Dogs can become infected with Crenostoma vulpis by eating slugs or snails, or by eating another animal, such as a frog, mouse or bird that has eaten a slug or snail. The life cycle of other parasitic lungworms that infect dogs are more direct.
How do you prevent lungworm in puppies?
Picking up your dog's faeces quickly will help prevent the spread of lungworm. Removing toys and bowls from the garden overnight so they are not exposed to slugs and snails. Changing the water in water bowls frequently.
Where does lung worm come from?
Dogs get lungworm by eating larvae found in infected snails, slugs or frogs. They can also accidentally eat infected tiny slugs if they are on a toy or their fur. The lungworm larvae then grow inside the dog and adult lungworms move through their body to live in their heart and blood vessels.
Is lung worm contagious in dogs?
Unlike many other diseases, lungworm isn't contagious. Instead, dogs catch lungworm by eating slugs and snails that are infected by the disease.
How do you know if your dog has lungworm?
Dogs will often cough due to the physical presence of the worms in their lung area. Problems associated with bleeding, such as blood in urine, vomiting blood and petechial haemorrhage (pink blood spots on the gums) may be signs of lungworm. Owners may also notice a severe reddening around the eye – scleral haemorrhage.
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