Dog has worms. How to clean home and prevent reinfection after treatment?

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I just found out my dog has worms...found them in his stool this am. I am taking him to the vet this evening for treatment. What do I need to do moving forward to clean house etc to keep from being reinfected and in what timeframe from his initial treatment? Also, we live in apartment complex without a lot of dogs and pet waste that isn't picked up. Advice on that as well? Pet's info: Dog | Boxer | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 9 days old | 25 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. Most worms are obtained through the fecal-oral route. Boudreaux ingests something contaminated with fecal material & worms are deposited in his gut, so try to keep him from picking up sticks & debris to chew on. Tapeworms are primarily obtained from fleas. Fleas on your pet's coat feed on tapeworm larvae, your pet feels a flea, grooms it off & swallows the flea & tapeworm. Or, he can pick up tapeworms from hunting & eating small prey. All the house needs is a good vacuuming, & use a good flea product on a regular basis. If you do not use a heartworm preventative, consider using something like Interceptor Plus, which will deworm your pet every month for all the common intestinal parasites. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Dog has worms. How to clean home and prevent reinfection after treatment?

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