How to Clean Up the Yard After Your Puppy Has Parasites

Puppies are not invulnerable to parasites in the yard.

Puppies need proper care, love and maintenance to keep them living a long, happy life. It is not uncommon for puppies to become infected with parasites such as parvo or roundworm. If your puppy is infected with parasites, seek medical treatment immediately. Once your puppy is free of parasites, you must take the proper yard cleanup precautions to keep the parasites from reinfestation.

Things You'll Need

• Pooper-scooper
• Plastic bag
• Garbage can lined with bag
• Bucket
• Liquid dish soap
• Long-handled spoon
• Garden sprayer
• Diatomaceous soil

Instructions

1. Remove the puppy's feces from your yard. Parasites can live outside your puppy for days and typically pass through the stool. Removing the feces regularly will help keep your yard parasite- and odor-free. Use a pooper-scooper to remove the waste from your yard and dump the feces into a plastic bag that you store in an outside garbage can. Repeat this step at least every two to three days.

2. Fill a bucket with 1 gallon of warm water. Add 1/4 tsp. of liquid dish soap and mix thoroughly with a long-handled spoon. Pour the mixture into a garden sprayer and spray your yard liberally with the mixture. The mixture will force any parasitic worms out of the ground and to the surface, making removal easier.

3. Sprinkle diatomaceous soil over your yard. Diatomaceous soil contains tiny sharp edges that do not harm people or pets but will damage the parasitic worms as they crawl through it. Diatomaceous soil will also damage flea larvae in the lawn. You can purchase diatomaceous soil at farm and feed stores and garden centers.

References

• Veterinary Partner: Poop! Cleaning Up After Your Dog
• Dog Owner's Guide: Canine Worms
• Wolf Creek Ranch: Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth
• Dog Skool: Parasites