As with roundworms, the hookworm larvae becomes an adult in the intestine. The pups can contract hookworms in the uterus and the dam can infest the pups through her milk. Look for signs of anemia, white gums, listlessness and bloody stool. Severe anemia may require blood transfusions. If you find Tape then most likely you have or had fleas.
Flea carry tapeworm.
If you kill the tapeworm and you still have not killed the fleas, the tapeworm will come back. Tapes can be seen as pieces of white rice crawling on the anus or stool. This is usually a segment that has broken off of the adult tapeworm that is still living inside the pup. Whipworms Adult whipworms look like pieces of thread with one end enlarged. They live in the cecum, the first section of the dog's large intestine.