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Old August 15th 05, 06:36 PM
Dave
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My lab defecated on her morning walk and, when picking it up, I saw white
worms waving about like short fat hairs on the turds. These worms, maybe 10
of them, are only about 1/4"-3/8" long, and don't look like any of the
pictures of common worms I find on the web (they look a lot like maggots).
This dog seems perfectly healthy for a 13-year-old and the stool is firm.
The worms were tunneled into the stool. What kind of worms are these and how
should they be treated?

Thanks,
Dave


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Old August 15th 05, 06:47 PM
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On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:36:17 GMT, "Dave" ,
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My lab defecated on her morning walk and, when picking it up, I saw white
worms waving about like short fat hairs on the turds. These worms, maybe 10
of them, are only about 1/4"-3/8" long, and don't look like any of the
pictures of common worms I find on the web (they look a lot like maggots).
This dog seems perfectly healthy for a 13-year-old and the stool is firm.
The worms were tunneled into the stool. What kind of worms are these and how
should they be treated?

Thanks,
Dave


Sound like tapeworms, which come from ingesting fleas. Treat dog for
fleas at the same time you get tapeworm medication from your vet.



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Old August 15th 05, 10:43 PM
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"Janet B" wrote in message
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Sound like tapeworms, which come from ingesting fleas. Treat dog for
fleas at the same time you get tapeworm medication from your vet.


I find no fleas on the dog, but she is overdue for a Frontline application
and the vet agrees with you. I'm taking her for an injection tomorrow.

Odd, after all these years to get infected. I'm wondering if all the local
squirrels have tapeworms. A few years ago they started completely stripping
unripe fruit off our fruit trees and killing tree limbs by chewing off the
bark.

Thanks for the the reply.

Dave


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Old August 16th 05, 01:50 PM
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In article ,
"Dave" wrote:

- "Janet B" wrote in message
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- Sound like tapeworms, which come from ingesting fleas. Treat dog for
- fleas at the same time you get tapeworm medication from your vet.
-
- I find no fleas on the dog, but she is overdue for a Frontline application
- and the vet agrees with you. I'm taking her for an injection tomorrow.
-
- Odd, after all these years to get infected. I'm wondering if all the local
- squirrels have tapeworms. A few years ago they started completely stripping
- unripe fruit off our fruit trees and killing tree limbs by chewing off the
- bark.

The squirrels most likely have fleas, so they most likely have
tapeworms. I've often wished there was some sort of squirrel
"food" I could put out that would de-worm and de-flea them!
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