How can you tell if a ferret has intestinal worms?
I have a ferret (4 years old) who I suspect has intestinal worms. I've never noticed him to have problems with the apperance of his bowels, until now. I have a puppy that was diagnosed with worms but has been on meds to clear the problem for about 2 months now. In my ferret's bowels, I noticed that there appeared to be specks of white string-like "somethings" in them. I can only speculate that he acquired them (if he has them) from playing were the puppy had been ... (I allow the ferret ONLY to play in the bathroom). The puppy had previously been in there. However, the puppy uses puppy pads and does not step in her bowels (or at least I haven't seen trampled on poop). Is it likely that my ferret has worms? How dangerous are intestinal worms in ferrets? Please any adivce will be greatly appreciate.
Question about pinworms,,?
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Parasitic worms in humans, coming out of fingernails?
Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as Guinea worm disease (GWD) or Medina Worm, is a parasitic infection caused by the nematode, Dracunculus medinensis. The worm can be extracted the ulcers using the forceps. Loa loa filaria is a microscopic worm which causes the disease loa loa filariasis (or loaisis) in humans. It is found in the rainforests of central Africa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a horse fly (Tabanus) or deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The disease can cause subcutaneous red itchy swellings known as Calabar swellings. The disease can be treated with the drug diethylcarbamazine (DEC).