Animal Parasites

Maggots are just eating dead flesh or decaying plant matter. They will be dissolved by the dog's digestive acids, which are much higher than ours because they are carnivours and we are omnivours. They will probably benefit from the protein. Dogs are scavengers naturally and have been eating rotten flesh for a long time, they have evolved to deal with it. If your dog has been eating canned and dry food all it's life it might have some digestive upset from eating too much rotten meat at once, it will adapt if exposed slowly.

However, on a similar note, you can eat a cherry with a worm in it. Parasites are very specific creatures and a worm which has adapted it's life cycle to depend on fruit trees isn't going to survive in your, or your dog's digestive system.

Intestinal worms have a different life cycle geared towards mammals bodies.

You just have to be careful of getting worms if you are working with manure...and your dog shouldn't be eating feces (as they do sometimes), definitely could get worms that way.

any soap will, if you leave it on for about 15 minutes but it is very importlant to throughly rinse it off the dog, to avoid skin irritation...also if you include some garlic powder in their food, it repells fleas

Garlic is actually known to be bad for dogs, so I would avoid adding it to their food in any form. Dawn dish detergent is so effective on fleas--not because of suffocation because we have used other soaps that do not work at all--it kills them instantly. To avoid a dry coat after a shampoo, follow up with a moisturizing shampoo for dogs.

Dogs naturally eat their poop and other dogs poop for nutrition, so a domestic dog shouldn't need to, but the instinct may still be there or your dog may be eating too fast, making them think they are not full and need more food, if you spread out a dogs food through the day or feed it in servings so it is forced to slow its eating down it may stop eating poop, if it is a learned behavior you will have to train the dog not to do it, but that's why they do.

Well in most cases its not anything. I really wouldn't worry yourself. You should probably take he/she to the vet just to check it out. It could be a hernia. A lot of dogs have had hernia's. It doesn't really hurt them, it's just something they have. There is a possibility it is cancer, but that is a slim chance. Just have your vet check it out. I'm sure he/she is fine. Good Luck! :D

The size of a dogs heart will vary greatly with the size of the dog.

Parsley and water is one home remedy for deworming a dog. You can also find deworming products at your local pet store.
I would just recommend buying a wormer. You can find them on many online sites for pretty cheap, and that way you would know you are not putting your dog in danger by subjecting him to a potentially toxic remedy. Feed stores may also carry them.

No. Ear mites only choose cats/dogs as their hosts. Off of the host, they will die after 12 hours.

Roundworms are transmitted when dogs eat dirt or feces contaminated with roundworm eggs. Nearly all puppies are born with roundworm--most mothers have dormant larvae in their tissue. These larvae come to life at the end of the pregnancy and migrate into the lungs of the new pups.

Just that the pup has worms. Take him to the vet, or just a sample, or just tell the vet what's there, they just need to know the weight and you will have to give him de-worming pills for a few days. But, please get it done.

very common , my dog came back covered in so many .. we have a tic remover make sure you get the head too , otherwise it can regrow in them and give them lime disease!

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Actually, this is not true. Without a body a tick cannot keep on 'sucking' the blood or inject poison into the host's body. When you see a tick try to remove it ASAP, before side affects kick in. The removal of the tick may leave its head but that's alright because, as I said before, the tick is un-functional. If you do happen to leave the head behind accidently then there will just be a small scab which forms and the head will eventually come out by itself.

It depends on the reason for it's problems and thereby dying, but the most common smell of most any animal that is dying from starvation, or the inability to eat and produce energy for sustaining life is a faint smell of acetone.

This smell occurs when the body starts degenerating/burning muscle-tissue in order to provide energy to sustain life.

Ringworm, which is actually a fungus infection and not a worm at all, can be picked up anywhere the cat can come into contact with the fungus spores. For outdoor pets, that is quite often their coming in contact with other animals which happen to be infected.

Roundworms are classified in the phylum Nematoda. They have this name because of their cylinderical body shape. They have a pseudocoelom for the body cavity. Some are parasites (Ascaris), some are useful in biology research (C. elegans). They are found almost everywhere!

