Milka's worms & Lori Q reply GH

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

At 09:26 PM 11/8/01 -0500, you wrote:
> Gina,
>  
> I remembered the great book
> (aka Milka's binder) much later in the day.  First, I had to freak
> out over the yucky worm in my little Milka's poop!!!  I'm having a
> stressful week at work and so first response was call the vet in a panic
> and bring the poop in....Alas, after reading the great book, I feel much
> better....Milka and I have just had a great round of fetch and of course
> watching hockey (that's for you Ilene)... :) Karin and
> Wormy


Ha Ha Ha!  Yes always best to spaz out when your already
stressed.  I am also sure Milka aka Milkweed which leads to
Wormy,,,  saved this poop to be done for you knowing you were
stressed.  This is part of dogs!  This is also meant to be
totally humorous! 

Stress do I know stress???  I wish you could all hear me laughing as
I type...  Thanks for the much needed let down of my
shoulders!!!  I had not made a note to you all but my mother passed
away on the 23rd and that too has had me down.  

Lori wrote: 

>>  Gina,
Thanks for the info---should we be doing the Interceptor 
if there is no sign of round worm? I take a fecal in when 
we do shots--no sign of bugs--but have not had him wormed 
again. He goes in tomorrow for rabies, etc. No sign of 
worms in the few presents he leaves for us in the house 
these days either! We have little incidence of heart worm 
in this area so none of the dogs are on heart worm meds. << 

Lori,

See what your vet has to say, but my stance is that puppies get into so
much that it's normally a given that they get parasites, rounds, whips,
are most common.  Whips are very hard to find on a fecal for some
reason, therefore I do recommend follow up worming and my vet has always
wormed my pup's when I use to have them do the shots etc. 

 Also just FYI on the heart worm, I asked the Cardiologist  the last
time I was in what their recommendation is?  They told me it's
creeping north from CA.  18 new reported cases in Eugene dogs who do
not travel.  Mine travel so we are on no bones about it.