How to clean pet worms from carpet if I don't want to touch them?

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How do I actually get up the worms in my carpet? This is urgent!!!! please help now.. I don't wanna touch them at all. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 27 days old

Lauren M. Jones, VMD · Accepted Answer

I can't blame you for not wanting to pick up the worms on your carpet, but unfortunately, that's the only way to get the job done. Consider putting on disposable gloves or using tongs to pick them up to dispose of them in the trash. I can't clearly see the worms in the picture that you've posted to determine which type of worms (roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, etc.) that you are seeing. Roundworms resemble spaghetti, tapeworms resemble grains of rice, and hookworms look like longer, flat noodles with an "o" shaped mouth. Since Chance obviously has worms, be sure that he has been dewormed recently. Pyrantel pamoate ( http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=1430 ) can be used to treat both roundworms and hookworms, and praziquantel ( http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=35693 ) can be used to treat tapeworms. Try to disinfect your carpet as well as possible (bleach would be ideal, but would obviously ruin your carpet) with a steam cleaner to kill any eggs that may be left behind, because Chance could become reinfected depending on the parasite present. I hope that all goes well!

How to clean pet worms from carpet if I don't want to touch them?

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