Internal parasites affect the health and growth of dogs, and also create conditions for the entry of other pathogens. If parents don’t know about it and let it go, serious cases can lead to the death of dogs and even infect humans and children. Therefore, it is very important to deworm your dog regularly.

How to judge internal parasites:

1. Big stomach, do not eat When things are bulging.

2. They eat a lot, but they don't grow very strong, but they are thin and sluggish.

3. I like to sit on the ground and grind my anus.

4. Eat raw meat often.

5. The mother of the hairy child has been infected with the parasite, which is passed on through breast milk.

Common endoparasites:

Tapeworms:

Tapeworms are intestinal parasites in dogs It is the longest of the worms and is very harmful to the health of dogs. The small hooks and suckers on the head of the worm attach to the mucosa of the small intestine, causing damage to the intestinal mucosa and enteritis. The worm absorbs a lot of nutrition from the dog, causing obstacles to growth and development. It can cause malnutrition, weight loss, anemia, gastrointestinal symptoms and neurological symptoms. In severe cases, it can lead to systemic weakness and death.

Heartworm:

Heartworm in dogs is caused by mosquito bites The blood parasitic disease that spreads, after the dog is infected, heartworm will parasitize in the right heart and adjacent blood vessels, which can seriously lead to the death of the dog. Since heartworm is parasitic in the right ventricle and pulmonary artery of dogs, it will also cause certain damage to the heart, lungs and kidneys of dogs.

Trichuris:

Trichuris Nematodes parasitize the cecum of dogs. It happens all over our country. The disease mainly affects puppies and can cause death in severe infections.

Ascaris:

Ascaris is the largest parasitic nematode in the intestinal tract of dogs. Slightly pink or yellowish, with horizontal stripes on the body surface, and the tail of males is often curled. Ascaris eggs are devoured by dogs and hatch into larvae in the small intestine. The larvae can secrete hyaluronidase and protease, invade the mucosa and submucosa of the small intestine, and burrow into other tissues of the body.

Hookworms:

Hookworms live in the small intestine of dogs and are 1 -2 cm, with a curved front end and three sharp hook-like teeth on the mouth margin, which can deeply pin the intestinal mucosa to suck blood. The larvae mainly invade the host through the skin (or orally), travel to the heart and lungs with the blood, and then transfer to the digestive tract to parasitize through the respiratory tract and throat. Pregnant dogs can enter the fetus through the placenta.

Toxoplasma gondii:

Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled endoparasite that Blood flows to all parts of the body. It is almost the most successful single-celled animal on earth, and it is ubiquitous in all parts of the world. Many mammals and birds, including various livestock and poultry, are infected by it, and infection in humans also occurs.

What to pay attention to when deworming dogs:

1. Feed the dog normally , It is necessary to deworm the dog in the state of normal eating to avoid adverse reactions to deworming drugs due to physical discomfort.

2. Feeding dewormers should follow the instructions and distribute the doses according to body weight.