[theBCnut]

That’s tape worms. Unfortunately it is extremely rare that the vet can diagnose those. It is all up to owner reporting, because those things you saw are only a little part of the worm. Their eggs are in those segments rather than in the poop and those segments dry up and fall off the poop, so the vet tech may never see them. The good news is once your dog is treated for them they don’t come back until your dog eats another flea and as far as doing harm to the dog, they are the least damaging of all the worms dogs can get. You won’t see them come out either. The wormer damages their “skin” and they are digested.

• This reply was modified 12 years ago by theBCnut.