Hookworms in Dogs and Cats Hookworms are intestinal parasites
that survive off of your pet’s blood. Symptoms of hookworms
range from serious to subtle, so you’ll want to keep yourself
educated to keep these worms away from your best friend. Causes
of Hookworms Your pet can get hookworms four ways. First, moms
can pass the infection on to puppies in utero and in their
breast milk. Although scientists still aren’t sure if hookworms
can be passed from cats to kittens in this way, the devastating
effect of hookworms on puppies and kittens is enough to convince
most vets that screening necessary for all newborns. Aside from
these two causes, your pet cat get hookworms from ingesting
larvae. Adult hookworms shed eggs that pass out into the host’s
feces, if your pet consumes any soil or food that comes into
contact with contaminated feces, they will ingest the larvae and
can suffer an infection. Lastly, hookworms can travel from
contaminated soil into your pet’s skin. Most commonly, hookworms
will enter through the