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Originally Posted by LITESISTER  This is funny because I was thinking of how serious are worms for a dog. I thought my lab had a case of worms recently because when I was cleaning the yard I saw some stool with some stringy objects in it. He was treated at petco by the vet for worms
Now the local vet is saying that the treatment that pet co gives isnt good enough AND THAT WORMS ARE VERY SERIOUS? They even had scared me to death by saying my kids could catch this? I let him do a stool sample and it was negative. the vet is still suggesting that both of my dogs take a deworming treatment I wonder is this right? |
Well worms ARE very serious and if they go untreated, they could cause a lot of harm. What I meant was that worms are very common and very easily treated. I wouldn't suggest buying a wormer from Petco. Most commercial brands can't treat all worms and you only want to treat the worms that are present. A fecal test will tell you what worms are present in his system and the vet can give you a medicine especially for them.
If you're concerned about your lab, I'd do another fecal sample in a couple of weeks. If he tests negative for them, then he doesn't have worms! If he does, then you can treat him.
Some worms can be passes from dogs to humans but it's rare and can be prevented by practicing good hygiene.. like washing your hands after handling feces, washing your hands after playing with the dog, before eating, etc.