What kind of white worm punctures dogs' skin?

Answer 1

Small White Worm on DogsThe answer to the question about the worm is, a cuterebra its a fly larva called a bot fly that is embedded in small animals skin. They can be difficult to get out because sometimes they poke out and hide, and there is no known way to prevent it.

It is possible that the worm is a nematode, (from the round worm family) such as the pin worm or even hook worm. larva can be transferred in many ways such as direct contact with an infected child or stepping on infected soil.The larva then mature and usually makes it's way to the digestive tract. The dog may transfer the mature worm by licking or scratching itself in "senitive areas"and the worm continues it's life cycle in the tissue of the skin instead of the colon. These worms are adjusting their environment- possibly because of more frequent deworming by pet owners, dietary patterns of their domestic host or what have you. Anyway, they can burrow themselves completely or extend partialy at will. The best protection I think is to remember the old saying, "it's the terrain not the pathogen that is of most importance's." Which means focusing on your dogs over all health, (the terrain) and then more specifically on his/her skln and coat. At that point the dogs immune system is more likely to provide an adequate defense to whatever the little white thingy (pathogen), is.

Answer 2

Very probably you are seeing "screw worms". They can continue to make a large area of the animal raw and ugly and hurtful. Dousing with garlic juice usually gets right of them immediately. It worked for me and for the person who told me about it.

Answer 3

This is a little gruesome but, if the dog had a puncture wound at some point in time a fly can lay eggs within the wound and when the eggs hatch maggots can then continue to eat within the wound. There are other such bugs that can lay eggs into a wound and the gestation period my be long enough for the wound to close where then the worms may start to find some way out of the skin. If your dog has any worms coming out of the skin you should take it into the vet in order to get the worms removed and then clean the wound/area. Worms are never supposed to be in a dogs skin, it is NOT normal.

Answer 4

I've never heard of this before, take dog to vet, all this makes me think of is gangrene