Whipworm?
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| Bear came with whipworms. It took a course of Panacur to finally get rid of them. I know the eggs contaminate soil for years but as long as you are vigilant about picking up your dog's poo, you'll have a better chance of reducing the risk. Most heartworm medications will prevent the reoccurrence of whipworms anyway so you should be safe as long as you keep the dog on the preventatives. |
| Nasty things. It may take several courses to eliminate them from your dog. As far as the yard, yes, once in the gravel or soil, you will have problems. Dessication of soil or gravel will kill them, but if you live in a moist climate......well , forgetabboutit.
This is from Merck: Quote: Adult Trichuris vulpis are 40-70 mm long and consist of a long, slender anterior portion and a thick posterior third. They commonly inhabit the cecum of dogs where they are firmly attached to the wall, with their anterior end embedded in the mucosa. Thick-shelled eggs with bipolar plugs are passed in the feces and become infective in 2-4 wk in a warm, moist environment. Although eggs may remain viable in a suitable environment for up to 5 yr, they are susceptible to desiccation. The life cycle is direct. After infective eggs are ingested, the larvae develop in the jejunal wall, and the adults mature in the cecum in ~11 wk. They may remain for up to 16 mo. No signs are seen in light infections, but as the worm burden increases and the inflammatory (and occasionally hemorrhagic) reaction in the cecum becomes more pronounced, weight loss and diarrhea become evident. Fresh blood may be seen in the feces of heavily infected dogs, and anemia occasionally follows. Trichuris infections rarely are seen in cats in North America but may occasionally be associated with clinical signs similar to those described for dogs. Treatment and Control: The eggs are susceptible to desiccation; therefore, by maintaining cleanliness and eliminating moist areas, the risk of infection in dogs can be reduced considerably, although T vulpis infections can be difficult to control. Treatment should be repeated 3 times at monthly intervals because of the long prepatent period. Finally, milbemycin oxime, milbemycin/lufenuron, and diethylcarbamazine/oxibendazole, when administered for heartworm prevention, are also approved for control of T vulpis infections. Effective therapy has yet to be described for Trichuris infections in cats. If required, treatment should be attempted on an experimental basis using a compound with licensed activity against T vulpis . |
| Faith had whip worms.....and we clean up after the dogs as soon as they go. The vet thinks if was from one of the other animals that frequent our place (raccoons, rabbits, mice etc....) I think even tho my vet only recommends Revolution for 6 months, I will be giving it to my dogs year round. The cost of the preventative is much cheaper than the cost of the diagnosis and the meds and not to mention more comfortable for the dogs not to get these parasites.
Because one had whip worms we had to use Panacur on all. We only had to do one course and they were gone. |
| My Vet recommends heartworm meds year round to protect against whip worm as well |
| thanks for your feedback. Well, Maxwell came back negative, so just Miller had it. I do uses Triheart year round, but I think I fell behind a month with out realizing it. My bad. My vet said one treatment should be fine with Miller, just to keep him on the heartworm pills after that. |
Yea, we just had our "annual" Vet trip last night....... I ran out of heartguard in May and because we missed one month had to pay for both boys to have bloodwork  at 35.00 per dog it's well worth keeping them on year round. |
| It always amazes me to hear how some of your vet bills are. My bill the other day for all of Millers yearly shots, and blood and stool work and 6 months of Tri heart was only $156.00, Plus they didn't charge me to ck Max's stool for worms. I guess I am lucky to have suck a great Vet that keeps prices low. The keep the office the way it is and are not worried about upgrading it to look perfect and try not to take accept credit cards (unless necessary of course) so that probably helps. Also if you get medication or treatment that is more than their $24 office visit fee, they waive it. A friend of mine spent over $1000 to have his three dogs in for their yearly visits, I was shocked....but I am not complaining. |
| I can absolutely believe that, we spent almost $500 last night on "routine" stuff. |
Yep, sometimes it pays to be rural, small town or hicks!!!!   |
| It might be worth it for me to drive to SC for veterinary care. |
Shelly wrote: I A friend of mine spent over $1000 to have his three dogs in for their yearly visits, I was shocked....but I am not complaining.
Um....I have spent that much as well.....for fun I added up the costs so far for 2007 for the dogs....its over $1000 now.....(and that doesn't include the cost of getting Scarlet...just her vet bills, and also doesn't include dog school) Oh well.....they are WELL worth the money spent |
| In Charleston, on vet could be $150 and one a few miles away could be $400 or higher.... |
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