This morning my puppy did his #2 in the house, but when I went to pick it up it looked like it had coconut shavings on it. I got the paper towel and grabbed it then the littlel coconut looking things were moving, I'm figuring this is some kind of worm or parasite, but i can't find information about which one or what to do about it. I didn't look too closely at whether they were embeded or not but they looked like they were picked up on the way out and were pretty raised off of the surface. Please give me any information you can that might help.
2006-08-22 02:48:55 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Sounds like tapeworms. Puppies get them by accidently eating an infected flea when itching. So either your pup has or has had fleas at some point.
See your vet. They can give the proper medication for your pets weight and get you flea medication that is safe for puppies.
Tapeworms are gross, but in a healthy animal cause little in the way of problems unless there are several adults in the puppys system.
Please dont try to treat at home. Most dewormers available at the pet stores will not work for tapeworms, only round and hook worms. Over the counter flea products arent as effective as what your vet will give (Frontline or Advantage) and can cause irritation of sensitive puppy skin.
Heres some more info:
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=562
2006-08-22 03:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tape worm. Like small grains of rice but moving.
Just go to your local pet store or vets and pick up some puppy worming syrup.
Pups should be wormed at 2, 4, 6,8 and 12 weeks, and every two weeks till 4 months. Thereafter every 3 months.
If puppy was not wormed at 8 and 12 weeks with an all wormer then you need to get and all wormer asap.
If pup is amonst other pets then they are more susceptable to picking up a multitude of worms, the need to worm all pets at the same time is paramount.
Pups can also pick up tape worms from lizards. If pup catches them and eats the lizards, the lizards carry the eggs.
If poo has lots of long looking strings, like spaghetti then that is roundworm.
2006-08-22 03:04:10 · answer #2 · answered by lucas 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-12-14 09:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ewwwwwww, have your do poop outside because dog poop is absolutely nasty and you don't want to smell it or see it in your house. Secondly, you should go to the vet, this is not normal and is really disgusting.
2016-12-08 21:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is tape worm. What you are seeing is the egg sacks being expeled from the tape worm.
Regular wormer will not kill tape. The larger pet stores now carry Praziquantel. This is the generic version of what the vet uses. It works. I've used it on quite a few of my rescues.
2006-08-22 04:19:17 · answer #5 · answered by A Great Dane Lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are worms! Take him to the vet to get him some wormer. The vet will also start him on a monthly worming treatment.
2006-08-22 02:54:30 · answer #6 · answered by mama's girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your puppy has worms. He needs to go to the vet, and you need to take the vet a stool sample so that they can see what they're dealing with. Also, your vet will give him a wormer that will take care of them, but he will also need a monthly worm preventative to keep it from recurring.
2006-08-22 03:01:39 · answer #7 · answered by little_beth85 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take the pup and a sample of his poop to the vet. They can identify the worm and give appropriate treatment.
2006-08-22 02:55:03 · answer #8 · answered by Sylvia H 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with suzieshowdogs that these are signs of tapeworms. However, you can't just go get any dewormer and expect it to work. Most dewormers are not for tapeworms. You have to buy a dewormer that specifically says it works on tapeworms. You can buy this over the counter but it probably wouldn't cost very much to have your vet deworm him. He needs to see the vet for his shots anyways.
2006-08-22 03:14:47 · answer #9 · answered by KE 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take the poor thing to the vet for goodness sakes their are alot of jerks and wannabe-vets on this site dont listen to them
2006-08-22 02:55:24 · answer #10 · answered by ME 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