I got a daaawg

[Diggles]

i would be [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] because it would get rid of my undesireable traits as a dog.

[SearyxTZ]

Originally Posted by Shannacore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

She has white worms in her poops :[ Apparently not uncommon for dogs out of a pound, but we'll be taking her to the vet this week.

These white worms are actually a very beneficial source of several vitamins and natural protein. If you can pluck them out it's ok to just eat them right there - no need to cook or anything. Try it. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[burkemi5]

Originally Posted by Shannacore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The city is really nice in the fact that if you adopt a pup from them, you have one week to make an appointment at participating Vet offices for a free appointment. Any treatment required at this first appointment is free. So while she will require a lot of treatment (she's pooping worms, has ticks, runny nose), it won't cost me a thing.




This was my thought, too. I could have gone out for tick soap and what not but I figured the doc should diagnose first. Her appointment is in about four hours, I'm excited to get her better.



As a side note, I am so impressed with how happy of a pup she is with all these ailments! She's super outgoing, happy, and excited despite having worms coming out of her butt and blood sucking vermin on her skin. She's da best.

that's pretty awesome that your city will cover your charges for you. please post what the vet says, i'm getting curious now

[Truth]

Originally Posted by Shannacore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's a she, L2 read. And my eyes are hazel, not brown.

omg me2

[Truth]

Originally Posted by SearyxTZ [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

These white worms are actually a very beneficial source of several vitamins and natural protein. If you can pluck them out it's ok to just eat them right there - no need to cook or anything. Try it. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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[Akim]

Originally Posted by Diggles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i would be [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] because it would get rid of my undesireable traits as a dog.

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[Labyrrinth]

Originally Posted by Diggles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i would be [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] because it would get rid of my undesireable traits as a dog.

Unfortunately at this point in time, there is nothing that will cure your or any other man's "undesirable traits as a dog"

We're working on it though!!

[Shannacore]

Originally Posted by burkemi5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

that's pretty awesome that your city will cover your charges for you. please post what the vet says, i'm getting curious now

Overall he said she was a very healthy pup! While the adoption center had her listed as three years old, she's much closer to 1.5 or 2. Which is okay by me!

As for the worms - 24 hours prior to the vet visit she quit pooping worms. They did a fecal analysis and said she came back negative for parasite eggs, and that she was most likely just pooping out the adults that were still in her tummy. They gave us a dosage of deworming stuff, which I gave her last night. As of this morning she's pooping worms again, but the vet said that's just the deworming meds flushing out the final round of wormies.

As for the ticks - He gave us some ointment to put on her neck that's supposed to get rid of ticks asap. We haven't found any more, so hopefully that is all taken care of.

Other than that, she's a super healthy 13 pound puppy. Her teeth looked really good, her muscles/joints looked really good, and her lungs and heart sounded just fine.

I was SO relieved after that visit. Akita did really well so we took her to PetCo for some stuff!

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Got her a cute lil' tag. I personally thought pink was more appropriate but the bf was not having it!

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She got a new stuffed toy that she absolutely adores, along with a new bandana. All in all she seems super happy!

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We got her one of these, too. She reeeealllllly likes this one.

[FoxxHound]

Originally Posted by Azazel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

man i wish i could stop pooping worms

It's just the worst. Isn't it?

[Humerox]

african or european pooping worms?

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