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My husky went to the vet about four weeks ago because of tiny rubberband-like worms coming out in his stool. They gave him a dose of dewormer for tapeworm, I think, and gave me a second dose to give him two weeks later, which I did. That second dose was approximately two weeks ago. Just now, he coughed up some bile and those same worms that were in his stool were in his spit-up. What does this mean? I know they are the same worms... can tapeworms be in his stomach? If so, isn't that a really bad sign? Shouldn't he be sick? He's eating normally, acting normally, exercising, sleeping and playing fine.

Thank you for your time,
Lauren A.

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Age: <1; Male; Breed: purebred Siberian Husky

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I explained this in the question, we've brought him to see his vet and given him prescribed dewormer.

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February 12 1:01 PM (11 minutes and 20 seconds later)
         
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February 12 1:09 PM (8 minutes and 1 second later)
         
Actually I'm glad I just paid a deposit on this site, because I gave you wrong information.

Okay, the dewormer we were given wasn't for tapeworms, it was for round worms. My husband just reminded me of that.
I guess my question is... since we've given him dewormer for this parasite twice already, and I'm assuming that since I brought him to the vet for this already, and they did what vets do in treating worms, and assuming they gave me the right medication - should we give it time to work, should we still be seeing them? Or do you think this is some other kind of parasite? If so, what could it be?
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February 12 1:14 PM (4 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
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There are a lot of other parasites that you have to worry about including roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, etc. It's obvious that he has one of these that's the culprit. Now you just have to figure out which one. The best way to do so is to see the vet with that stool sample so that you can know exactly what you are dealing with.

Then you can treat appropriately.

Most vets won't charge for an office visit if you just swing by with a stool sample

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February 12 1:21 PM (7 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
Reply to Tammy Falkner's Post: Sorry I'm becoming bothersome -

I'm not seeing worms in his stool, I'm seeing them in his vomit. What does that mean?

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Should I bring a sample of his vomit or his stool?

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You're saying that round worms should have been gone in the two weeks since his last dose of med?
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February 12 1:23 PM (2 minutes and 11 seconds later)
         
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You will not see worms in the STOOL unless they are dead. Parasites live high up in the digestive system so you will only see their eggs in stool and these are not visible to the naked eye.

I would take a sample of each if your stomach is strong enough to collect both. If not, a stool sample will be fine.

If you treat for roundworms, you want to treat once, wait 14 days and treat again. Then you do a repeat fecal and see if they are gone. In your case, it doesn't sound like they are.

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February 12 1:28 PM (4 minutes and 33 seconds later)
         
Gotcha! Thanks so much, and I appreciate your patience.
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