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The Four Most Common Worms in Pets

If your dog or cat has worms, chances are, it’s one of these four: Tapeworms: an intestinal parasite that is transmitted by ingesting fleas or wildlife that is infested with fleas. Apparently fleas think tapeworm eggs are a real treat. (I don’t see the allure, personally.) The biggest clue that your pet has tapeworms is seeing worm segments in the feces or in the fur near the tail. The little segments look like grains of rice or sesame seeds. An entire tapeworm can have as many as ninety segments and reach six inches in length; the segments that you see … Continue reading →

Prevening Worms in Pets

Worms can be dangerous to pets and to people. Here are some things you can do to protect your pets and your family. Remove feces from the litter box and/or the yard regularly. Dog poop should be cleaned out of the yard at least once every week. Follow instructions on your cat litter for litter box cleaning, but it’s best not to let feces sit for too long. (At the cats only boarding facility, we change the litter box twice every day for each cat, but we’re pretty fanatical about cleaning!) Keep a close eye on your child’s sandbox — … Continue reading →

Intestinal Parasites: Worms

I’ve got the creeps just thinking about it — all the different types of worms that can infest a dog or cat’s intestines. Yuck! But keeping your pet safe from worms is a real part of pet ownership. When you bring your pet in for an annual exam, you usually have to bring a stool sample. Two types of worms — roundworms and tapeworms — can be seen in feces with the naked eye. Other worms are too small to be seen without a microscope. So don’t forget to bring that sample along! If your pet has worms, the eggs … Continue reading →

A Little Worm with Your Fish?

WARNING: This is not the food related story you want to be reading after you’ve just eaten. In fact, if you love fish. . .don’t read this either. If you shop at Whole Foods just keep searching for another blog for your morning reading. If on the other hand you like to be a highly informed consumer, please continue. A woman bought some cod at a Whole Foods store in Columbus Circle (Manhattan) and when she went to fillet the fish, she discovered more than she bargained for: the cod had parasites. Not dead little worms but live, wriggling, crawling … Continue reading →