Whether your dog is bought from a pet store or picked up from the roadside, regular deworming is important in the process of caring for it. For puppies, adult dogs, and pregnant female dogs, their Deworming plans are not exactly the same, so let’s learn the relevant knowledge together.

　1【Why should dogs be dewormed】

There are many kinds of parasites on dogs’ bodies and bodies. The presence of parasites will seriously affect the health of dogs, affect the growth and development of puppies, and also create conditions for the invasion of other pathogens.

Some owners have always had a misunderstanding about deworming. They think that if their dog does not go out, it does not need to be dewormed. In fact, this is not the case. The eggs will be attached to the owner’s shoes and body and taken home, so even if the dog cannot go out, Households also need to be regularly dewormed.

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

　2【What kind of insect should be used to repel dogs?】

The names of some parasites are familiar to parents, but some uncommon ones may not be clear to parents. There are two types of parasites, internal parasites and external parasites.

These parasites mainly absorb nutrients from the dog's body, causing diseases while depriving the dog's body of nutrients, and may also transmit some fatal diseases.

Internal parasites:

Roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, heartworms, lungworms, canine lung flukes, tapeworms, Trichinella canis, liver flukes, Toxoplasma gondii, canine kala-azar, eyeworm, babesia canis, esophageal nematodes, tongueworm , amoeba, Trypanosoma evansi, coccidia, etc.

External parasites:

Scabies mites, demodex mites, ear itch 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. Tapeworm; coccidia; pyriform flagellate.

　3【Dogs infected with parasitic diseases and symptoms】

1. Roundworm:

Most of the time, pregnant female dogs pass the worms to their fetuses through the placenta. They can also be infected orally. The infection rate is higher in puppies. Because the roundworms absorb nutrients, the dogs will suffer from stunted development, causing diarrhea, vomiting, flatulence and other symptoms. They may also develop Block bile ducts, penetrate the intestinal wall, or cause neurological symptoms, etc.

​In addition, the larvae of roundworms can pass through the intestinal wall and spread to various tissues of the body, including the liver, lungs, kidneys, etc., causing serious diseases such as roundworm pneumonia. They may also be transferred to the fetus, causing serious illness to the fetus or newborn. The owner can judge whether the dog has been infected with roundworms by whether the dog suddenly loses weight and has a beer belly.

2. Whipworm:

It is mostly an oral infection, and the eggs will be excreted with the dog's feces. Dogs infected with whipworm will excrete bright red and fishy smelling diarrhea. The infected puppies will be stunted and anemic; when the number of parasites is large, even mucosal blood vessels It will be damaged and cause diarrhea, even bloody diarrhea, and it can also cause appendicitis and colitis.

3. Hookworm:

Hookworms are very small, but they suck blood. Symptoms vary depending on the individual and the degree of infection. In mild cases, they may experience weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, and feces with mucus and blood streaks. In severe cases, dogs may suffer from acute anemia or other complications. Death from the disease, infection through the placenta, mouth and skin.

4. Tapeworm:

Stripworms will absorb a large amount of dog nutrition, causing the dog to be malnourished and have dry and dull hair. If there are too many worms, they will block the intestines. Dogs infected with stripworms may appear in the anus or feces. There are squirming segments the size of a grain of rice, and dogs often have eye mucus.

5. Coccidia:

Dogs are infected by parasitic diseases after eating worm eggs. The common symptoms are anorexia, diarrhea, and weight loss. Dogs often have foul-smelling yellow watery diarrhea, and a large amount of diarrhea occurs. In addition, the disease is more serious in puppies. Often causes catarrhal or hemorrhagic enteritis, bloody diarrhea and death.

6. Giardia pear:

Dogs infected with this disease often suffer from diarrhea. The poop they produce can range from soft poop, muddy poop, to jelly-like poop like chicken poop, or even oily and watery poop. Sometimes there is blood mixed in the stool.