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Roundworms
Typically
spread in and through feces or during pregnancy or nursing, the roundworm
causes a serious infection in dogs and puppies. Roundworms eat the food of its
host and may cause diarrhea and other symptoms and with puppies, roundworms can
be fatal. Prescription and over-the-counter deworming products for dogs are
very effective. If people contract roundworms, their symptoms can be even more
serious than those in dogs making roundworms zoonosis which means “able to be
transmitted to humans from animals”.
Hookworms
These blood
sucking worms mainly live in the small intestine of dogs, literally sucking and
living off of the blood of your dog. With puppies they become infected from
their mothers, while adult dogs often become infected through their skin while
cleaning themselves. This parasite causes weakness and malnutrition and can
quickly lead to death in puppies. Normally two (2) rounds of deworming
medication are very effective in eliminating the internal parasite, although
some puppies may need other treatment, as well to rid these blood suckers.
Humans can also become infected with hookworms from unwashed vegetables or by
walking barefoot on sand and soil.
Heartworms
The all
nasty and annoying MOSQUITO are the culprits that spread heartworms to dogs
through their bites. This parasite affects how the heart functions and also how
the blood clots by living in the heart and arteries that carries blood from the
heart to the lungs, likely to causing death if untreated. Monthly heartworm
preventives are effective and expensive so here at NoVACAIN Kennels we use 1%
Ivermectin monthly (for more information look up ivermectin in the search). If infected, your dog may cough, have trouble breathing,
and experience other symptoms. Treatment may involve two or three injections of
arsenic-based drugs, followed by at least a month of rest so it is very
important to have your dog or puppy on a monthly heartworm preventative asap.
Whipworms
Living where
the small and large intestines meet, the whipworm is another blood sucking
parasite, that literally lives off of the blood of your dog often being picked
up and infected from contaminated soil or by grooming. Most often the whipworm
doesn’t cause serious blood loss or other serious symptoms unless the dog or puppy
is infested by large numbers of them that are embedded in the intestine. Some
heartworm preventives are also effective against whipworms, and the oral de-wormer
we use here at NoVACAIN Kennels is effective at eliminating whipworms.
Tapeworms
Carried by the annoying flea dogs often get tapeworms from
licking themselves and swallowing fleas. Attached to the intestine this
parasite sucks up nutrients from the dog or puppies body. Made up of small
segments about the size of a grain of rice; that are passed in feces, and can
sometimes been seen around the dog’s butt. An injection or tablet or the wormer
we use here at NoVACAIN Kennels can kill the tapeworm. People also can get infected
by tapeworms, but this is not a zoonosis parasite.
Tapeworms (Taenia pisiformis)
Roundworms (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina)
Hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala)
Whipworms (Trichuris vulpis)
Safe-Guard is given to your dog orally or by mixing the daily dose with a small amount of food. It is important to make sure your dog eats all of the food that has been medicated with Safe-Guard. If you feed a dry kibble you may need to moisten the dry dog food with a little warm water to help the mixing process. If worms are present or this is a newly acquired dog or puppy it is recommended to re-treat the dog or puppy in 2 weeks following the original treatment date.
