Living in the world, there will always be all kinds of creatures, some large to tons and some small enough to be invisible to the naked eye. Parasites are very common in life. They are tenacious and can survive almost anywhere. Parasites are difficult to see with the naked eye. Parasites especially like to live on long-haired animals, and dogs are one of the hosts. If the dog is not dewormed for a long time, it will definitely affect its health. Here's how to deworm your dog.
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Method/step
Families with dogs know that Deworming is very important. But how do you deworm your dog? Just feed him a dewormer and wait for him to pull the bugs out? The answer is definitely no. If you want to understand how to deworm your dog, you must first understand why you should deworm your dog? What kind of worms do dogs have? How should we deworm each type of worm?
Why you should deworm your dog
There are many kinds of parasites on and inside your dog. The existence of parasites will seriously affect the health of dogs, affect the growth and development of dogs, and also create conditions for the invasion 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, deworming your dog is very important.
Types of parasites
When it comes to parasites, anyone who has a dog at home must know that dog parasites are divided into in vivo and in vitro. But what are the internal parasites? Is it just the stomach and intestines?
External parasites are divided into cutaneous and ectodermal parasites:
Skin ectoparasites: ticks, lice , fleas, etc.
Intradermal parasites: mites
Intracellular parasites are divided into intestinal parasites, blood parasites, and intracellular parasites
Intestinal parasites Parasites: roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, whipworms, etc.
Blood parasites: Heartworm, Babesia (tick-borne)
Intracellular parasites: Toxoplasma gondii, Coccidia
How to properly deworm a dog
First deworming: 25 days from the first deworming
Deworming method: use deworming before immunization If parasites are excreted for 2 consecutive days, the deworming can be repeated on the 7th day, and then once a month for the next 6 months. After six months of age, it can be dewormed once every three months.
Heartworm drive: For puppies over 6 weeks old, once a month for the first 3 months and once a month for the later period.
Toxoplasma gondii: once every 3 months.
Deworming external parasites: drops once a month (depending on the product)
If it is troublesome to take your dog to the pet store to deworm, then By mastering the method of deworming, dogs can trust their owners, operate better, and save a lot of money on going to the pet store.