look like whipworms…could it have been possible to have both roundworms and whipworms at the same time?

Anyway, the secretary (not the vet…I don’t know if he told her to do this) gave me a pack of 6 Interceptor pills to give once a month to treat the whipworms. Now, I’m kind of scratching my head at this. Once a month sounds ok for a preventative, but as treatment, should’t I be giving it to him everyday for 7 days, or is this medicine incredibly strong? I’m just worried he’s going to get reinvested before a month as passed and then I’m not really fixing anything in the end.

Any vets out there want to help me out or anyone who has had this same situation?

The secretary (come to think of it, she might be a lab tech, but I always see her at the front desk) was aware that my dog had whipworms. I even had talked to her on the phone 10 minutes prior to heading to the vet to pick up the meds. She checked the stool sample results that had been done that day so she was aware of situation.

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Answer by SaveThePits!
This is the correct treatment, I promise. It is a preventitive in that it kills the eggs that are potentially there once a month so they don’t take hold. Think of it this way- if you get an infection you take a dose of antibiotics BUT if you are prone to infections you take a low-dose everyday to prevent it. One is good for prevention, one is good for treatment.

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