Guest i_heart_greys Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) Well, I think they're worms - white worm looking things in her poop. YUCK! We got her about a week ago and her vet info says that she was wormed. This may be a stupid question, but does this pose any risk to my other two greys or my cat? Can they pick up the parasite from her? Is having worms an emergency? She has a vet appointment on the 20th. Should I book something sooner? thanks! Edited December 10, 2007 by i_heart_greys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 It's not an emergency, but you should now deworm all of your pets. It is contagious. And make sure to pick up all poop too or they can reinfect themselves right away. You shouldn't have to visit your vets, just pick up more wormer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThunderPaws Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Sounds (and probably looks) like tape worms. Sometimes the wormer meds don't get them all and you have to worm them again a couple weeks later. Make sure you pick up the poop so your dogs don't sniff it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleGreys Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 It's not an emergency, but you should now deworm all of your pets. It is contagious. And make sure to pick up all poop too or they can reinfect themselves right away. You shouldn't have to visit your vets, just pick up more wormer. Sounds like tapeworms to me. If they are tapes, they are not contagious. The have to go through a host, usually fleas, rabbits, etc. If they are roundworms, they are "contagious", but I am suspecting tapes. I think all my fosters came with tapeworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 One of our boys had tapeworms (they did look like small pieces of white tape). We did not need to treat our other two. Quote Cosmo (Fuzz Face Cosmos), Holmes (He's a Dream), Boomer (USS Baby Boomer), Ella and missing our angels Clay (Red Clay), Train (Nite Train), Trip (Bock's Teddy Bear),Larry (Bohemian Frigid) and Jimmy (Bohemian Raw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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