Regular dog worming is essential to protect your dog against internal parasites. This usually involves taking your dog to the veterinarian and getting a dog worming solution to treat these parasites. Adult dogs should be wormed at least once a year. Dogs showing any signs of infection should be wormed immediately. It is also important to have your female dog that you plan to breed wormed before mating. It is important to understand that there are different types of parasites that can have an affect on your dogs well-being. Each of these parasites has different characteristics and dangers that you should look out for.
Several of these parasites affect dogs but the most important are the ones that belong to the Ascarid family, and live in the small intestine. Other roundworms infest the large intestine, blood vessels and respiratory tract. Ascarids feed on digesting food in the dog’s gut, and are particularly harmful to puppies. They penetrate a puppies gut wall and pass via the blood to the liver and then to the lungs. From there they crawl up the trachea to be coughed up and swallowed, again ending up in the gut. Infected puppies may develop:
- Hepatitis;
- pneumonia;
- fits; and
- obstruction to the gut.
Needless to say, with these dangers present, it is essential to have your dog treated for roundworms with effective dog worming treatments.
As the puppy gets older most of the roundworms travel to the muscles, where they form cysts. These lie dormant until the puppy female becomes pregnant. They then migrate to the puppies lungs, and this is why virtually every puppy is born with roundworm, and why puppy worming is so vital for the health of young puppies.
How Roundworms Affect Humans.
Roundworms can infect humans, and in a very low number of cases, cause disease. Good hygiene and common sense concerning children and puppies should control the problem.
The tapeworm tickle the dog’s anus and make the dog drag it’s rear end along the floor. If you see any worm segments in your dog’s feces, take your dog to your veterinarian to have him/her treated.
As a veterinarian and a dog owner myself, I recommend a dog worming once or twice a year depending on the individual health profile of your dog. Dog worming is something that I recommend you do during your annual visits to your veterinarian, perhaps when you get your dog vaccinations. This is important because they will use a high quality dog worming treatment and be able to determine if a dog with worms has any complications or issues from the parasites. Dog worming is a vital part of keeping your dog happy and healthy and doing so can save you a lot of heartache and money down the road.
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