Just found out my 13 wk old pup has round worms. Ugh. Gave him dewormer today. Now I feel all grossed out because he has been licking us and sleeping in the bed. I think they are transmissible to humans.... We do practice hygiene but I am sure we aren't 100% sanitary. Should I be worried? What about my adult dog?
Yes, roundworms are zoonotic. But I have never seen it happen in 20 years. However, you should be more diligent if you have an immunocompromised, elderly, or young child in the home.
If your older dog is on monthly preventative for heartworms, they should be ok. But keep a watch their stool as well. You can also deworm them just to be sure.
Will give my other dog a dewormer as a precaution. She hasn't been on one this year as we were dealing with other issues and I didn't want to give her even more meds....
No elderly or babies living with us.
Can him licking my face transmit worms? Or sleeping in my bed? I am obviously not eating his poop or the dirt where he goes so not going to be transmitted that way. I pick up his poop from the grass within a day. I have not seen any worms in it....????
After taking his dewormer, how long does it take to kill the nasty things...ugh?
Your husband is overreacting. 90% of puppies have roundworms. Even from the best of the best breeders. It is not that big of deal. Pick up his poop and wash your hands afterwards and calm down. Again on 20 or so years of being a vet tech I have NEVER seen a healthy adult get the worms.
I'm quite the newbie here, but I do know that most parasites can only transfer through their appropriate life style cycle stages - ie. through feces, ingestion of infected individual, urine, etc. Most round worms that dogs are infested with generally transfer through a fecal cycle, meaning that the eggs can only be picked up if you touch and then ingest their feces/residual fecal matter (which I'm sure you aren't doing). Gsdsar is right - the chances that you're infected are very, very unlikely and I agree that you're definitely over reacting. And to get them immediately from your dog, he would have to eat his own egg infested poop and then lick you in the mouth shortly after, which I'm positive you aren't allowing either to happen.
I didn't think we needed to worry but my dh is convinced he has worms.
Why do some people say not to let the puppy sleep with you? Am I going to eat his poop while I am sleeping???
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