We aren’t sure about the clear worm our reader found in his cheek. We aren’t able to weigh in on medical matters since we aren’t medical professionals, so we encourage our reader to visit a doctor. We wish him the best of luck!

Hookworms, tapeworms, roundworm, whipworm, and heartworm are the most common types of parasitic worms in dogs. Hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, and whipworms live in the dog’s intestines and heartworm lives in the dog’s heart and in the blood vessels that lead from the heart to the lungs.