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Dealing with your Pet Dog’s Worms

August 5, 2007 |


 

Do you know that round worms can grow as much as 8 inches in your pet dog. In puppies, worms can be as long as 4 inches. Worms are easy to infest one dog to another. One common way is via your pet dog’s feces, which contains millions of worm eggs. Likewise, they can be scattered anywhere in your house, from the floors, to the sofa and beddings, and also their food and water pans.

It is such a pity if your dog is infested with worms as they can really cause many types of illnesses.  Symptoms and signs of a worm-infested dog are watery eyes, pale gums, bad breath, unhealthy skin condition, can constantly-shedded coat.

Another sign that your pet dog is infested with worm is when it begins to lose appetite and tries to eat garbage and dirt. It can likewise develop an erratic eating pattern - sometimes it eats too much, on other times it refrains to eat anything at all.

Check your pet dog’s belly - if you notice that it is bloated and with pot belly, then it is possible that it has dog worms. In cases of puppies, those infested tend to have retarded body growth and development.  Young puppies with worms are more likely to become paralysed in their rear legs. However, as soon as they are treated with these parasites, they gain normal use of the affected limbs.

This is why at the first sign of dog worm infestation, it is best to provide appropriate pet medication by bringing your dog immediately to the veterinarian for thorough health examination.

Dog worms can be fatal - so it is best that you consult the veterinarian for immediate pet medication. Definitely, we only want for our pet dogs the best health condition that they can have. 


 

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