laurie Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I swear, that's what he said. Rhemus had a dental Tuesday (only had to have 1 tooth pulled!), and they sent a fecal to the lab, too, while he was there. It came back positive for nasal worm eggs. What the--!!!!!! Panacur to the rescue Quote Laurie **& Angels Emily, Beatrice, Okie, Rhemus ,Vixen, and Rose-always in my heart** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 OK - I cannot let this go. What is a nasal worm doing in a fecal? He had his nose up his butt? Carol Macherey DVM posted on the list last month about seeing several cases in a month, so I emailed Dr. Bill and here is what he said: I've not diagnosed it myself... but I can't say if I've never seen it. The eggs are only intermittently shed and nasal swabs are not reliable. A nasal "wash" is diagnostic but requires anesthesia so isn't very practical. If you get lucky and the dog swallows some mucous with eggs you can catch it in a fecal but it is a hit or miss thing. He posted it to the vet list and someone at a track had seen several cases. All I can say is yuk--right up there with nose mites. Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snowberry Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Ewww - I'd heard of nose mites, but not worms - but tongue worms can apparently live in dog's noses: http://publications.royalcanin.com/renvoie...;session=978561 Er, don't look at the pictures if you're wormophobic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbullwinkel Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Garry has constant dripping from his nose..not like his nose is wet..the drops hit the floor. No other symptoms though. I never heard of nasal worms (yuck) and was wondering if drippy nose was related or anything to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Could be. There are also nose mites. Makes you want to grab their nose and kiss right? :lol Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hannah Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 eeuuuuuugh! I think nose worms beats my A level biology teacher talking to us about eyelash mites. my eyelashes itched for days afterwards. Hannah - off to find some other area of Holly's anatomy to cover in kisses until she forgets about nose worms and mites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ArtysPeople Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Garry has constant dripping from his nose..not like his nose is wet..the drops hit the floor. No other symptoms though. I never heard of nasal worms (yuck) and was wondering if drippy nose was related or anything to worry about. Arty's nose will do this if he's excited. It's often accompanied by chattering. It happens a lot in the car, for example. We were told it's normal for greys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurie Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Rhem doesn't have any symptoms, and I've never seen any worms. And, I'm NOT gonna stop kissing his cute little nose!! (Maybe I'll need some Panacur, too ) Quote Laurie **& Angels Emily, Beatrice, Okie, Rhemus ,Vixen, and Rose-always in my heart** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbullwinkel Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Garry has constant dripping from his nose..not like his nose is wet..the drops hit the floor. No other symptoms though. I never heard of nasal worms (yuck) and was wondering if drippy nose was related or anything to worry about. Arty's nose will do this if he's excited. It's often accompanied by chattering. It happens a lot in the car, for example. We were told it's normal for greys. Thanks! he does chatter also and I guess he is always excited since he is always drippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Oh gosh, while I appreciate learning yet something else new and exciting....... yuck! I'll file this info for potential future use (or not). 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...
Guest houndlover Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 YUCK! I have never heard of nasal worms only nasal mites and I hope that my dogs never get either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LindsaySF Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 That. Is. Awesome. ~Lindsay~ ..... worm girl ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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