How to deworm a dog
Dogs are not only man's friends and companions because these animals have offered humans love and understanding. As such, humans repay their four legged friends not only with regular meals. For the well being of the pet, a dog owner has to ensure that the pet is provided with regular veterinary care as a precaution against any kind of illness.
Most dog owners would be concerned if the pet shows the symptoms of intestinal parasite infestation. Dog owners must have an idea how to eliminate these worms from the dog's body as the risk that the infestation will be transferred to other pet and to humans is very high. A dewormer for one type of worm will not effectively eliminate another type thus for the treatment to be effective, proper diagnosis will be necessary.
Tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms and whipworms infest one out of three dogs. Among these parasites, heartworm infestation is considered to be the most dangerous as it can result to the death of the dog if treatment is not promptly administered. Dogs generally have worms in their lifetime. Puppies are even born with worms contracted from the mother dog.
Getting rid of the pesky worms is not as easy as shoving a deworming pill down the dog's throat. Over the counter worming medications may not be very effective as aside from being dose dependent, the medication chosen may not be right for the type of parasite the dog has. A dog that have had deworming treatment can be reinfested again thus the treatment must be an ongoing process.
An aggressive course of deworming treatment is necessary for puppies. Treatment that must be started at 2 weeks of age must be administered again when the puppy is 4, 6, 8 and 12 weeks of age. This course of treatment ensures that the life cycle of the parasite will be stopped as the first treatment will deal with the mature worms and the next treatments will be for the worms that are yet to be hatched. The same kind of treatment must be given to the nursing dam. Until the dog has reached the age of six months worming treatment must be done monthly. Infested dogs continuously shed the larva of the parasites in the feces. Dogs can easily get reinfected because of these animal's tendency to eat poop. Broad spectrum anthelmintics given every three months for the rest of the dog's life will ensure that these pesky parasites will not affect the health and the quality of life of our beloved pets
Most dog owners would be concerned if the pet shows the symptoms of intestinal parasite infestation. Dog owners must have an idea how to eliminate these worms from the dog's body as the risk that the infestation will be transferred to other pet and to humans is very high. A dewormer for one type of worm will not effectively eliminate another type thus for the treatment to be effective, proper diagnosis will be necessary.
Tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms and whipworms infest one out of three dogs. Among these parasites, heartworm infestation is considered to be the most dangerous as it can result to the death of the dog if treatment is not promptly administered. Dogs generally have worms in their lifetime. Puppies are even born with worms contracted from the mother dog.
Getting rid of the pesky worms is not as easy as shoving a deworming pill down the dog's throat. Over the counter worming medications may not be very effective as aside from being dose dependent, the medication chosen may not be right for the type of parasite the dog has. A dog that have had deworming treatment can be reinfested again thus the treatment must be an ongoing process.
An aggressive course of deworming treatment is necessary for puppies. Treatment that must be started at 2 weeks of age must be administered again when the puppy is 4, 6, 8 and 12 weeks of age. This course of treatment ensures that the life cycle of the parasite will be stopped as the first treatment will deal with the mature worms and the next treatments will be for the worms that are yet to be hatched. The same kind of treatment must be given to the nursing dam. Until the dog has reached the age of six months worming treatment must be done monthly. Infested dogs continuously shed the larva of the parasites in the feces. Dogs can easily get reinfected because of these animal's tendency to eat poop. Broad spectrum anthelmintics given every three months for the rest of the dog's life will ensure that these pesky parasites will not affect the health and the quality of life of our beloved pets
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