Whipworm eggs pass into the environment through feces of infected dogs.
Not exact matches
The thick - shelled, football - shaped
eggs that are normally
passed into the environment by the
whipworms will be present in an infested cat and can be identified under a microscope.
Other intestinal parasites, such as roundworms, hookworms and
whipworms, live in the soil and can be easily
passed on to your dog if it ingests these
eggs by licking his feet, eating dirt, etc..
Whipworms do not
pass large numbers of
eggs, so there presence can be missed in fecal exams.
If a dog licks the soil that has been contaminated with dog feces containing the
whipworm eggs, the
eggs are
passed down to the new dog's colon where the larvae are released into the intestinal epithelium.