Bull Penis' and Worms

Life with Moses is sure interesting. Yesterday we had the shock of our life when we learned our "kid" may have worms. But as it turned out he didn't have worms only maggots!! Can you say yuk? So Saturday I was sweeping up the kitchen floor (which I have to do all the time now since getting a shedding dog) when I saw a white worm like thing on the floor. I only saw one and didn't think much about it as I swept it out the door. Then yesterday the hub came home and said that Moses had these white worms in his poop. My poor baby!! Instant mom freak mode set in. Then I remembered the white worm in the kitchen and I showed my husband the spot where I had seen it. When I went to show him...there was a few more worms. Ewwwww! Upon seeing those creepy crawly worms I freaked out in my head. Remember the movie Bird on a Wire where Goldie Hawn screams when she sees a cockroach in the shower? Well, that is what the inside of my brain was doing...screaming like a crazy Goldie. Little did I know I hadn't even gotten to the gross part yet. So in the midst of cleaning everything in site, I pick up this fluffy white rug in my laundry room. I picked it up and take it outside. I go back inside and there, where the rug had been, was a million white looking worms! At that moment I totally Goldie Hawn'd it out loud. I grabbed the broom and proceeded to sweep and sweep until every last creepy crawly thing appeared to be gone. Then I looked under a few other rugs and was grossed out to find more maggots (though only a few). I cleaned and scoured my house until I could clean no more. While I freaked out about the floor I was dually freaking out about my dog. As I cleaned I called and left a message with our shelter guy (who said to call him anytime about MO questions) and asked if Mo had been dewormed. He said yes. I told him what happened and he said he would make an appointment for Mo in the morning at the vet. By the time Jf had called me back, the hub had done research and we were pretty sure that those white things were maggots and not worms. However, after talking to Jf we all agreed we should take Mo in just to be safe. The hub saved a sample of the white grossness in a ziplock bag. We were all pretty sure Mo had simply ate a few of the maggots in his general sniffing of the kitchen floor. The hub took Mo into the vet today and sure enough the vet agreed with our assessment but not before giving Mo his second deworming paste. After the vet the hub took Mo to a feed store that is near the vets and because he was a good boy, daddy bought him some bull penis sticks. Yeah, I know, it sounds gross but dogs love the bull penis!! Who knew? Apparently, rawhide is not supposed to be good for dogs because they can choke so the new preferred chew item is bull penis. After an afternoon of excitement with maggots, Mo appears to be fine. Any lurking flies be warned that you will be killed upon site. I don't want to see another maggot for a really long time. Never would be too soon for me. No more leaving the door open so flies can get in!