Roundworm in Dog Bed

Newborn Join date : 2016-03-20 Location : Portland, Maine

So I purchased a new bed for my 8 week old husky this morning. It is almost 10:00 and I just found what appear to be roundworms in the crevice of her bed. I was planning on making a vet appointment for Monday but should I take her tomorrow? Is it possible that they would show up in her bed like that and not her stool?

Senior Join date : 2014-08-18 Location : Terlingua, Texas

Doug, this may sound condescending but ... you're suggesting that you think you've found roundworms without either vomit or feces? Uh, no, it's VERY unlikely that they'd show up like that.

ETA: of course this is my opinion but worms aren't something to get overly upset about. Puppies (and dogs in general really) can get worms from all sorts of places. If it's the difference between an emergency visit on Sunday ($$$$$$$) or a regular visit on Monday ($$) I'd personally hold off till Monday.

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Newborn Join date : 2016-03-20 Location : Portland, Maine

aljones wrote:: Doug, this may sound condescending but ... you're suggesting that you think you've found roundworms without either vomit or feces? Uh, no, it's VERY unlikely that they'd show up like that.

ETA: of course this is my opinion but worms aren't something to get overly upset about. Puppies (and dogs in general really) can get worms from all sorts of places. If it's the difference between an emergency visit on Sunday ($$$$$$$) or a regular visit on Monday ($$) I'd personally hold off till Monday.

Thank you so much for the post.. i will take a picture of what I found. You have kind of made me feel at ease about it. I'm probably just a new father freaking out haha.

Teenager Join date : 2016-01-10 Location : Long Island, NY

Ugh... all this talk about worms is making me feel the creepy crawlies... 3 years ago we bought Colby a bed from Kmart and 2 days I was petting him and found what I thought was a tick. Turns out it was a dang bedbug. When I checked his bed, it was infested with them. By that time it was too late. We got rid of the bed, but in those 3 days they had already spread. Took him and the 2 cats out of the house and bombed it, washed them outside (have you ever tried to bathe a cat in a kiddie pool?), but still had them. Had to get rid of my bed, my couch, my living room and bedroom carpet, re-bomb the house, and then move furniture out of each room, inspect the furniture, and clean each room thoroughly. It was a complete nightmare. There are still nights where I feel like things are crawling on me.

Puppy Join date : 2016-03-30 Location : New Jersey

Our mako (also from Maine) just tested positive for roundworm. He gladly gulped down 2 pills, had a couple extra poops and should now be all good. It was creepy at first, but now I've realized relatively normal.

Newborn Join date : 2016-03-20 Location : Portland, Maine

Wow both of your post have me wanting to take a shower. hahaha

Subject: Re: Roundworm in Dog Bed Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:12 pm

Fantastic. I'm at work and feel like something is crawling around on my back now. Ugh! >_<

Newborn Join date : 2016-03-20 Location : Portland, Maine

So just to inform you guys.. my girl just threw up a bunch of worms. I am calling the vet right now. I think the worms in her bed where once she threw up and everything dried before I found it.