My puppy was dewormed, but I found maggots in his poop. What's next?

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so my husband bring a dog home the day before Christmas, I'd say maybe he's a couple months, so maybe a few months old, I'm not sure what kind of dog he is, but we de wormed him because we had noticed that he had a really large stomach. Well, I think ended up being around worms because they were really thin, like spaghetti looking worms. Well, today I was cleaning up his stool and seeing that there was what appeared to be maggots in his poop, can you tell me what I need to do to fix this. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 27 days old | 20 lbs

Dr. Elizabeth · Accepted Answer

I recommend to call your veterinarian and have the stool checked for worm eggs. Take in a few of the worms as well. I can't tell from the history, but maggots and tapeworms can both be found in the stool. Maggots get there after the stool is out of the body (flies lay their eggs on it), where as tapeworms are inside the body. Most over the counter dewormers don't have the right medication to kill the internal tapeworm (there are a few different species and although the package is labeled for tapeworms, it often is the wrong species). Additionally, since Buddy already had one worm, it's worthwhile to know if there are other types of parasites as well (not all of them are visible to the human eye). This is important because some of these worms are transmissible to humans and also because you want get rid of all the parasites. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.

My puppy was dewormed, but I found maggots in his poop. What's next?

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