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My dog has thin, thread-like worms. What are they and what to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Male | neutered | 12 years and 5 months old | 9 lbs

My dogs has very very thin thrad like worms. What are they

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 27th, 2017

It sounds like Cabbage may have roundworms. They are long and thin, and look like spaghetti. You will need a deworming treatment to kill them. I recommend Panacur. You can get it OTC at a pet store or your vet's clinic. You will need to give Cabbage a second deworming treatment two weeks after the first in order to kill all the worms.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on October 6th, 2020

    It looks like Agnes has roundworms. They look like strands of spaghetti. I would get Pancur from her vet to kill them. Panacur is a three day course of treatment, and she will need another treatment two weeks after the first one is finished to kill all the worms. Bayer is another great deworming that is OTC. Again, another dose has to be given two weeks after the first to kill all the worms. I hope this helps!

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