The first order of business: get healthy. Almost all of the fosters we've cared for have a few unwelcome parasitic inhabitants such as fleas, hookworms, roundworms, and tapeworms. Delilah's distended little belly is deceptively plump but it's because her intestines are a bit backed up with mounds of roundworms. If left untreated, eventually they may block off her large intestine altogether leading her to a morbid fate. And one roundworm, Toxocara canis, occasionally can infect humans (especially those who enjoy eating dirt). So it's best to nip that problem in the butt.
Luckily, our friends at Park Veterinary in Durham were able to see her and Samson the very next morning and she began shedding the adult worms in no time after her first treatment with an anti-parasitic called Drontal. Samson and Delilah will reside in our bathtub for sleeping and stay isolated from other animals in our home until they're gone.
Our tub briefly looked like someone had just spilled a pot of spaghetti into it. Very unpleasant. We had nightmares.It's a good thing that they're so adorable!
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