what do worm eggs look like in dog stool?

Question

im afraid my 6 month old bird dog mix might have worms but she has been wormed 3 times by the vet he worms her everytime she goes to the vet but i was walking her and my older dog at the park today and she went poopoo and i happened to notice that there were these things in her poo that looked like tomatoe seeds...but i dont feed my dog table food but in the past we've had a problem with our nerighbors throwing food into our yard for our other dogs (we have 4 and my others are in a kennel and no comments on that please) but they have never thrown food into their kennel...shes been on Pedigree since ive had her and this is the first thing ive seen...i looked in their kennel to make sure their wasnt any more and i only found 1 more pile like that...so what do worm eggs look like?

we dont have a petco near my house...but im not paying an outrageous prce for dog food...my dogs have been on pedigree for YEARS and theres not one thing wrong with it. Never had a problem with it.

he does take a sample everytime...my vet is great...but her poo is not bloody...it doesnt look anything like rice...it looks like tomatoe seeds or like sesame seeds.

Answer 1

I studied parasitology at the university level, and can tell you for certain that NO type of parasite which infects Dogs have ova that you can see with the naked eye. Eggs are on the order of microns (micrometers)... impossible to see without a microscope and some stain.... You should be able to see adult worms, or at least worm segments in the stools.... if you dont, its probably not works.
who knows about the seed like stuff in the stools, maybe the dog just got hold of something and ate it.... Id watch closely for the next week to make sure this isnt persisting... Id bet its just that your dog ate something like a tomato, or seeded fruit.... THIS is not good just so you know, tell the neighbors to stop throwing food into ur yard. Certain foods are highly poisonous to your dogs... Apples for example. If your neighbors threw a few apples over the fence, your dogs could eat the seeds which contain large amounts of Arsenic, and theyd be Reallly sick or dying in a short while. Keep an eye out!~

Answer 2

Pics Of Worms In Dogs

Answer 3

Usually the ova of parasites are microscopic and the vet can only see them after a preparation and microscopic exam. The exception is the segments of the tape worm - they are not worm eggs necessarily but a segment that can contain many microscopic eggs. They will look like moving littel squarish things when first emerging from the rectum and then they will look like pieces of rice after a few minutes in the air. If you see them you just need to let the vet know as they will not see them on microscopic exam and they take a different worming medication than the other parasites do.

Why do you expect 'no comments' about kenneling your other dogs? Do you want people to help you with caring for one dog while ignoring neglectful care of four others you have? Pedigree is a horrible food on face - likely they are worm eggs given the manner in which your dogs are cared for ... you won't like that but hey, you won't listen anyway and I don't want anyone else to think it is an appropriate way to maintain dogs.

Answer 4

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It sounds like your dog has tapeworms (which look like white rice). Eggs (ova) are too small to see without a microscope. If your vet sends the fecal sample out to the lab they use a special solution and centrifuge the sample down to see even difficult to find ova and parasites. Tapeworms are spread when your pet eats infected fleas. Putting your pet on flea control should prevent any more infestations of tapeworms! The infection is easily treated with an injection but can recur if your pet eats another flea.

Answer 5

Do you trust your Vet? Have you discussed this with your Vet? I'd your paying to have your very visits and check up's, you should be getting your results you paid for and treatment of necessary; however sounds like you might want to go get a second opinion when you go back for check up. I hate to guess, but sounds like your neighbors might be responsible for some food they have thrown over & your pup may have ate it, at any rate you need to see another Vet for 2nd opinion, none on her can give you accurate diagnose. I hope everything goes well & stop your neighbor from feeding your dogs.... Good luck ❤

Answer 6

youll NEVER see worm eggs there too tiny, but if it looks like little tiny grains of rice (or tomatoe seeds) its likely to be a tapeworm (they pick them up from fleas in the yard)

your vet hsould NOT just be treating her for worms every time she goes in, instead the vet should take a fecal sample and check for worms first.

this is the only way to properly identify them and treat them, OTC stuff doesnt work well! tapeworms can be a pain to get rid of, there are multiple types of tapeworms and each type requires a different medication to be effective so correct diagnosis is VERY important!

Answer 7

If there's any blood in the stool, and being that young, it's probably worms, giardia is one particular hookworm thats hard to get rid of and needs antibiotics like fenbendazole or metronidazole. Has she been around any open sources of water or eating feces? that's usually how they get it. Worm segments look like rice grains.

P.S. Pedigree is not a very good commercial food IMO. you can compare foods at http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/
Natural Balance is probably the best kibble at petco.

And if the 4 dogs have to be kenneled sounds like too many dogs to handle, you probably should get some help to clean up their feces to prevent worms in the future.

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

You cannot see most of them. Just tapeworm segments. They look like rice. Take a fecal sample to the vet for a correct diagnosis.