He had went to the restroom before this time I seen the worm and it was normal stool nothing unusual, about ten minutes later he went again and it was gooey and had a thing that looked like spaghetti in it. He threw up a little bit and it looked watery. My puppy has been dewormed had his first set of shots and were going to take him to get his second round on Wednesday. He had been dewormed a week before we got him and the vet said to wait about two more weeks to get him dewormed a second time. It’s been almost three weeks we were going to do it on Wednesday but, I’m not sure what I should do?! Should I just go on Monday to get him dewormed again because the vet isn’t open on Saturday. Should he be allowed to sleep on our bed? (Or would that put us at too much of a risk of getting the worms too). I looked up what the worm looked like online and it said a roundworm, it wasn’t moving so I assume it may have been dead. My puppy didn’t eat his first bowl of food and his stomach is growling, should I try to feed him myself even though he has lost his appetite a bit. Please help me!! Thank you so much in advance.




8 Responses to “My dog had a worm in his stool!!! It looked like spaghetti and this is the first one he's had that I've seen..?”

  1. Sara Ann

    The worms won’t kill him in a matter of a weekend, contact the vet on Monday and tell them exactly what you observed and they might be able to get you in a few days early. Keep an eye on the dog, make sure that it is drinking water and not becoming dehydrated. Make food available, but don’t stress if it doesn’t eat… Do not walk anywhere the dog defecates in bare feet, clean up the messes immediately, and wash/sanitize your hands (you may need a sample to take to the vet so keep that in mind on Monday morning and personally I wouldn’t want to sleep with it) The dog may have diarrhea so just make sure you can take it out often. Lots of puppies get worms despite the deworming… GOOD LUCK!

  2. Elaine M

    The only way YOU can get worms from him is to eat a live one. Stop stressing out.

    Worms and fleas on dogs is what any pet owner goes through. You just treat for them when they show up. Sometimes it takes two rounds of deworming to get them all. NOT a problem.

  3. Whittey

    he needs to be dewormed again…theres a good chance when you dewormed him the first time the stool in your yard was still infected so he got them again but you definately need to make an appointment to get the deworming medicine and make sure to clean up your entire yard because if you dont deworming him is pointless.

  4. Julie D.

    It is Roundworm, but if his stool is gooey like you said, he may also have Coccidia. Yes, he needs to be wormed again, and also another time after that since he still has adult worms. Keep the poop cleaned up, keep your hands washed, and put him in his crate to sleep. (Don’t forget, he will need TWO more wormings.)

  5. wb

    Take him to the vet on Monday. The sooner the problem can be dealt with the better. They may be able to give him something to ease his stomach as well so he can eat. In the mean time try and feed him some plain yogurt and olive oil to ease his discomfort, about a cup yogurt and tsp. olive oil. Also go to a pet outlet store and see if you can find some of the grass they sell to give him. Good luck!

  6. Chatelaine

    Get him to the vet first thing Monday. He’s supposed to have a second round of medication. What’s so hard to figure out?

    You can’t catch his worms. Tell the vet about his other symptoms.

  7. Rose C

    Ignore Elaine. The idea that you can only get worms through eating a live one is a popular misconception. Just a short explanation of how this actually works,….

    Worms that live in the dogs intestine come out of the animals anus (this is also how it works in humans) periodically, usually at night, and lay there eggs. They then move back up into the intestines for nourishment. The eggs fall off of the dogs anus, or are licked off by the dog. There will be eggs in the dogs mouth (briefly), or they will end up on your bed sheets, carpets, in their stool, etc. You then touch them, and if your hands end up in your mouth (or your hand touches something that you end up eating), you ingest the eggs which then hatch in your intestine and the cycle goes on. You will absolutely NEED to take a dewormer, as will everyone else in the home. Your pharmacist can provide it, depending on where you live, or you can get a prescription from your doctor. You will need to be treated twice, as the worm meds will not kill of the eggs in your home/on your body. It will kill all of the worms, but if eggs remain they can hatch and you have more worms. A second treatment will make sure you’ve gotten everything.

    Yes, your dog needs to treated again, and then again. Many pet owners treat on a regular basis, as a preventative, especially when their dogs are puppies. Personally, I wouldn’t let a dog with worms on my bed, but you may very well be infected already. So it’s up to you.

  8. Curtis M

    To get worms from your dog you have to eat his feces…so as long as you don’t eat poop, lick his foot after he’s stepped in his poop or french kiss your dog after he eats his own poop, you should be fine.

    He’ll be fine until Monday…or you can go to a feed store and buy some worming tablets. Roundworms are easy to treat from home. But if it makes you feel better (as it does to most Yahoo users who run to the vet every time their dog burps, lol), then just wait til Monday.

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