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OwnedByJezebel · 06-20-2010, 06:29 AM

Right, Sentinel does not protect against tapeworms.

There are two kinds of tapeworms. One kind comes from ingesting infected fleas, and the meds for that can only come from a Vet. The other kind, that can be treated with OTC meds, comes from ingesting an infected rodent.

It may be a really big "ewwwwie" when you see them, but they aren't harmful to you. In order for you to get infected with the tapeworms, you would also have to eat either an infected flea or rodent. Your dog cannot pass them to you directly. So, no "easy diet" risk from your pup.

It really is an easy fix, one shot or a couple of pills will clear up the problem.

Ringo1 · 06-20-2010, 07:15 AM

Oooh - speaking of worms - I just found Lucy chowing down on a huge, dried worm. EWWWW. I'm not calling her my little 'princess' right now!

dwerten · 06-20-2010, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ringo1

Oooh - speaking of worms - I just found Lucy chowing down on a huge, dried worm. EWWWW. I'm not calling her my little 'princess' right now!

lol oh she did not roll all over it to get the scent on her like mine do? That grosses me out as I see them rolling around and go over and it is a worm or some bug and off to the bath we go

Maddie23 · 06-20-2010, 08:33 AM

ok, I am walking around like a zombie!!! cleaned all the bed linens last night, washed all of my Maddie's beds.... really freaked when I found A LOT of dried WORM segments in one of her beds she sleeps in a lot.... dreamed of worms all night long mixed in with a couple of RachelandSadie's huge spiders and men in boxer shorts killing the spiders and worms.... yes, I do tend to have an overactive imagination !!!

so now it's Sunday and only one day until I can get to my vet's office at 7:30 and get something to KILL these dastardly nasty WORMS.

Dwerten, my Maddie likes to roll in dead stinky worms (and anything else dead or stinky) too. She immediately gets a bath and then pouts. My daughter always says she is mad because I was washing off her perfume!! I guess this is her way of paying me back! Try washing this worm off mommy! Gotcha!

by the way, in case anyone is interested, time and all these wonderful responses have not helped....
My feeling is still ewwwwwww, ewwwwwwww, and more ewwwwwww

Ringo1 · 06-20-2010, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dwerten

lol oh she did not roll all over it to get the scent on her like mine do? That grosses me out as I see them rolling around and go over and it is a worm or some bug and off to the bath we go

I'd rather she roll on the darn thing than ingest it! She will put anything in her mouth; I swear. And it wasn't easy to get her to give it up either! Cheerios weren't going to get it this time.

dwerten · 06-20-2010, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Maddie23

ok, I am walking around like a zombie!!! cleaned all the bed linens last night, washed all of my Maddie's beds.... really freaked when I found A LOT of dried WORM segments in one of her beds she sleeps in a lot.... dreamed of worms all night long mixed in with a couple of RachelandSadie's huge spiders and men in boxer shorts killing the spiders and worms.... yes, I do tend to have an overactive imagination !!!

so now it's Sunday and only one day until I can get to my vet's office at 7:30 and get something to KILL these dastardly nasty WORMS.

Dwerten, my Maddie likes to roll in dead stinky worms (and anything else dead or stinky) too. She immediately gets a bath and then pouts. My daughter always says she is mad because I was washing off her perfume!! I guess this is her way of paying me back! Try washing this worm off mommy! Gotcha!

by the way, in case anyone is interested, time and all these wonderful responses have not helped....
My feeling is still ewwwwwww, ewwwwwwww, and more ewwwwwww

lol she is giving you payback for washing off her perfume I think lolllll

Ringo1 · 06-20-2010, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Maddie23

ok, I am walking around like a zombie!!! cleaned all the bed linens last night, washed all of my Maddie's beds.... really freaked when I found A LOT of dried WORM segments in one of her beds she sleeps in a lot.... dreamed of worms all night long mixed in with a couple of RachelandSadie's huge spiders and men in boxer shorts killing the spiders and worms.... yes, I do tend to have an overactive imagination !!!

so now it's Sunday and only one day until I can get to my vet's office at 7:30 and get something to KILL these dastardly nasty WORMS.

Dwerten, my Maddie likes to roll in dead stinky worms (and anything else dead or stinky) too. She immediately gets a bath and then pouts. My daughter always says she is mad because I was washing off her perfume!! I guess this is her way of paying me back! Try washing this worm off mommy! Gotcha!

by the way, in case anyone is interested, time and all these wonderful responses have not helped....
My feeling is still ewwwwwww, ewwwwwwww, and more ewwwwwww

Well I know 7:30 am tomorrow cannot come early enough for you! And I want to warn you about that first poop after the medicine . . . .well, that's all I'm going to say. You have to get through today first.

Maddie23 · 06-20-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Ringo1

Well I know 7:30 am tomorrow cannot come early enough for you! And I want to warn you about that first poop after the medicine . . . .well, that's all I'm going to say. You have to get through today first.

ok..... i'm starting to get a VERY uneasy feeling here..... please oh please don't tell me she's going to take the medicine and then poop out an entire 6" WORM!!!!

or worse yet SEVERAL WORMS???????

at least tell me it/they will be DEAD won't it?????????????

I better go buy some more wine....

dwerten · 06-20-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Maddie23

ok..... i'm starting to get a VERY uneasy feeling here..... please oh please don't tell me she's going to take the medicine and then poop out an entire 6" WORM!!!!

or worse yet SEVERAL WORMS???????

at least tell me it/they will be DEAD won't it?????????????

