So here you are showing your beautiful rose garden to your guests, when one of them happens to step on a pile of dog poop hidden in the grass! Not nice... Worst when it happens to one of your children or grand-children. What makes it even worst is that dog waste carries viruses, bacteria, and parasites. (It can even wash from your yard and into storm drains, finding its way, untreated, into storm drains and into local water tables.)
Below is a list of some parasites found in dog faeces:
Whipworms eggs: Can infect animals and people; cause inflamation of the intestinal wall, intestinal hemorrhage, diarrhea, and weight loss.
Hookworms: Can infect pets and humans. Can cause diarrhea and anemia in your dog. Can penetrate human skin and cause lesions, pain and itching. They can also infect humans internally and cause muscle pain, abdominal pain, and even lung disease.
Roundworms: One of the worst. This parasite could cause anemia, constipation, and pneumonia in your dog; in humans, roundworms can damage the liver, the brain, the lungs, and the eyes.
Tapeworms : Watch out for this parasite! Adults and children can become infected through contact with the waste of infected animals. Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, rectal irritation, nervousness, loss of appetite, weight loss.
Some viruses present in dog waste:
Parvovirus: Contagious among dogs. Talk to your Vet.
Canine Distemper: Contagious among dogs. Talk to your Vet.
Coronavirus: Contagious among dogs. Talk to your Vet.
Some Bacteria present in dog waste:
Giardia: It is believed that it may be contracted from feces. Dogs and humans can be infected. May cause damage to the intestinal lining, diarrhea, abnormal feces, and abnormal weight loss.
Salmonella: Watch out for this one! It is easily transmitted between infected pets and humans through saliva and feces. It causes diarrhea, fever, dehydration, panting (dogs), vomiting, lack of appetite, drooling (dogs).
Coccidia: Affects dogs. It is a single-celled organism. If you suspect your dog has it, talk to your Vet.
