Should I call the vet?

LucyLu · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:47 pm Post subject: Should I call the vet?

I have seen my puppy scoot her bottom across the floor 3 times since last Friday. All 3 times have been before or after she has pooped. Is this happening often enough where I should call my vet? She was just at the vet last Friday and everything was fine. She did it for the first time when we got home from the vet that night and before she pooped. She did it for the 3rd time last night, in the middle of the night, right before I took her out to go potty. Should I call my vet, in your opinion?

LucyLu · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 2:00 pm Post subject:

Nevermind....I called the vet and I am going today.

charmedagain · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 2274 Location: uk

Hi firstly please give the members time to reply to your questions before saying Never mind i called the vet.
There is not always someone here that can give you the advice you need straight away.

Sounds like it could be either worms or she needs her anal glands emptying the vet will be able to tell you which it is.

Mike

LucyLu · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject:

Jamiya · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 5593

It's probably anal glands or worms as Mike said. Let us know how she is when you get back from the vet!

honeybears · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 3637

Lucy, how is your pup, what was it? curious since Jake has been doing it occasionally,

honeybear

LucyLu · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:58 pm Post subject:

$216 later....she has tapeworms. Poor thing! When I went home to get her, I also picked up her poop out of the grass from last night. I looked at it, and there were these tiny worm looking things in it. So we went to the vet and I told them what I had seen. Her stool sample came back negative, but from what I told them, they said she probably has tapeworms and gave her medicine. They also emptied her anal glands.

Shineillusion · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject:

Just in case your vet didn't explain this, or for others who may not know, unless your pup is in the habit of catching and eating small rodents, like mice and rabbits, she probably got the tapeworms from fleas. Fleas are the most common source of tapeworm infestation in dogs. If you don't get rid of the fleas, she's going to get tapes again, and again, and again, until you rid her of the fleas.

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4352 Location: Texas

Tape worms can also come from infested ground.

And FYI for those who don't know. Heart worms come from Mosquitoe's!!! I didn'tknow this until I researched Interceptor....

Shineillusion · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:25 am Post subject:

My parasitology texts don't mention ground contamination as a source of tapeworm infection. The eggs have to be consumed by an intermediary host where they hatch and go through one or more molts before they are capable of infecting the secondary host; you, your dog or cat, etc.

The most common tapeworm in dogs uses a flea as it's intermediary host. Various other common species use rodents. Some use fish, but those are not very common and seldom infect dogs.

Some other common worm species, like round, hook and and whip worms, on the other hand, can be picked up from contaminated ground.

Shineillusion · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:26 am Post subject:

My parasitology texts don't mention ground contamination as a source of tapeworm infection. The eggs have to be consumed by an intermediary host where they hatch and go through one or more molts before they are capable of infecting the secondary host; you, your dog or cat, etc.

The most common tapeworm in dogs uses a flea as it's intermediary host. Various other common species use rodents. Some use fish, but those are not very common and seldom infect dogs.

Some other common worm species, like round, hook and and whip worms, on the other hand, can be picked up from contaminated ground.