Health & WellbeingI just found out my dog has worms...found them in his stool this am. I am taking him to the vet this evening for treatment. What do I need to do moving forward to clean house etc to keep from being reinfected and in what timeframe from his initial tr
Hello. Most worms are obtained through the fecal-oral route. Boudreaux ingests something contaminated with fecal material & worms are deposited in his gut, so try to keep him from picking up sticks & debris to chew on. Tapeworms are primarily obtained from fleas. Fleas on your pet's coat feed on tapeworm larvae, your pet feels a flea, grooms it off & swallows the flea & tapeworm. Or, he can pick up tapeworms from hunting & eating small prey. All the house needs is a good vacuuming, & use a good flea product on a regular basis. If you do not use a heartworm preventative, consider using something like Interceptor Plus, which will deworm your pet every month for all the common intestinal parasites. Thanks for using Boop by Petco.
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