Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
The doghouse

If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.

Original poster

Have just looked in my dogs' bed, and there are tiny wriggling worms on it!!

15 replies

Swifey · 02/08/2015 21:12

Are they flea larvae? The digs have fleas at the moment, which seem totally resistant to everything; we have tried spot on, flea collars and flea shampoo, but it seems to make no difference. I am going to ring the vet tomorrow to see what else they have got, but was just checking that the 'worms' were flea larvae??? Or something else,equally as disgusting!!!

OP posts:
Original poster
Swifey · 02/08/2015 22:04

Anyone??? It's making me itchy just thinking about them!

OP posts:
Gileswithachainsaw · 02/08/2015 22:05

post a picture.

definitely worms or could they be maggots?

hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman · 02/08/2015 22:10

Hav eyou tried Bravecto for the fleas?

trashcanjunkie · 02/08/2015 23:47

Spot on is crap, surely you know this? Speak to your vet and get something decent. As for the worms, maybe ask your vet about that too.

VivaLeBeaver · 03/08/2015 00:07

I would say it's far more likely to be bum worms. Get some Drontol!

Also there is an online poo analysis website Ive used in the past which is good. Send a sample off and they tell you the worm count.

VivaLeBeaver · 03/08/2015 00:14

If you use Advocate it will do fleas and worms. Buy some Indorex to spray the house with.

VivaLeBeaver · 03/08/2015 00:15

wormcount.com

fallingoffthetoast · 03/08/2015 00:17

I'd say flea larvae they do look like maggots. Agree with op you need vet prescribed treatment for the dogs and spray for house.

Original poster
Swifey · 03/08/2015 01:48

The dogs were wormed (with stuff from the vets) about 4 weeks ago, which is why I didn't think it was bottom worms. No tell tale signs either, if you know what I mean!

OP posts:
VivaLeBeaver · 03/08/2015 07:49

I stand corrected then. Blimey! We've had fleas several times and ive never seen flea larvae. Didn't realise they could be that visible. I guess fleas is better than bum worms.

moosemama · 03/08/2015 10:44

The only time I've ever seen flea larvae is when I rescued a feral kitten at my grandparents' house in Ireland as a child. I had to carry it home clutched to my front as it was injured, but wild and when I put it down my jumper was covered in little crawly maggots. Envy

duncanslegacy · 28/12/2015 01:29

This reply has been deleted

Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

Hetty3838 · 28/12/2015 22:12

Go to vets. Only vet brought treatments seem to work for my dog. She has a chewy tablet for fleas , tics and worms forgotten the name but it smells of bisto !

TheCrowFromBelow · 28/12/2015 22:29

Bravecto is the one like bisto -DDog loves it, he runs away from advocate. Off the shelf flea treaments are no good, get to the vet!

Hetty3838 · 28/12/2015 22:50

We love bravecto then. Advocate made Ddog smell of gas for days the first time I used it I was convinced we had a gas leak !

New posts on this thread. Refresh page