New one on me

I had to take Duncan to the vet on Monday.  He had started with passing blood, some not much, and graduated to really a lot of blood.  So I called the doc on call.  Twice.  First he told me he probably had a stomach bacterial infection.  Ok, I'll bring him in tomorrow.  About 2 hours later, I was calling him again.  Hey, doc, he is now passing pure blood.  Shall I panic?  Nope.  Just give him some Pepto Bismol.  It will be hard to get in him, but it will help.  Yeah.  I am an expert on getting dogs to take Pepto.  Just mix it with the worst smelling cat food you can find and they will scarf it right down.  So I got the pepto in him.  It helped.  On Monday, a friend took him for me.  The doc was surprise to discover that he did not have a bacterial infection.  Instead he has whip worms.  I had never even heard of this parasite.  Needless to say this followed three days of a circus.  Ever try deworming 8 dogs at the same time?  It was a nightmare, but I did it.  Duncan must have brought this parasite with him.  There is no telling what this little dog has suffered in his lifetime.  I was told to bring him back in three days if he was not better.  He is doing great.  The other dogs loved it because they all got canned dog food while taking the meds.