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How do puppies get worms if their mom doesn't have them?

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Reality: Most worms are picked up from the environment, but puppies/kittens can get worms from their mom even before birth or by feeding on mother's milk. Puppies and kittens also have a reduced immune system, and their bodies can't fight off these worms like adult animals can. 7 апр. 2017 г.


How do puppies get worms in the first place?

Transmission of intestinal worms (hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms) commonly occurs when your dog ingests contaminated soil or feces containing eggs or immature worms (larvae) that have been passed from other infected animals in the environment.

How are puppies born with worms?

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.

Do all puppies have worms at first?

A: Not all puppies, but it is very common for puppies to have roundworms or hookworms, either passed in utero or through a mothers' milk. Because worm infection is so common, we normally deworm puppies just to be safe.

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.

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