Among the main dog health care problems the most frequent issues
are worms, fleas and poisons. These common ailments If not professionally treated can lead to more serious health problems for you and your family. Worms passed by dogs or infact cats can cause blindness in humans, prevention is simple so take a few minutes to read this article and implement your pet de-worming program today.
Intestinal worms
are only a few millimetres long and can live off the contents of the
gut, others attach
themselves to the gut wall. These parasites feed
from the nutrients in the dog’s gut and from the dog’s blood. Worst of
all these intestinal worms can infect people (some tapeworms can grow up to 5 metres in length) hence the importance in maintaining a regular de- worming program for your dog to keep it worm-free.
Roundworm (Toxocara canis)
is probably the best known of the intestinal worms. But if you also
have cats in the home they should also be treated for cat roundworm (Toxocara cati)
. Human infection particularly children generally occurs when contact
is made the worm eggs which have contaminated the soil. A common
problem is gardens or public parks which have snadpits. So ensure that
you keep your sandpit covered and don’t let your children play in the public park sandpits.
Alarmingly
the worm larvae can migrate through the human body and concern should
be if they migrate to the eyes. As they can get behind the retina,
where they can cause permanent damage to the child’s eyesight.
Prevention
- Regularly worm your pets to minimise any risk of worms
- You should always use a poop-scoop, and dispose of your dog’s faeces
Adult
dogs should be wormed at least every 6 months. With pregnant bitches
and bitches with young puppies requiring worming more frequently. It is
essential that puppies are wormed when they are about 2 weeks old and
then treated at regular intervals until they are at least 6 months old.
But we recommend you always seek veterinary advice before worming your
puppy.
Look at this short video, you will be alarmed!…..
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