Keep these parasites from making a home out of your dog or you.
By Marcia King

Remember that gut-wrenching scene from "Alien" where a crew member starts choking and convulsing, then that wormy creature bursts out of his chest? Eew.

Here on Earth, worms and parasites don’t make their presence known in such a dramatic way, but the end result can be the same: illness, organ damage, and in severe cases, death.

What parasitic attackers are the biggest threats to your canine crew? How can you arm your pet against these wormy invaders and dispatch those that break through your defenses? Forewarned is forearmed, so beware of these assailants.

List of Parasites and Information on them: http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-magazines/dogfancy/dog-fancy-parasites.aspx

Parasites are such pests! just found out mine has fleas today. thought we got rid of them..but apparently not. poor little guy!

it's crazy how many different kinds there are!

Yes they aren't called pests without a reason. I'll have to post a thread about getting rid of fleas, I'm sure that would be most helpful!