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Can dogs catch worms from other dogs?

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Intestinal parasites are contagious to other animals and humans. Because they primarily inhabit the GI tract, larvae, or eggs, are passed in the feces. The infective larvae then inhabit the soil around the feces, leaving other dogs, and children, vulnerable to accidental ingestion and subsequent infection. 15 авг. 2019 г.


Can dogs get worms from sniffing other dogs poop?

Infected dogs shed the microscopic roundworm eggs in their feces. Other dogs may become infected by sniffing or licking infected feces. Roundworm eggs can also be spread by other animals such as rodents, earthworms, cockroaches, and birds.

Can dogs pass worms to other dogs through saliva?

While worms do not pass through canine saliva, other conditions do. One virus that spreads through dog saliva is rabies.

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