OMG....Yuck...Advice on worms

My neighbor boy came over to spend the night last night, and he just had to bring this brand new puppy he got. Im going to guess by looking at it's probably five or six weeks old.


Well, in the middle of the night my son comes to get me because the puppy has pottied on the floor, and he wants me to clean it up. I get out of bed, and this puppy has gone to the bathroom EVERYWHERE. On my LOVESEAT, on some floor pillows and on the carpet, and the potty is just full of these long worms. WORMS!

So, I clean it up, and put the puppy out on the screen porch for the night in a box (Im sorry but on my LOVESEAT). I understand that the puppy is sick and this boys parents need to take it to be treated, but what I want to know is are my kids at risk for getting these worms????

These were not pinworms...these were quite long and thin and *shudder*. I had not really seen this before. I understand that almost all puppies are born with worms, but when my dog had puppies they were all treated with liquid wormer at a fairly young age, and I never saw any actual worms and certainly not like this. *shudder again*

Anyone?

my black lab puppy Bella had those....heart worms, unless i'm mistaken. puppy needs to see the vet.

poor puppy :(

A LOT LOT LOT of puppies get worms... might be heart worms... might not be heartworms... nope... your kids aren't at risk... but yea... puppy needs to get to the vet ASAP!

aww I hope they're treated and end up okay.

I was curious about the topic here, I have red wrigglers and thought you might have meant earthworms :)

I have nothing to add except sympathy, Jody. YUCK YUCK YUCK!! And it wasn't even YOUR dog! Poor thing!

As far as your children - no I doubt that they are at risk with that limited exposure. As far as the children that LIVE with the puppy --- if they swallow a flea that has been on an infected dog or put their fingers in their mouth after coming into contact with the certain worms or the larvae, they can get worms. Their mom should be very concerned about clearing up the worms in the puppy and she should get instructions from a vet about what to use and how to clean her home and yard to kill anything that may be left hanging around.

Well I'm sorry to report that Zeus also has worms! He went to his first vet appt yesterday and he has a minor case of hookworm... apparently so small that they weren't even visible to our eyes. Our vet says this is extremely common in puppies and gave him a treatment. We should be all good now with no harm to us, the kids, or our other dog. :)

/edited to add: but yea... still freaking gross :(

LOL Marcy!!! I wish I had started a pool to see how long you could hold out before you "confessed" this!!! :p

LMFAO!!!! Ah well... you will just have to stay tuned to chat for your next opportunity... :D

Good advice, Chatter, that the children's mother of that puppy needs to find out what to do to rid any larvae or traces of the worms. There are so many products on the market these days and I'm sure the vet can and should also recommend something. Even a reputable pet store could recommend something, I'm sure.