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Originally Posted by tmorrow26  So I got my 6 month old girl Molly 3 days ago and the first day I noticed a tiny 'rice' segment looking worm in her stool. I immediately got her a vet visit and some dewormer. I am completely grossed out even though its not her fault....I have a few questions. First, should I tell the breeder about this? I mean she was supposed to have been dewormed and I am kind of ticked off that she had them. Second, I am worried about my 5 month old boy. Does this mean he will get them also  I am so worried for him. He has never been sick since I have had him and I do not want him to get that way. And the last question gross so sorry  After the dewormer, she pooped and it had worms in it but since then she hasn't had any in her stool. Is she done or should I suspect more parasites in her stool? Sorry for all the questions but I am so freaked, I HATE WORMS!!
Oooh, one more question....she slept on my bed before I knew about this....sickening! Should I worry about my bedding? I washed the puppies bedding and my sheets but I was just thinking about my comforter. Eeeewwww!!!!! |
You can inform the breeder but worms are common in puppies. I had my dog dewormed before she came to me and then two weeks later she had worms again!! I dunno if the first one didn't get rid of them all or she just got a new case.
Your five month old shouldn't get them unless he has been in the 6 month old's poop. BTW, they sell a de-wormer at Petsmart for about $10 called "SafeGuard" which I highly recommend. It can be used as a preventative (every 6 months) or as a treatment. I have had great results with it. So you can use it on your 5 month old just to be safe. (Wait, ETA that I don't know if it can be used on puppies under the age of 6 months so I would double check on Petsmart).
Ahh the wormy poop! I HATE IT TOO! After I gave my dog the dewormer she had a poop just FULL of worms which was horrifying. After that poop though she had no more worms! I just assume that the dewormer killed off all the worms which came out all at once in the poop. I take it as a sign that the dewormer has worked!
I would wash your comforter just to be safe, because worms CAN be spread from dogs to humans (which is what freaked me out the most).