Common sense of pet deworming for pets of all sizes
TOP 1 : Heartworm
【Introduction to pests】
Heartworms are white, slender, up to 30cm long, and often spirally entangled in the right ventricle and pulmonary artery of dogs. Dogs are infected by the bites of mosquitoes containing heartworm larvae. These larvae reach the heart and large blood vessels through subcutaneous lymph or blood circulation, where they develop into adults. The mother dog may also pass the heartworm larvae to the fetus through the placenta.
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Heartworm is a very dangerous parasitic disease. The sick dog is not fond of exercise, anemia and difficulty in breathing, and in severe cases, emphysema and heart murmur will appear, and eventually gradually become weak and die.
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Although all internal parasites can harm the health of dogs, the most terrifying of them is heartworm. Regularly giving your dog heartworm preventive medicine to reduce the chance of being bitten by mosquitoes is the best way to prevent it. The preventive medicine can choose pfizer Revolution, this drop can prevent fleas, ear scabies, some gastrointestinal parasites and some ticks in addition to preventing heartworm.
In addition to the possibility of exposure to parasites outdoors, it is often said that diseases enter from the mouth, so in spring and summer, you must pay attention to the hygiene of your dog’s food. Raw meat and unclean food are the most likely to cause health problems for dogs.
TOP 2 : Canine Ascaris
【Introduction to pests】
Ascaris canis, also known as Toxocara canis, is pale yellow, with three lips at the head end and a long and narrow neck wing membrane on the side of the body. Ascaris canis eggs are excreted in feces and develop into infectious eggs under suitable conditions. After an older dog ingests the infected eggs, the larvae travel with the bloodstream to various tissues and organs of the body, forming cysts.
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Ascariasis in dogs is one of the common diseases of dogs. It is caused by Ascaris canis and Ascaris lion parasites in the small intestine and stomach of dogs. It is widely distributed in my country and mainly harms 1-3 month old pups and affects longevity. and development, severe infection can lead to death. The clinical symptoms are gradual weight loss and pale mucous membranes. Loss of appetite, vomiting, heterophilia, digestive disturbance, first diarrhea and then constipation. Occasionally there are epileptic seizures. Puppies have enlarged abdomens and delayed development.
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Doing a good job of cleanliness is an important measure to prevent ascariasis. The environment, troughs, and food should be cleaned and sanitized carefully, and feces should be removed in time. If a sick dog is found, deworm it immediately. Available levamisole, 10 mg per kg body weight orally. Or use mebendazole, 10 mg per kilogram body weight, twice a day for two days, or use pyrantel (Kangchongling) 5-10 mg per kilogram body weight, orally.
TOP 3 : Dog Hookworm
【Introduction to pests】
The worm body is a small yellowish white nematode, the head end is curved to the back, the mouth is deep and long, and it opens on the back of the front end of the worm body. Hookworms need to pass through intermediate hosts in their life cycle. The larvae of hookworm can not resist drying in the pre-infection and infection period, so they can only live in a humid environment. After the eggs are discharged with the feces, the eggs develop into larvae in 1-2 days in summer. If it is a pregnant female dog, it can be passed from the placenta to the fetus.
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The main symptoms of a dog infected with hookworm are anemia, the dog is weak and thin, sometimes edema, the puppy is stunted, the coat is rough and dry, the skin is itchy, also known as hookworm pruritus, rash and dermatitis are also common, and diarrhea is in the stool. Bloody mucus, pale mucous membranes, and finally death.
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Giving nutritious and digestible food to enhance the dog’s body resistance is the best treatment method. Oral drug treatment can use Dichondrine, 20-30 mg/kg body weight. Or use levamisole hydrochloride, 10-20 mg/kg body weight.
TOP 4 : Dog Tapeworm
【Introduction to pests】
Also known as canine polyporous tapeworm, cystic tapeworm family. The body length is 100-400 mm, and there are about 120 segments, which are long and about 3 mm wide. The head segment is small, slightly diamond-shaped, with a rod-shaped apex, ringed with 3-4 rows of small hooks. Body color reddish with yellow. It is parasitic in the small intestine of carnivorous animals such as dogs and cats, causing intestinal obstruction and anemia in severe infection. Intermediate hosts are dog fleas, dog lice, etc.
【Related Diseases】
Dog tapeworm is a common parasitic disease caused by the dog tapeworm. The adult dog tapeworm is parasitic in the small intestine of the dog and is very harmful to the dog. After being infected by tapeworms, the sick dog is weak and thin, hair is scorched and dirty, growth retardation, depression, some loss of appetite, severe loss of appetite, some vomiting, diarrhea, pale conjunctiva, and anemia. . A large number of parasites can cause intestinal obstruction.
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Humans can also get dog tapeworm infection, but it is rare. In order to prevent dog tapeworm disease, dog feces must be removed in time, the kennel and dog body should be kept clean, and regular preventive deworming should be done. If the dog already suffers from this disease, arecoline hydrogen bromide can be fed at a dosage of 2 to 3 mg per kilogram of the dog’s body weight. Or niclosamide, the dosage of 50-100 mg per kilogram of body weight can reduce to cure.