Bringing pets and people closer / Dogs and puppies / Worms and lifecycles

Worms and lifecycles

A wide range of helminths, including nematodes, cestodes and trematodes can infect dogs. Major species and their characteristics are shown below (Adapted from European Scientific Counsel for Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) guidelines).

  1. Intestinal worms
  2. Non-intestinal worms