Soured milk is a food product, distinguished from spoiled milk, and is a general term for milk that has acquired a tart taste, either through the addition of an acid, such as lemon juice or vinegar, or through bacterial fermentation. The acid causes milk to coagulate and form a thicker consistency. Soured milk that is produced by bacterial fermentation is more specifically called fermented milk or cultured milk. Soured milk that is produced by the addition of an acid, with or without the addition of microbial organisms, is more specifically called acidified milk. In the US, the acids that may be used in the manufacture of acidified milk are acetic acid (commonly found in vinegar), adipic acid, citric acid (commonly found in lemon juice), fumaric acid, glucono-delta-lactone, hydrochloric acid, lactic acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, succinic acid, and tartaric acid. And that's Why.

The function of a leech is to survive; feed, respire, procreate.

Leeches are hermaphrodites (possessing both sets of sexual organs). There are both aquatic and terrestrial types of leech. Different types of leech feed on different things.

Some feed upon blood, and were once used for the purpose of bleeding patients ('leeching') as this was believed to be beneficial.

Nowadays, medical leeches are sparingly used in a few scenarios, particularly during major surgery to relieve venal congestion and promote blood flow.

He could have gotten it from a small animal that he found or if he was outside even once he could have gotten them. sometimes they can get it if they got into a garbage can. i suggest you go to a vet to see if he has parasites.

HELP! im so confused my cat i just go a day ago form a well known shelter, just randomly had this black worm on it...i have grown up with many animals and i know what fleas look like, plus i live in high altitude where fleas dont survive and only one kind of species of ticks live here; i know what they look like...what could this worm be??

Some cats are allergic to dust mites. It can cause them to scratch, chew, or lick their hair out. If tested, they can be started on immunotherapy injections or other medications.

Dogs can certainly have worms and parvo at the same time. But worms in the feces definitely means the dog has worms.

"http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_water_kill_ticks" Well no it can't because ticks are water resistance. Burn them with a match.

Roundworms: (Toxocara canis)

Round worms --also called ascarids are of whitish color. They look just like a piece of cooked Spaghetti, and live in your dogs intestine. They can reach up to 8" in length (20cm.), and feed off of your dogs food, in the intestine. Round worms shed eggs continually. You can either treat your dog for roundworms every 6 months, OR, you can have them tested and only treat if they have them.

Round worms migrate throughout the blood, into the lungs, and are coughed up, and usually re-swallowed. sometimes the larvae can travel through the liver and brain.

Tapeworms (Taenia and dipylidium species)

Tapeworms look like a piece of rice on the stool but not in it, or sometimes seen sticking like little white eggs to the dogs anus.

There are a few different varieties of Tapeworms. Fleas carry tapeworms, so if your dog has fleas, or had fleas, there is a good chance he could have tapeworms. (see flea write-up). As If the dog eats the flea he could have tapeworms.

Standard wormer doesn't always kill tapeworms, so a stronger wormer is needed.

Many Vets recommend worming for tapeworm and roundworms every 6-12 months.

Hookworm (Ancylostoma coaninum)

Looks like roundworm, but has teeth at one end, that grab onto the dogs intestine and attaches itself. It changes the attachment site at least 6 times per day. There is blood loss to feed the bloodsucking worms, but most blood is lost at the spots of detachment until they heal, thus causing anemia and iron-deficiency.

Hookworms and whipworms are blood suckers. These can make a puppy anemic.

Worms in Dogs

Internal Parasites

There are a number of different Worms that can affect your dog. Roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, whip worms and heartworms. Some live in intestines and some in the tissue. Many worms do not pose a problem for your dog at all, and you will not even be aware that they are even there. Some worms can be tolerated in small numbers, but in high numbers can create serious problems.

Generally a dog should be treated every 6 months for the first two. Roundworms and Tapeworms. They are the most common, roundworm being the bigger problem.

Puppies should be treated at 4, 6, 8, 10 , 12, 14 and 16 weeks. Regularly about every 2 weeks up to the puppy reaching 3 months old and again as advised by your Vet, and with Vet recommended medicine. Be sure to worm the Dam, talk to your vet.

It is very important to worm your puppy and your dog, as tapeworms and roundworms can infect people

You MUST check with your Local Veterinarian to find out, what is in your area, and how your puppy or dog needs to be treated.

All aeas where there are dogs, there are roundworm Eggs.

Roundworms: (Toxocara canis)

Round worms --also called ascarids are of whitish color. They look just like a piece of cooked Spaghetti, and live in your dogs intestine. They can reach up to 8" in length (20cm.), and feed off of your dogs food, in the intestine. Round worms shed eggs continually. You can either treat your dog for roundworms every 6 months, OR, you can have them tested and only treat if they have them.

