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How are worms transmitted in puppies?

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Your dog may be infected with roundworms from the time it is born because often the mother passes the worms to the puppy while it is still in her body. Roundworms can also develop in a puppy after it is born when the puppy eats larvated eggs from the environment or drinks worm larvae (young worms) in the mother's milk.


Can I touch my puppy if he has worms?

Most worms you simply cannot get from touching an infected dog. Worms are usually transmitted though poop. For example, hookworm eggs are found in a dog's poop, and it takes about 2 weeks for the eggs to hatch/mature and only then can you get infected with hookworms.

What food causes worms in puppies?

Roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms contracted from eating from contaminated surfaces, such as where other dogs defecated and spread eggs, or passed from mother to puppies. Tapeworms, from eating a flea that consumed a tapeworm egg, or meat that is contaminated with tapeworm eggs.

Can you get worms from your dog if they lick you?

Parasites like hookworm, roundworm, and giardia can be passed from dog to human through licking.

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