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I had a Black&Tan male hound that died this past year from a rare tapeworm. His stomach swelled upreal bad & he wasn't able to take a dump. I immediately took him to the vet, which missed the worms. They were all in his abdomen, unlike normal tapeworms that are just in the intestinal tract. He seemed to get better for a few days then went down hill again. I started researching. My vet used a 16 guage needle & was able to pull a bloody fluid out of his stomach. It was also full of worms. He sent these to the lab he uses in Tifton, which misdiagnosed the worm. We started treating him with megadoses of Panacur, I think it was. He still got no better. Another sample was sent to UGA's lab. They too misdiagnosed the worms. I did have enough to go on & had found a Vetenary parasitoligist in Oklahoma, that had worked with these Clinical parasitologist in CA. I got in touch with them & they started working with my vet & me. My vet opened up Roscoe & completely drained his abdomen & clean out handfuls of worms. It was gross. Roscoe seemed to get better. We were treating him with like 10 times the normal dose of Panacur twice a day. This went on for I think 2 months or so. The dog really suffered though a lot. In the end, we were draining the fluid off of his abdomen once a week. He would always feel better & act better. The last time his abdomen was drained, he never recovered. He got weaker & weaker unlike previous times. I took him to the vet who did all he could for him, but Roscoe's time was up, & there was nothing we could do for him. We decided to put him to sleep & before I could get there to do it, he died. The Doctors in CA said that Roscoe was the second dog to have contracted this type of tapeworm in the US.
They believe he contracted these worms from eating deer remains. My dogs are always dragging up deer parts where people dump them out all around our home. These parasites are common in deer, goats, rabbits,snakes, & rats. The research shows that he had to have gotten them most likely from the raw deer he was eating. My other dogs didn't contract this, but everyone doesn't catch the FLU either.
My point here is to not let your dogs eat raw deer & to watch out when cleaning a deer, if you see any worms in them, don't eat it. DESTROY it by fire or some means that completely kills the worms. This was like losing a child to me,because I love Roscoe like a child. I hope all all of you that have previously let your dogs eat deer scraps or any other Raw meat will think twice about it.
By the way My vets name is Dr Jim Rahn, from Eastman, GA. He was the absolute BEST at trying to save Roscoe's life. It just wasn't meant to be.
Don't be alarmed that we have an infested deer population, but you should report any animal with worms in it to maybe the State wildlife people, or the local Health Dept. This is a gruesome way for an animal to die. I would hope that none of you have to deal with this or any other problem that takes your pets life. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I have some photos of Roscoe's surgery if any of you want to see what these parasites look like inside of a dog infected with them.
Beware of your pets eating RAW animal remains. Danny
They believe he contracted these worms from eating deer remains. My dogs are always dragging up deer parts where people dump them out all around our home. These parasites are common in deer, goats, rabbits,snakes, & rats. The research shows that he had to have gotten them most likely from the raw deer he was eating. My other dogs didn't contract this, but everyone doesn't catch the FLU either.
My point here is to not let your dogs eat raw deer & to watch out when cleaning a deer, if you see any worms in them, don't eat it. DESTROY it by fire or some means that completely kills the worms. This was like losing a child to me,because I love Roscoe like a child. I hope all all of you that have previously let your dogs eat deer scraps or any other Raw meat will think twice about it.
By the way My vets name is Dr Jim Rahn, from Eastman, GA. He was the absolute BEST at trying to save Roscoe's life. It just wasn't meant to be.
Don't be alarmed that we have an infested deer population, but you should report any animal with worms in it to maybe the State wildlife people, or the local Health Dept. This is a gruesome way for an animal to die. I would hope that none of you have to deal with this or any other problem that takes your pets life. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I have some photos of Roscoe's surgery if any of you want to see what these parasites look like inside of a dog infected with them.
Beware of your pets eating RAW animal remains. Danny