Round worms migrate throughout the blood, into the lungs, and are coughed up, and usually re-swallowed. sometimes the larvae can travel through the liver and brain.

You may never ever see these worms, and one day one may come out in the dog's stool. They can cause bloating, diarrhea and vomiting. Your dog may stop eating, after passing through a stage of over eating, and always being hungry.

In young puppies untreated roundworms Can cause the bowel to rupture. Puppies get roundworms from their mom, as the larval worms migrate into the womb, or into her teats. A pregnant dam, can be treated for roundworms, and should be. ASK your Vet.

Dogs should be discouraged from pooping where kids play, as roundworms are dangerous especially to children. Roundworm eggs can lie dormant in a sandbox for years. Once they enter the child host, they can migrate to the child's liver, lungs eyes or brain and become permanently encysted.

Tapeworms (Taenia and dipylidium species)

Tapeworms look like a piece of rice on the stool but not in it, or sometimes seen sticking like little white eggs to the dogs anus.

There are a few different varieties of Tapeworms. Fleas carry tapeworms, so if your dog has fleas, or had fleas, there is a good chance he could have tapeworms. As If the dog eats the flea he could have tapeworms.

Standard wormer doesn't always kill tapeworms, so a stronger wormer is needed.

Many Vets recommend worming for tapeworm and roundworms every 6-12 months.

You cannot treat a pregnant or nursing dam, or puppies for tapeworm.

Like roundworms, people can also get tapeworms, people can get tapeworms from ingesting a flea from a dog, and that is not hard, considering a flea is so small, it could easily land on your plate, or your hand and be ingested un-noticed. A tapeworm is not that dangerous to a dog, it is referred to by some as the smart parasite, but it can be dangerous to people causing serious liver disease.

The tapeworm actually consists of many white segments, joined together like a tape. They tape together and can get to be several feet long. Then they drop off to multiply. It is the segments that are seen as they shed. These segments contain the eggs, they look like wiggling grains of rice.

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Hookworm (Ancylostoma coaninum)

Looks like roundworm, but has teeth at one end, that grab onto the dogs intestine and attaches itself. It changes the attachment site at least 6 times per day. There is blood loss to feed the bloodsucking worms, but most blood is lost at the spots of detachment until they heal, thus causing anemia and iron-deficiency.

Hookworms and whipworms are blood suckers. These can make a puppy anemic.

Heartworms (Uncinara)

Heartworms live in the heart and large blood vessels. they are about 6 inches long. They are spread by mosquitoes. The tree hole mosquito, which breeds in oak trees, is very good at spreading heartworms. They live in areas where oak trees thrive. If you have oak trees in your area, you most likely live in an area where there are heartworms. Heartworms show no symptoms at all until the disease is very advanced. When symptoms do appear they are the same as the symptoms for congestive heart failure. Sometimes causing fainting, coughing, difficulty breathing, dull coat, lack of energy, and an enlarged abdomen. Heartworms can be prevented. Dogs should be tested for heart worms, then given a preventive medicine. It is not wise to wait until symptoms appear before treating this dangerous worm. Talk to your Vet.

All dogs at some time in their lives have worms, but with modern treatments, they are easily eliminated, and harmless to your pet. IF ALL dogs were regularly treated for worms, the risk to human health could be reduced greatly.

Whipworms (Trichuris)

Are not visible to the naked eye. Vet diagnosis only

Ringworm

Contrary to what the names suggests, ringworm is not a worm. It is a fungal infection of the skin that is contagious to other dogs, animals and to humans. There are several different treatments including a sulfur dip which can be purchased at the vet. A holistic approach is to use a topical neem oil which has been proven to kill a wide variety of fungus and mites. It also acts as a insect repellent. Mane Tail Groom - M-T-G, which is primarily used for horses, is also safe and effective to use on the ringworm fungus.

all kinds, especially round worms and other parasitic larvae

Yes you can give Copenhagen to dogs to get rid of worms. My father use to give our animals Copenhagen with a piece of hamburger or something that they would eat quick enough not to beable to taste it. This always seemed to work and it was a home remedy that was used from our fathers father. My mother also used this and says that if your going to treat one with this then to treat all the animals just incase it was passed on. Thank You Natalie W.

No, humans cannot catch worms from chickens. The reason for this is that parasites are species specific, so there is no hazard to human health.

No cinnamon is okay I would not recommend a lot.