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Learn more with our guide to roundworm infection in dogs. It can also occur through vomiting, although this is not as common. In addition, it is common for the adult parasites themselves to be expelled periodically through the feces. They usually measure between 1.1-6" (3-15 cm) and they release eggs that are eliminated via the feces. Regardless of the route of transmission, the adults of these parasites settle in the small intestine of the dog. Toxascaris leonina can only be transmitted in two ways:

Lactogenic route: in lactating puppies that ingest milk from infected mothers.

In these cases, the puppies are born already parasitized.

Transplacental route: infected mothers transmit the infection to their litter through the maternal-fetal circulation.

Ingestion of paratenic hosts: the dog eats animals such as rodents, birds or invertebrates that have larvae infesting their tissues.

Direct ingestion: ingestion of embryonated eggs present in the environment.

The main species associated with this symptom are:ĭogs can become infected with Toxocara canis in four different ways: There are two species of nematode that parasitize the intestines of dogs and result in the elimination of adult worms. However, there are species that do eliminate these parasites in their adult stage resulting in a dog's poop having white worms. It is unusual for them to expel adult parasites when defecating. Typically, dogs parasitized by these worms eliminate eggs with their feces. These fall under two main categories which are roundworms (nematodes) and flatworms (cestodes). Different types of intestinal parasites in dogs are the causes of white worms in their poop.