Whether your dog was bought from a pet store or picked up from the roadside, regular deworming is important in its care. For dogs and pregnant bitches, their deworming plans are not exactly the same. Let's learn the relevant knowledge together.

1【Why deworm dogs]

dogs Parasites are present on and in the body, and there are many types. The presence of parasites can seriously affect the health of dogs, affect the growth and development of puppies, and create conditions for the invasion of other pathogens.

Some owners have always had a misunderstanding about deworming, thinking that my dog doesn't need deworming if he doesn't go out. In fact, the eggs will be attached to the owner's shoes, body, etc. to take home, So even if the dog stays at home, it needs to be dewormed regularly.

In addition, if the owner does not understand the necessity of deworming and leaves it alone, severe cases can lead to the death of the dog, and even to humans and children. Therefore, deworming your dog is very important.

2【What kind of worms for dogs?】

Some parasites have names that parents don't Unfamiliar, but some uncommon ones may not be clear to parents. There are two types of parasites, one is internal parasite and the other is external parasite.

These parasites mainly absorb the nutrients of the dog's body, which can cause diseases while depriving the dog's body of nutrients, and may also transmit some deadly diseases.

Endoparasites:

Ascaris, hookworm, whipworm, heartworm, lung nematode, paragonimiasis, tapeworm, trichinella canis, liver Trematodes, Toxoplasma gondii, Canis leishmaniasis, Euglena canis, Babesia canis, Esophagus nematodes, Canine tongue worms, Amoeba, Trypanosoma yiwei, Coccidia, etc.

External parasites:

Scabies, Demodex, ear mites, fleas, hard ticks, lung ticks, lice, soft ticks, etc. .

There are four common digestive tract parasites in dogs: nematodes, including roundworms, pinworms, whipworms, hookworms, etc. Tapeworms; Coccidia; Piriformis.

3【Parasitic Diseases and Symptoms of Dogs】

1. Ascaris:

Most of the pregnant bitches pass the larvae to the fetus through the placenta, and they can also be infected by mouth. The infection rate of puppies is higher than that of puppies. High, because roundworms will take nutrients, make dogs stunted, produce diarrhea, vomiting, flatulence and other symptoms, may also block bile ducts, penetrate the intestinal wall, or cause neurological symptoms, etc.

In addition to this In addition, the larvae of roundworms will pass through the intestinal wall and spread to various tissues of the body, including liver, lung, kidney, etc., causing serious diseases such as roundworm pneumonia, and may also be transferred to the fetus, causing serious infection of the fetus or newborn. Even in death, the owner can judge whether the dog has been infected with roundworms from whether the dog suddenly loses weight but has a beer belly.

2. Trichuris:

Most of them are oral infection, the eggs will be excreted with the dog's feces, and the dog infected with whipworm will excrete bright red Colored and smelly diarrhea will cause stunted growth and anemia in infected puppies; when the number of parasites is large, even the mucosal blood vessels will be damaged, causing diarrhea, even bloody diarrhea, and also causing appendicitis and colitis.

3. Hookworms:

Hookworms are very small, but they can absorb blood, and the symptoms vary depending on the individual and the degree of infection; , vomiting, diarrhea, feces with mucus and bloodshot conditions; severe dogs may die from acute anemia or other complications, infection through the placenta, mouth and skin.

4. Tapeworms:

Tapeworms will absorb a lot of nutrients from dogs, making dogs malnourished, dry and dull hair, and nymphs overgrown. Too much will block the intestinal tract. Dogs infected with stripworms may have rice-grain-sized segments on the anus or feces that stretch and wriggle. Dogs also often have eye mucus.

5. Coccidia:

A parasitic disease caused by dogs eating eggs, the common symptoms are anorexia, diarrhea, weight loss, Dogs often have foul-smelling yellow watery diarrhea, and a lot of jets come out when they have diarrhea. In addition, puppies are more serious, often causing catarrhal or hemorrhagic enteritis, bloody diarrhea and death.

6. Dinoflagellate pear:

Dogs infected with this disease often have diarrhea, and the feces that are pulled out are formed from softer poop, mud, etc. There are poop-like poops, jelly-like poops like chicken poop, and even oily poops, and sometimes poop is mixed with blood.