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Why would any of these morons notice anything wrong?They don't specify what worm, but I'm gonna guess Hookworm or Roundworm since those are two pretty common ones. Regardless, the symptoms are not quiet.
Hookworm symptoms include:
Roundworm infections manifest as a variety of symptoms:
- A malnourished appearance
- Poor eating habits
- Nostrils, ears, and lips may appear pale
- Stools could be dark or “tarry” or diarrhea and constipation will be present
- If the parasite has migrated into the lungs, a hacking cough will be present.
- Lethargy
- Anorexia
- Colic
- Abdominal swelling
- Vomiting
- Abnormal feces
- When roundworm larvae have infected the lungs, the dog may exhibit a hacking cough.
I'm dead serious. Do you think AL, Dusty and Co. would recognize poor eating habits in their pets? They have no idea what a healthy pet looks like, so they won't notice a malnourished appearance OR abdominal swelling. Hell, they'd probably think that swelling is what a dog is supposed to look like. I've had people accuse me of having malnourished dogs because they weren't fat (:powerlevel: they were bird dogs that were actually used for bird hunting. They were in fantastic shape and ran a lot :powerlevel
Why would they notice anything is wrong with their dogs? They'd have to actually care about and pay attention to them first.