Dogs need to dewormed
periodically to keep themselves in the best of their health. They have a large variety
of endoparasites (worms found inside the body). These worms not only rob your
pooch of the vital nutrients that it gets from the food but they also cause a
variety of ailments viz. diarrhoea, lethargy, rough hair coat, pale gums,
scooting (rubbing the anal region on the floor) on their bums, weight loss,
loss of vigour etc.
These worms are broadly
classified as flat worms, round worms and tape worms. They multiply inside their bodies (primarily inside
the stomach and their intestines) and liberate eggs which are passed out
through the stool and thus contaminate the immediate environment. Humans and
especially the children are more prone to pick up these eggs from the contaminated
surroundings.
A ROUNDWORM
A TAPEWORM
Normally, a pup needs to
be dewormed for the first time when it is about a month old and thereafter every
two weeks till it attains 03 months of age. Thereafter, it should be dewormed every 3 - 4 months for its entire
life. It is a good idea to keep a record of the dates on which the deworming
was carried out and the name of the medicine. This will greatly assist your vet
in choosing the right drug for deworming.
There are many more parasites then just these. Once your dog has worms, you will never get rid of them. You can "control" a little the expanding population, but you cannot remove them. You can take them out of a certain organ by surgery, but they are everywhere in the dogs body. Look at the hair worm for example, it will come out of the very hair follicles of the dog. This is part of the reason why eating pork is prohibited in Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
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