Question About Worms

[openarms]

Where do they come from i mean before they get into a dogs body? Do they live in the soil? I have had lots of foster pups come and go alot of them have been wormy. Of couse they are wormed but i just wondered can they leave any behind in the soil? I don't have a proper understanding of how they are aquired in the first place and if its possible that my grass can have worms or worm eggs in it? If that is a possibilty how do you get rid of them in your grass? I worm my own dogs and fosters regularly but is this enough?

Edited January 17, 2008 by openarms

[Wendysdarwin]

Yes the worm eggs live on the grass and on the soil. Dogs eat grass and dig in the soil. The best treatment is to worm all dogs regularly. Another option, that I do myself is make sure that the area where the dogs run is washed down at least twice a day. That may seem extreme, but when you have visitors, it dosen't pay not to be too careful.

Where do they come from i mean before they get into a dogs body? Do they live in the soil? I have had lots of foster pups come and go alot of them have been wormy. Of couse they are wormed but i just wondered can they leave any behind in the soil? I don't have a proper understanding of how they are aquired in the first place and if its possible that my grass can have worms or worm eggs in it? If that is a possibilty how do you get rid of them in your grass? I worm my own dogs and fosters regularly but is this enough?

[openarms]

I have a big yard lots of grass..I bleach and hose the conrete area twice daily. But i wonder if i shouldn't treat the grass somehow to kill any worms or eggs that may be living in it. Do you (or anyone) know if there is such a thing?