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Gosh, I didn't do nothin...I didn't know anything about them, had to learn myself.
Racoon worms are just a different variety of roundworm that lives normally in racoons, so a dog or cat has to injest the animal or its...fecal matter...in order to contract the worm. I would be having a coon hunt for sure right about now. But I read that 90 percent of the racoons in the midwest would have this, so it is very common. Not so much elsewhere but it is by me on the "left coast." They do live in other animals besides racoons and are rather nasty as they can migrate to vital organs if left unchecked....which of course will not happen in this case.
Vets usually treat coccidiosis in dogs with something called Albon. There is a pill and a liquid. Dogs love that liquid, it is like a treat. I love it when they give it to you that way. It just keeps the cocci from multiplying and the animals own immune system has to fight it off, but the treated animals fecal matter will no longer contaminate the environment. Make sure the animal has plenty of water, that medication is hard on their system.
Java the website said skunks could carry this, too! The bad thing about these worms is that they can be passed to humans and the results can be fatal to humans or animals (if left unchecked)....so they probably make everyone stand up at attention at the vets! I don't think caught early enough it will be any big deal however, just a matter of deworming.
I have seen a dog die of coccidiosis before so it can be serious and I would not treat it with remedies from the feed store even though you all know I do everything on the cheap. But usually all dogs have some cocci in their stool, it is somewhat normal, you just don't want to see the level too high.
So there is the "poop".....as I know it....someone else could probably give you a more technical explanation but I'm best at translating doctor-speak into layperson language.
Racoon worms are just a different variety of roundworm that lives normally in racoons, so a dog or cat has to injest the animal or its...fecal matter...in order to contract the worm. I would be having a coon hunt for sure right about now. But I read that 90 percent of the racoons in the midwest would have this, so it is very common. Not so much elsewhere but it is by me on the "left coast." They do live in other animals besides racoons and are rather nasty as they can migrate to vital organs if left unchecked....which of course will not happen in this case.
Vets usually treat coccidiosis in dogs with something called Albon. There is a pill and a liquid. Dogs love that liquid, it is like a treat. I love it when they give it to you that way. It just keeps the cocci from multiplying and the animals own immune system has to fight it off, but the treated animals fecal matter will no longer contaminate the environment. Make sure the animal has plenty of water, that medication is hard on their system.
Java the website said skunks could carry this, too! The bad thing about these worms is that they can be passed to humans and the results can be fatal to humans or animals (if left unchecked)....so they probably make everyone stand up at attention at the vets! I don't think caught early enough it will be any big deal however, just a matter of deworming.
I have seen a dog die of coccidiosis before so it can be serious and I would not treat it with remedies from the feed store even though you all know I do everything on the cheap. But usually all dogs have some cocci in their stool, it is somewhat normal, you just don't want to see the level too high.
So there is the "poop".....as I know it....someone else could probably give you a more technical explanation but I'm best at translating doctor-speak into layperson language.
