Why Do Dogs Like Snails? Slugs and snails carry the lungworm larvae and dogs generally become infected when they play with and consume them. They can also come into contact by eating grass, drinking from puddles, outdoor water bowls or toys that have been left outside in grass as the larvae can be left in
Are Snails Bad For Dogs Australia? Garden snails Are snails in Australia poisonous? Ingestion of common garden slugs or snails can cause meningitis, a report in the current issue of the Medical Journal of Australia has found. These molluscs are hosts of the larval stage of a lung worm parasite of rats. Do snails carry
Are Fountain Snails Bad For Dogs? It’s true! Ordinary slugs and snails you find in your back garden can carry a parasite called lungworm. If your dog becomes infected – often after eating a slug or snail – the parasite can pose a real threat to their health and the disease may even prove to