I have a dog, a Jack Russel Terrier. to be exact. Just a minute ago, I pulled this "thing" out of her "rear end." Without going into too much detail, what I extracted looked like a flat long thing, which I threw into the toilet in disgust. I assume it is a type of worm.

I wonder if more of these worms are using my dog as a host. I heard these things are very harmful to pets. Soon, I'll visit my vet to talk about this matter. But in the meantime, do any of you have any experiences with worms and pets? Suggestions?

My dog is jumping around without any care of what happened. The worm was as large as 2 inches (more than 5 cm).

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This is a disgusting subject, isn't it?

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i'd be scared if more started coming out


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That sounds like a really bad intestinal thing . Get her to the vet ASAP.

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Your dog has worms. Have you noticed it rubbing it's butt on the grass outside? You should just take it to the vet and have it de-wormed. Prolly as soon as possible.

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What MQ said

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Either what Cazor said or she had been infested by alien spawn that will soon begin to control her mind, then yours, then the world. Although it is very unlikely, never rule out the impossible.

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Have you noticed an abundance of oily, black substance, and two FBI agents snooping around your property?

Seriously, though, get your dog to a vet's.

NOW.

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Well, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!? GET THE POOR THING TO THE VET! (Just wanted to help emphasize the point)
Hope your dog's ok, too.

Night time. It's closed.

I've been googling. From what I saw, its might be tapeworm (it was flat-ish) or whipworm.

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All I can think of is you pulling one of those worms from Evolution out of yer dog.

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That was a surprisingly good movie... at least, I thought it was, anyway.

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I just hope I don't see this on my dog...



Real pic of a worm (edit: its called a hook worm).

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[This message has been edited by Echoman (edited January 16, 2004).]

Dont let your dog lick you, especially on your face, because then you could get worms too. And then you'll be pulling those things out of your own rear-end.

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Word of warning though, make sure you get it to the vet quickly, otherwise you might have the makings of Alien 3. I mean, that movie was pretty crap...

....well, ****, I ain't eating dinner now.

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/me checks his own rear end....

phew, relief.

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seriously, don't you ever give your dog de-worming pills? I though most people were expected to give their pets one every 6 months or so to keep them worm free? Also, being a terrier, if you leave it out in the garden it'll be chasing anything small that scurries into the garden, like mice, rats or squirrels. If it kills and eats one, it'll get worms that way.

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I do. "Heart worm" pills.

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If its a tapeworm than dont worry about something like that. Ive seen a 25 foot long tapeworm. That is a big a$$ tapeworm.

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er... that could've been just part of the big a$$ tapeworm. Don't they split into segments? Isn't that how they multiply by small segments containing eggs, breaking off?(I'm not some wierdo with an interest in parasites, I've just done a lot of veterinary work experience)

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Um... just because you've heard of worse doesn't mean this isn't something to be worried about.

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Uh... shouldn't you have made the topic more along the lines of "Gross. Do not read."?

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Well, I'm figuring there is no way that was the entire tapeworm. By the time they start shedding segments, they are usually a couple of feet in length. Besides, they anchor their head to the side of the intestine, and its pretty much impossible to get it off unless you kill the worm first.

I wouldn't say it's anything to be really worried about - tapeworms are not fatal, and don't usually even cause that much discomfort in the host. But you should take the dog to the vet and get it wormed.

As Recusant said, I am also not some weirdo with an interest in parasites; I just remember this stuff from biology class.

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