Worm culture might prove to be valuable for human beings in converting garbage into useful manure and keeping the environment healthy. But worms growing in your pet’s intestines are far from harmless, and quite potential of causing serious damage to your pet’s health.

You could hardly see these worms, as they spend most of their lives inside the host’s alimentary canal, feeding on their blood and consumed food. Nevertheless, there could also be laying in the garden, scarcely seen, their eggs and larvae.

Several different species of worms infect dogs and cats. Some are only a few millimeters long, while few others grow as staggeringly, long as 5 meters; and if that makes you squirm, you can imagine how your pets must feel! Most commonly observed infecting worms are: roundworms, tapeworms, whipworms and hookworms. Each of these worms has different characteristics and dangers, you should look out for!

While the main causes of worm infection may root from fleas, scavenging, contaminated soil or mother’s milk; it is not always easy to spot the symptoms they manifest in the pet’s body. The most obvious sign of infestation is “scooting”: wherein the pet drags its bottom on the ground. This may indicate a tapeworm infection; as the eggs filled segments exuded by the mature tapeworms are purged out through the anus; irritating the pet’s bottom. Also, commonly seen is “distended stomach”: wherein the abdominal region is enlarged due to heavy round worm infection. This is widely marked among the puppies. However, diarrhea and vomiting are also symptoms of worm infection; but not very specific to any particular worm species.

Generally, by the time symptoms of worm infection are presented in the pet’s body, the worms have reached maturity, and begun damaging your pet’s well being. To add to this, unfortunately, there are no preventive measures to avoid worm infestation.

So, it’s always advisable to worm your pets regularly, with worming medications prescribed by veterinary doctors.

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