Worms take time to develop so they are not going to be that far along in a weeks time . She probably got them from the momma dog .
Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2013, at 6:55 PM, "leanneb65" <leanne...@gmail.com> wrote: > She just pooped again. Runnier this time and much lighter in color. Again a > flat white thing hanging out of her butt. > She is sleeping now. And she doesnt have much of an appetite. It's just weird > to me that when we got her her poop was firm and dark. Now it's light, runny > and stuff hanging out. Makes me wonder if it's something in my house. > Ugh > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > > > Yes she will be fine. Hopefully it is just the string. Also consider that if > > she had round worms last week, and then given the med, she may be passing > > them out. Only when the Vet puts the poop under a microscope will he be able > > to tell what she has. Try putting the sample in an empty med bottle in the > > AM or just before you bring her in to the vet, they don't need much to test > > it. > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: leanneb65 > > Date: 8/4/2013 6:38:14 PM > > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Uh oh..worms perhaps? > > > > > > Wow, I did not know that. I have one cat. I have never seen a flea on my cat > > and I have never seen a flea on this pup. The lady we got the pup from was a > > freak about fleas. I saw her pull a flea off the pup one time before we got > > the puppy. Maybe she got the flea from her. Either way, the puppy just > > pooped again, this time is was very light in color and another white thing > > was sticking out of her butt. > > I have dealt with puppies in the past before when we lived in Oregon and > > California. I have never ever seen sooo many dogs or puppies with worms or > > coccidia or giardia or any other weird ailment so much as I have dealt with > > here in Southeast Missouri. Conincidence? Not sure but it drives me crazy. I > > really thought getting a puppy from a home raised by a family was so much > > better than one from the pound. Our pound is awful and terrible. They offer > > shelter and food..that is it..nothing else. No care of any kind. Sad. > > Ugh! So frustrated!!! Will this pup be okay until we get her to the vet > > tomorrow? > > > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@> wrote: > > > > > > Tape worm comes from fleas. A dog or cat has to ingest the flea. I think > > it > > > takes about 7-10 days later and you can see them in the poop and or they > > can > > > throw them up. > > > The regular wormer that is given to puppies is for round worm. The Vet > > will > > > need a fresh sample to check it out. If she has them, he will either give > > > her a pill or a shot, > > > and then 7-10 days later it must be given again to kill the newly hatched > > > baby worms in her system. More times then not the infected fleas are from > > > cat fleas. So if your > > > cat goes outdoors you should look into giving it flea preventative meds, > > so > > > that your dog and house doesn't get infested. It only takes one infected > > > flea to give a dog or cat tape worm, which means your cat has to be > > checked > > > and medicated too. And tapeworms multiply fast in an animals system, if > > > untreated the animal becomes so loaded with them that it makes them very > > > anemic and can they can die. How many other cats and dogs do you have? > > > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > > From: leanneb65 > > > Date: 8/4/2013 5:56:48 PM > > > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Uh oh..worms perhaps? > > > > > > > > > ++Well out little chi will be 8 weeks tomorrow and we have had her 1 week > > > today. The family we got her from said she gave her her first 5 in 1 shot > > 9 > > > days ago and also wormed her. > > > Her stools are a little loose, not total diarrhea but especially when she > > is > > > yelping in her crate. Well today I put her in her crate to take care of > > what > > > needed to be done in the kitchen. She didnt yelp real loudly, more like a > > > wimper but she clearly wanted out. I went to get her once she was quiet > > and > > > noticed she pooped several small little piles and when I picked her up I > > > notice this white thing hanging from her but. Now I didnt have my reading > > > glasses on and thought it was a string as she has been chewing on a rope > > toy > > > and some shoe laces I braided. What ever it was just broke off in the > > tissue > > > Didn't seem to bother her but I think it was more flat then round. Could > > > that be a tape worm? And if she was wormed a week ago why would it look > > like > > > that? > > > Also, I notice the last few days my cat has had very loose stools as well. > > > Not sure what it going on there but could one infect the other? We are > > > calling the vet tomorrow morning to get her in. She hasn't had a vet check > > > since we got her so I guess this is a good time to. > > > > > > >
