[nana911]

you're lucky, my first experience w/one was about 30yrs ago. I saw what looked like a piece of fuzz the size of a grain of rice stuck to the top of my cats hind leg. Picked it off with my finger...hmmm, it was damp...hmmm, it moved...hmmm...CRAP IT WAS A WORM!!!! LOL

flea has tape worm eggs, dog eats flea, flea goes in dog, eggs hatch, makes worm. Worm makes segments full of eggs that snap off like grains of rice and crawl out their little butts and drop off, dry up and wait for flea to eat, dog eats flea, on and on....

usually the vet only has to give 'em one pill. it causes the worm's head to detach from the intestine, die and expell completely from the host (dog) and go away.

at least you were able to get your gloves...I was blindsided!!!