Worms In Dogs

Worms In Dogs. Adult roundworms live in the intestinal tracts of their hosts consuming that hosts food. Worms in dogs can be transmitted to other dogs through their faeces or even into the human body.

It is vital to keep your dog safe from fleas and not allow them to eat rodents that have been killed. The dog can get infected if they eat an infected flea or an infected rodent that already has a tapeworm. Some worms can be transferred to people young children or immunosuppressed people are the most susceptible.

Signs are often absent in the early stages of an infestation.

They tend to have different symptoms so just look out for anything particularly unusual especially in your dogs faeces in case worms are involved. They are often referred to as intestinal parasites which can infect adult dogs and nursing puppies. This is why it is imperative to properly dispose off your dogs stool so as to minimize the risk of exposure. Worms are parasitic and need to live off of our dogs to survive.