[Alicia Mertz]

Hmmm...

Noticed some squirmy white things in Dom's poop this morning. Sorta look like pieces of rice. :? I would have taken a picture, but I remember how well that went over when Mike did it... :lol:

Is there a wormer that I can buy that I can be sure will kill them? Or do I need to know what kind they are before I can determine the best dewormer?

He had roundworms as a pup and the vet gave us two doses of Strongid. Is it possible that didn't kill them?

Thanks!

(I can take pictures if necessary! :lol: )

 

[Alicia Mertz]

If you have an off-site photo
place you can post a picture on, maybe the consession for showing a pix
of poop is to only post the link to it, and leave it up to the discression of
the reader to click and view or now. I can put it up on my site, if you have
no other options. PM me if that's the case

I actually tried to take a picture with my camera this morning, but I guess my 3 megapixels aren't as good as Mike's. :? If I got close enough to see the worms, then it was blurry... Far enough away for a clear picture and everything was too tiny. Thank you for the offer, though.

If the worms look like pieces of rice, then I'd say they are tapes.

See, I just had someone who used to breed Keeshonds tell me that her puppies got "rice worms" all the time and that they were roundworms. Huh. She's probably wrong. :lol: I didn't think tapeworms would affect such a young puppy?

 

[Alicia Mertz]

I will definitely take a stool sample to the vet for analysis, then, because what Martin said (roundworms = long spaghetti, tapeworms = short, flat) is completely opposite of what I would have guessed! #-o

Would it be common for a 4 month old puppy to have tapeworms? And I've read somewhere that Ivermectin kills the most common intestinal parasites in dogs, but is that not true? If it was, I would think his heartworm medication would have killed whatever these are??

I'm ignorant. I admit it.

 

[Alicia Mertz]

Sarah,

I've never had a problem with tapeworms before, but everyone was right - that's what he has. I use Frontline Plus on him, as I've always gotten very good results with it - but I'll have to check him very carefully from now on to make sure it's working properly. And I'll definitely get the yard treated!

Now, here's the problem... I pick up Drontal for him today, but I have to keep him completely out of his feces for a week. He stays in a kennel/run all day while I'm at work, and, being a boy, always winds up wearing half his poop by the time I get home. Gotta figure that one out. :?

Does anyone know the best way to kill tapeworm larvae in an area that you suspect is infected? His kennel, for example... I clean it out pretty well every night, but inevitably some traces of poop are left behind. What should I do to disinfect it? Is Clorox effective or do I need something else?

Thanks!

Alicia

 

[Alicia Mertz]

Really? Wow. I'm learning all sorts of stuff about things I never wanted to know about. :lol: Maybe I meant eggs? I dunno.

If bleach will kill them, bleach it is. I just wanted to be sure. And I'll definitely look into that Quat stuff. Sounds powerful!

 

[Alicia Mertz]

You have my special thanks If you consider to do it this way...so I don´t have to look :roll:

:lol: :lol: :lol: Don't worry, Selena. No pictures!

Connie and Sarah,

Please don't misinterpret this as me not believing you, because I absolutely do; but, that being said, why then would the vet tell me to keep Dominic away from his feces for the next week? I'm just confused (and asking) because the vet said that if he even steps in his own poop and then licks his paw, he could get tapeworms again. :?

Do I need to find another (sane) vet? :lol: :roll:

Oh! And of course, THANK YOU for the information and the links to Quat!