Worms

Worms Part 1:

Tapeworm and Roundworm​

Village Pet Supplies

These are the most common worms we'll deal with, and can occur in cats and dogs: tapeworm, roundworm, hookworm, and whipworm--not included in the picture but also common is ringworm.

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Types of Worms Common to Pets

How do pets get worms?

Fleas, mice or other rodents, ingesting larvae or eggs, eating meat infested with worms, or from mothers

• Flea bites don't cause worms, but ingesting fleas can; fleas eat tapeworm eggs

• Eating infected mice or rodents, birds, rabbits--worms can live in their intestinal walls

• Eating the larvae or eggs of worms in fecal matter or in grass--worms are shed in poop!

• Eating raw meat or prey that's infected with worms​

• Mother's milk can pass it to kittens or puppies​

• ​4-6 in. long inside the intestine

• Will be infected for about 6 months before segments are seen in stool, attached to fur​, or where animal sleeps

• Transmitted to dogs and cats through ingesting fleas

• Dead once pooped out and look like tiny grains of rice

• Can cause vomiting, but animals usually aren't sick

• Scooting NOT from tapeworm​ but skin irritation or irritated anal sacs

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Tapeworms

• ​Not all fleas carry tapeworm

• ​Humans can't get it unless they ingest an infected flea​

• Humans CAN be seriously affected by Echinococcus, but not common in the US​

• ​Rare reports of Dypilidum infections in kids, but not associated with significant disease

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More on Tapeworms

• 8-1 broad-spectrum de-wormer (add up to meet animal's weight and use for three days)

  ​Praziguard

Medication

• Flea control

• A monthly heartworm preventative that contains a drug specifically for tapeworm infections (vet)​

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Preventative

What's the best treatment?

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Multiple Choice

What do tapeworms look like once outside of the animal?

• Spaghetti

• Wriggly worms

• Grains of rice

• They're imperceptible

Multiple Choice

What happens to tapeworms after an animal poops them out?

• They can be spread to other animals

• They bury into anything nearby, like bedding

• They die once they're out of the host (body)

Multiple Choice

What's the most common symptom for a mild case of tapeworm?

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• No symptoms

Multiple Choice

True/False: Scooting is a sign of Tapeworm.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When you see tapeworms, how long has your pet been infected?

• About two weeks

• About one month

• Around three months

• Abuot six months

Multiple Choice

What's the best prevention for tapeworm?

• Flea control

• A heartworm med that contains specific heartworm meds

• Flea control AND heartworm meds

• There is no prevention

Multiple Choice

What should you recommed for tapeworm?

• An 8-1 broad spectrum dewormer

• Praziguard

• Flea control

• All of these

• ​Most common worms in dogs--almost all dogs will get it, usually as puppies, but cats can get it, too

• Large % born with microscopic roundworm in tissues from mom's uterus​ or her milk

• Lives in intestines

Roundworm

• May see the worm alive and moving in vomit​ or stool​

• ​EASIEST TO KILL

• ​Grow up to 5 in.

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More on Roundworm

• Harmful or deadly without diagnosis

• Can be transferred animal-animal from eating larvated eggs, infected prey, or drinking infected milk

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More on Roundworm

• Minor infection signs: none

• Major infection signs: diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, dull hair, pot belly, cough if in lungs, poor growth

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Signs of infection

Can humans be affected?

Yes

• Significant risk to humans

• Contaminated soil or feces can result in ingestion and infection

• Can cause eye, lung, heart, and neurological symptoms in humans​

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• Excel Wormer

• 8-1 broad spectrum de-wormer

• Treat infected puppies at ages 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks and then use a preventative monthly​

• Nursing mothers should be kept on a preventative ​& treated with puppies

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Medication

• Keep living area clean and free from feces

• Prevent pets from eating wildlife

• Use proper heartworm preventative (vet)​

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Preventative

Treatment

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Multiple Choice

What does roundworm look like?

• Spaghetti

• Little grains of rice

• You can't see it

• Little bugs

Multiple Choice

Is roundworm alive once it's outside the body (host)"

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

True/False: Almost all dogs will get roundworm, usually as puppies

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Can animals spread roundworms to humans?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

If your pet has a major infestation of roundworm, symptoms will include (check all that apply):

• A pot-bellied appearance

• Vomiting and diarrhea

• Stunted growth

• Cough

Multiple Choice

Prevention of roundworm in animals should include (check all that apply):

• Appropriate heartworm prevention

• Clean living spaces

• Attempting to keep animals from eating wildlife

Multiple Choice

What type of worm is this?

• Tapeworm

• Roundworm

Multiple Choice

What type of worm is this?

• Tapeworm

• Ringworm

Multiple Choice

What type of worm is this?

• Tapeworm

• Roundworm