Glen Marais resident Cambré Acker (24), dog mother to two three-year-old Boston Terriers, got the shock of her life when about 40 worms were removed from one of her pets. Her male canine son, Popeye, ...

Canine worms can cause a variety of health problems in dogs. Here you’ll find a brief description of the most common types of worms in dogs, with links to in-depth articles on how these worms can ...

Recently, a “mango worm” dog infestation has been reported locally, whereas it was previously not found in this region. The fly that lay the larva is common in the northern parts of South Africa but ...

Dogs are ideal hosts -- to worms and other parasites, that is. Animals that sniff, slurp, lick, and gobble anything in their paths, including dirt, trash, and poop, are bound to pick up pests. All the ...

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Nobody likes the thought that their pet may be carrying worms: the thought of living, wriggling, repulsive, slimy parasites inside our pets fills us with horror. Added to this, there's the fear that ...