Is It Good To Sleep With Your Dog In Bed?
Sleeping with your dog can feel like a simple solution when your pet gets separation anxiety when left alone for the night. However, is it good to sleep with your dog in bed?
There are both pros and cons to letting your dog sleep in your bed.
For instance, allowing your dog to sleep in your bed can provide comfort and security for both you and your furry friend, especially if they cry at night when they’re left alone.
In addition to this, it can also boost your mental health and positively impact your overall wellbeing.
That being said, sleeping with your dog in your bed isn’t without its downfalls. Namely, parasites, bacteria, and fungi can spread from your dog to you.
These germs can be spread through:
If your dog has separation anxiety, it’s a problem that needs to be worked through.
Sleeping with them at night could exacerbate this issue when it comes to you leaving your pet during the day when you’re out at work.
Sleeping with your dog can also aggravate allergies.
Aside from the fur and dander that dogs malt, sleeping with them could open you up to a variety of other conditions, including worms which I go into further detail below.
Can I Get Worms From My Dog Sleeping In My Bed?
Yes, you can get worms from your dog sharing your bed. The worm eggs get excreted in the feces, and some can remain on your dog. They can get into your bedsheets and if you end up inhaling them, you can contract the worms yourself.
Worm infections are very common in dogs and your dog is susceptible to various types of worms. Each worm infestation can have unique symptoms, so you need to know what to look for to identify an infestation.
Let’s take a look at the different types of worms that can infest your dog, along with the symptoms and possible causes of each. This should help you identify which type of worm may be torturing your dog.
Can worms be transferred from dogs to humans?
The short answer is yes, many worms infesting dogs are zoonotic, meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans. Different worms cause different diseases, and each have their own symptoms.
The Risk Of Catching Worms From Your Dog Sleeping In Your Bed
It’s also possible for tapeworms to be transmitted directly from pets to humans; we can become infected with the flea tapeworm if we eat an infected flea by accident, often through playing or sleeping with our pet.