blondeborder Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Hi, Just doing some reading and came across an article about a worm that lives under a dogs skin in a burrow? Fact or fiction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 hook worm? its why you should wear shoes in NQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Worms live in all sorts of places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogs4Fun Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Are you sure it was a worm and not some other type of parasite? Some mites live in the skin. Do you have a name of the blighter in question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlygirl Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 As GT said, hookworms will burrow through skin, eg pads of dogs feet and soles of peoples feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Yes. There are two types of hookworms dogs can get (Ancylostoma & Uncinaria), both can cause infection by burrowing through the skin. Uncinaria is the one that most commonly burrows into the soles of the feet, causing hookworm dermatitis on the feet - here it's often seen in dogs chained up that can't move away from the contaminated ground, e.g. farm dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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