I better go buy some more wine....

lol I think you should forget the wine and go for the Hard Stuff lol

dwerten · 06-20-2010, 10:58 AM

dh said you need to get a worm cage as they get so big you have to catch them and make sure you have food as they get angry

He said you need to open a bait shop too and make some money on the side

RachelandSadie · 06-20-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dwerten

dh said you need to get a worm cage as they get so big you have to catch them and make sure you have food as they get angry

He said you need to open a bait shop too and make some money on the side

oh gosh that one had me rolling there...

and sorry to say you might have a bigger mess after meds. sometimes it causes runny BMs and yes the worms will be coming out. prob. dead but sometimes not....sorry it's not over after Mondays' meds. it's only beginning of the end.

orlnurse · 06-20-2010, 11:18 AM

Actually once they take the pill, the worms break down in the intestine and you shouldn't see any "whole" worms in the stool. I didn't see any but I did catch Max's pretty early. You may want to give a bath after taking her medicine, you will see these "rice grains" stuck to her bum hair. Gross I know..

FLYORK · 06-20-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Maddie23

Please help. It's 8 p.m. where I live and a small town where there isn't an emergency vet clinic. There is a vet on call at my vet's office.

I just took my Maddie out to poop, when she did there were 3 WORMS that were alive on it. Looked likes long grains of rice only flatter. I about to FREAK OUT!!!!!

She takes Sentinal monthly. Do I need to get her on a wormer ASAP or can it wait until Monday a.m.??????

Please help I am seriously freaked out not to mention grossed out. Where do these worms even come from? She doesn't eat poo, only around other dogs when groomed, doesn't go to a dog park, only exposure to outside other than my fenced back yard (that another dog has never been in) is when we walk in the neighborhood.

What you are seeing are segments of a much longer tapeworm. They break off and appear as wiggly grains of rice. They are easy to get rid of with treatment the vet can provide. No EMERGENCY.

Ringo1 · 06-20-2010, 01:20 PM

Are you taking any solace in the fact that most of us have been there at one point in puppyhood or another?

I don't remember any big,huge worms after Casper had the medicine. I do remember lots of the rice looking dead things coming out. I don't think they were moving!

Soldier on. This, too, shall PASS!

dwerten · 06-20-2010, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ringo1

Are you taking any solace in the fact that most of us have been there at one point in puppyhood or another?

I don't remember any big,huge worms after Casper had the medicine. I do remember lots of the rice looking dead things coming out. I don't think they were moving!

Soldier on. This, too, shall PASS!

lol I do not think she will want chinese food any time soon. No rice and no chow mein lollll

06-20-2010, 06:29 AM	#31
OwnedByJezebel YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,921	Right, Sentinel does not protect against tapeworms. There are two kinds of tapeworms. One kind comes from ingesting infected fleas, and the meds for that can only come from a Vet. The other kind, that can be treated with OTC meds, comes from ingesting an infected rodent. It may be a really big "ewwwwie" when you see them, but they aren't harmful to you. In order for you to get infected with the tapeworms, you would also have to eat either an infected flea or rodent. Your dog cannot pass them to you directly. So, no "easy diet" risk from your pup. It really is an easy fix, one shot or a couple of pills will clear up the problem. __________________ Life is merrier with a Yorkshire Terrier! Jezebel & Chuy ... RIP: Barkley Loosie & Sassy

06-20-2010, 11:18 AM	#42
orlnurse ♥Max & Lily♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Orlando, FL, US Posts: 2,186	Actually once they take the pill, the worms break down in the intestine and you shouldn't see any "whole" worms in the stool. I didn't see any but I did catch Max's pretty early. You may want to give a bath after taking her medicine, you will see these "rice grains" stuck to her bum hair. Gross I know.. __________________ My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet. ~Edith Wharton Lesley, Maximilian & Lily Rae

06-20-2010, 07:15 AM	#32
Ringo1 Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory Posts: 3,447	Oooh - speaking of worms - I just found Lucy chowing down on a huge, dried worm. EWWWW. I'm not calling her my little 'princess' right now!

06-20-2010, 08:33 AM	#34
Maddie23 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 154	ok, I am walking around like a zombie!!! cleaned all the bed linens last night, washed all of my Maddie's beds.... really freaked when I found A LOT of dried WORM segments in one of her beds she sleeps in a lot.... dreamed of worms all night long mixed in with a couple of RachelandSadie's huge spiders and men in boxer shorts killing the spiders and worms.... yes, I do tend to have an overactive imagination !!! so now it's Sunday and only one day until I can get to my vet's office at 7:30 and get something to KILL these dastardly nasty WORMS. Dwerten, my Maddie likes to roll in dead stinky worms (and anything else dead or stinky) too. She immediately gets a bath and then pouts. My daughter always says she is mad because I was washing off her perfume!! I guess this is her way of paying me back! Try washing this worm off mommy! Gotcha! by the way, in case anyone is interested, time and all these wonderful responses have not helped.... My feeling is still ewwwwwww, ewwwwwwww, and more ewwwwwww

06-20-2010, 10:58 AM	#40
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	dh said you need to get a worm cage as they get so big you have to catch them and make sure you have food as they get angry He said you need to open a bait shop too and make some money on the side

06-20-2010, 01:20 PM	#44
Ringo1 Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory Posts: 3,447	Are you taking any solace in the fact that most of us have been there at one point in puppyhood or another? I don't remember any big,huge worms after Casper had the medicine. I do remember lots of the rice looking dead things coming out. I don't think they were moving! Soldier on. This, too, shall PASS!