Worms - the longer worms u see are going to be roundworms . Tapeworms Look like little pieces of rice in the poo or around the butt .
Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2013, at 6:38 PM, "leanneb65" <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, I did not know that. I have one cat. I have never seen a flea on my cat > and I have never seen a flea on this pup. The lady we got the pup from was a > freak about fleas. I saw her pull a flea off the pup one time before we got > the puppy. Maybe she got the flea from her. Either way, the puppy just pooped > again, this time is was very light in color and another white thing was > sticking out of her butt. > I have dealt with puppies in the past before when we lived in Oregon and > California. I have never ever seen sooo many dogs or puppies with worms or > coccidia or giardia or any other weird ailment so much as I have dealt with > here in Southeast Missouri. Conincidence? Not sure but it drives me crazy. I > really thought getting a puppy from a home raised by a family was so much > better than one from the pound. Our pound is awful and terrible. They offer > shelter and food..that is it..nothing else. No care of any kind. Sad. > Ugh! So frustrated!!! Will this pup be okay until we get her to the vet > tomorrow? > > --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > > > Tape worm comes from fleas. A dog or cat has to ingest the flea. I think it > > takes about 7-10 days later and you can see them in the poop and or they can > > throw them up. > > The regular wormer that is given to puppies is for round worm. The Vet will > > need a fresh sample to check it out. If she has them, he will either give > > her a pill or a shot, > > and then 7-10 days later it must be given again to kill the newly hatched > > baby worms in her system. More times then not the infected fleas are from > > cat fleas. So if your > > cat goes outdoors you should look into giving it flea preventative meds, so > > that your dog and house doesn't get infested. It only takes one infected > > flea to give a dog or cat tape worm, which means your cat has to be checked > > and medicated too. And tapeworms multiply fast in an animals system, if > > untreated the animal becomes so loaded with them that it makes them very > > anemic and can they can die. How many other cats and dogs do you have? > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: leanneb65 > > Date: 8/4/2013 5:56:48 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Uh oh..worms perhaps? > > > > > > ++Well out little chi will be 8 weeks tomorrow and we have had her 1 week > > today. The family we got her from said she gave her her first 5 in 1 shot 9 > > days ago and also wormed her. > > Her stools are a little loose, not total diarrhea but especially when she is > > yelping in her crate. Well today I put her in her crate to take care of what > > needed to be done in the kitchen. She didnt yelp real loudly, more like a > > wimper but she clearly wanted out. I went to get her once she was quiet and > > noticed she pooped several small little piles and when I picked her up I > > notice this white thing hanging from her but. Now I didnt have my reading > > glasses on and thought it was a string as she has been chewing on a rope toy > > and some shoe laces I braided. What ever it was just broke off in the tissue > > Didn't seem to bother her but I think it was more flat then round. Could > > that be a tape worm? And if she was wormed a week ago why would it look like > > that? > > Also, I notice the last few days my cat has had very loose stools as well. > > Not sure what it going on there but could one infect the other? We are > > calling the vet tomorrow morning to get her in. She hasn't had a vet check > > since we got her so I guess this is a good time to. > > > >
