How do you tell if your dog/cat have WORMS?

[Rocky's_mom]

How do you tell if your dog/cat have worms? Signs to look for, ect..., any advice?

[Rocky's_mom]

OH and can humans get it? If so, how would they get it....? and if the dog has worms, how would you kill the worms that are in the back yard?

[spidey]

Get your vet to do a fecal test.

Keep your yard clean - most worms don't live in the environment, they live inside the dog, so you don't have to worry about killing them there, but their eggs are often in feces, so keep the yard clear of feces, and keep your dog from sniffing or eating any feces.

I don't think many worms are transmissible to humans.

[Brooke&Ryan]

I think that this is a helpful page about worms:

www.thepetcenter.com/exa/worms.html

:)
Brooke

[danyp1]

Originally posted by spidey

I don't think many worms are transmissible to humans.

Vet told me they are if you touch their feces.
Especially with kids when playing in the backyard. Remove the feces right away.

[danyp1]

Originally posted by Rocky's_mom
How do you tell if your dog/cat have worms? Signs to look for, ect..., any advice?

Pot belly look on dog or in the feces spaghetti looking stuff. Also on my cat when she laid down it looked like rice. To be sure take feces to vet. ( Cat had tapeworms. Cat is indoors but took of before and I think she got it then and dog I think roundworms when we got her. vet said it was transmitted through the milk very common)

Cat and dog need to be dewormed just to be sure. Also the pup needed to have it redone after a week.
Thats what I was told.
Also if you got kids you might wanna check with their doctor just to be sure the vet adviced after getting the pup. ( I did not check with their doc. )

Ask your vet for advice. Hope that helps.

[Rocky's_mom]

OK that site was discusting! But, thanks. The only sign...don't know if it is a sign is the dog itching his butt on the carpet....But, I am talking to the vet now.

Is itching his butt on the carpet a sign?

[Carolina]

Originally posted by Rocky's_mom
Is itching his butt on the carpet a sign?

This is more commonly related with anal glands. Smaller breeds (like chihuahua) do this butt-on-carpet behavior very often. Your vet can express the anal glands quite easily, you can too (kinda disgusting) if you have the stomach for it

You can also do a search on "anal glands", this topic had come in the past quite often.

Carolina :)

[Rocky's_mom]

thanks...even though that is gross! :D

[K-9Girl]

Tapeworms look like little white spagetti pieces. When the worms get real bad, you can even see them at the opening of the anus (sorry to be so gross :o ). Also, like danyp1 said, they can also look like little pieces of dried up rice near the rectum. Both dogs and cats can have tapeworms. They are trasmitted through fecal material of an infected animal, fleas, and also dead rodents or birds that your dog or cat may get ahold of. The tapeworm is a parasite that lives in the stomach and intestines of an animal, they eat the food that the animal eats, thus a dog intected with tapeworms will look skinny while having a bloated belly. There are a few meds. out there that will cure tapeworms, one that I have used is called Droncit. It works real well.

Now, heartworms and hookworms are completely different as is ring worm which is a fugal infection of the skin.

Hope this helps....:)

Sara

[Anne]

Why not put your dog on a preventative. I give my dogs Sentinel Spectrum. It prevents fleas, heartworm and all intestinal worms.
It is a once a month tablet.

[HOLYTERROR]

Brenin was throwing up and then when the worms were severe enough, he had a HORRENDOUS bout of diarrhea.

Course being the type of person that severely overreacts first and gets information second.... I had a small meltdown when I found out I could get them.

Dr. said it's not common for humans to get worms ( I was dealing with round worms at the time). He said it was a hygiene(sp) issue such as coming in contact with vomit or feces with eggs. He said little kids were more likely to get worms because of a lack of washing after touching things.

Kimberly