Living in the world, there are always various kinds of creatures, some are as big as weighing tons, and some are so small that they are 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 your dog is not dewormed for a long time, its health will definitely be affected. Here are some ways to deworm your dog.

Method/Steps

Families with dogs all know that deworming their dogs is very important. But how to deworm a dog? Just give him a piece of deworming medicine and wait for the worms to come out? The answer is definitely no. If you want to understand how to deworm dogs, you must first understand why you need to deworm dogs? What kind of worms do dogs have? How should we get rid of each different worm?

Why should dogs be dewormed?

There are many kinds of parasites on dogs’ bodies and bodies. The existence of parasites will seriously affect the health of dogs, affect the growth and development of dog babies, and will also create conditions for the invasion of other pathogens. If parents don't understand and leave it alone, serious cases can lead to the death of dogs and even infect humans and children. Therefore, deworming dogs is very important.

Types of parasites

Talking about parasites, anyone who has a dog at home must know that dog parasites are divided into internal and external parasites. But what are the internal parasites? Is it just the intestines and stomach?

External parasites are divided into intracutaneous and ectoparasites:

Skin external parasites: ticks, lice, fleas, etc.

Skin parasites: mites

Internal parasites are divided into intestinal parasites, blood parasites and intracellular parasites

Intestinal parasites: roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, whipworms, etc.

Blood parasites: heartworm, babesiosis (tick-borne)

Intracellular parasites: Toxoplasma gondii, coccidia

How to deworm your dog correctly

First deworming: The first deworming can be carried out from 25 days ago

Deworming method: Use deworming medicine before immunization. If parasites are discharged for 2 consecutive days, deworming can be repeated on the 7th day, and then dewormed once a month for 6 months. After six months of age, you can deworm every three months.

Heartworm removal: For puppies over 6 weeks old, once a month for the first 3 months and once every 2 months for the later period.

Toxoplasmosis: once every 3 months.

Repelling external parasites: drops once a month (depending on the product)

If you find it troublesome to take your dog to a pet store for deworming, then master the deworming method yourself. The dog will trust its owner, it will be easier to operate, and you can save a lot of money in going to the pet store.