Even if your pet lives in sterile conditions and you think that he does not have worms, it is still necessary to regularly worm your puppy and adult dog for preventive purposes.
First deworming
Worms can even appear in newborn puppies. They become infected from their mother, for example through the placenta or milk. Therefore, the first treatment is carried out 3-4 weeks after birth. It is important to use special preparations marked “for puppies”.
The frequency of preventive deworming depends on the age of the animals. It is recommended to deworm dogs under one year of age once every 3 months. In adult animals, preventive treatment is carried out once every six months.
Important! If an animal is to be vaccinated, it must be dewormed 7-10 days before vaccination.
How to give drugs to street pets
Animals that live or spend a lot of time outdoors are much more likely to become infected with worms. A dog can pick up worms, for example, by picking up something from the ground, drinking water from a puddle, or by contact with other animals. In this case, it is recommended to give the drug against worms 3-4 times a year.
Deworming for pregnant and lactating women
Deworming is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating dogs. This can negatively affect the health of the puppies. This is especially worth considering in the first half of pregnancy, when all systems and organs are formed in puppies, and any negative intervention can lead to the development of pathologies. It can also cause a miscarriage.
The best option is to use a product that is not contraindicated for pregnant and lactating animals. It is recommended to worm a pregnant dog in the second half of its term, and it is best to do this under supervision. veterinarian. A nursing dog can be dewormed no earlier than 2-3 weeks after the birth of the puppies.
Review of anthelmintic drugs
Anthelmintic drugs are produced in the form of tablets, drops, suppositories, suspensions and pastes. The release form does not play a key role when choosing a product. It is important that the owner is comfortable using it and accurately calculates the dose. For example, tablets and dragees are usually used for worming adults and large dogs. Worming for puppies and dogs small breeds often produced in the form of suspensions.
Here are the names of some anthelmintic drugs:
- Azipirin. The drug is intended for cats and dogs, available in tablets (1 tablet per 10 kg of weight). Destroys flat and round worms. The advantage is low toxicity. Therefore, it can be used for worming pregnant and lactating bitches. Azipirin can be given to puppies from the age of four weeks.
- Dehinel Plus. An anthelmintic that destroys round and tapeworms. Intended for dogs of large and medium breeds (1 tablet per 35 kg of weight). Suitable for deworming pregnant and lactating dogs in the second half of pregnancy. The drug can be given to puppies no earlier than 7 weeks.
- Prazitel. Has a wide spectrum of action against round and tapeworms. Available in the form of a suspension and tablets for puppies, small, medium and medium-sized dogs. large breeds. The suspension comes with a special dispenser syringe. The drug is contraindicated in puppies under 2 weeks of age, pregnant and lactating bitches, as well as malnourished animals.
- Drontal plus. Taken at the rate of 1 tablet per 10 kg of animal weight. No pre-diet or laxative intake is required. As a preventative measure, it is recommended to use the drug once every 3 months, as well as 10 days before vaccination and 10 days before mating. This anthelmintic is contraindicated for puppies of small breeds, as well as dogs in the first 2/3 of pregnancy.
- Helmimax. The drug has three types of dosage: for dogs of small breeds (1 tablet per 2-4 kg of weight), medium (1 tablet per 5-10 kg of weight) and large breeds (1 tablet per 10-20 kg). The product is allowed to be taken by pregnant bitches, but no later than 3 weeks before giving birth. The “chicken” flavor makes the anthelmintic appetizing to the animal, but can provoke.
How to properly worm a puppy and an adult dog
Before you start driving away worms, it is recommended to prepare the animal’s body using some kind of immunostimulant. If you are giving deworming to your dog for the first time, you should have an absorbent on hand. An absorbent is also necessary when you give anthelmintic drugs to puppies and weakened animals. Before giving your dog deworming medication, you need to rid it of and.
If the instructions for the drug do not contain specific instructions, it is better to give the deworming remedy to the animal in the morning on an empty stomach. Before deworming, your pet must be weighed in order to correctly calculate the dosage of the drug. You should not give the product “by eye” - an overdose can cause poisoning.
If your pet vomits or spits out part of the tablet, you do not need to give a second portion of the drug right away. It is better to repeat the procedure after 10-14 days. It is advisable that the dog has a bowel movement within 6-8 hours after taking the drug. If this does not happen, you can give your pet a laxative. When using drops on the withers, it is not recommended to bathe the dog for at least 2 hours after treatment.
Important! Often, deworming drugs cause dehydration and thirst. Therefore, the dog should have free access to clean drinking water.
Contraindications for worming
Anti-worm medications are toxic, and their uncontrolled use can cause deterioration in the animal’s health. Deworming has a number of contraindications that must be taken into account. Deworming is contraindicated:
Anthelmintics should be given with caution:
- pregnant and lactating dogs;
- animals with chronic diseases;
- animals prone to
Condition after cleaning: normal and deviations
Warning signs:
- lack of coordination, unsteady gait;
- convulsions;
- dilated pupils;
- increased salivation;
- vomiting mucus, watery diarrhea after deworming;
- pallor or cyanosis of the mucous membranes;
- the dog does not eat and refuses water;
- can't go to the toilet.
If the dog feels unwell after deworming, it is necessary to induce vomiting in the pet so that it vomits, and then give it an absorbent. If this does not help, you need to contact your veterinarian.
Important! If your pet is very lethargic after treatment, pay attention to his feces. If there are no dead worms in them, there is a chance that they are curled into a ball that cannot pass through the intestines. Perhaps the pet got sick because of this.
At the moment when family members are planning to have pet, few people think about the fact that worms in dogs can be contagious to people.
It is worth understanding that helminths can choose not only human body, but so does the body of any animal, including dogs. The likelihood that it can become not only a carrier, but also a source of infection is very high, since there are certain types of pests that live exclusively in animals.
Can you get infected from a dog?
Often, animals can sleep in their owners’ beds, eat in unidentified places and lick all family members. Therefore, to the question of whether it is possible to get an invasion, the answer is very simple - as a result of non-compliance with the rules of personal hygiene and sanitation.
Routes of infection
There are two types of main causes of infection transmission: living conditions and transmission routes.
When the intestines are damaged and helminths develop intensively, their adult specimens and eggs reach the animal's anus. The dog may squirm on the floor, scratch itself with its paws, and clean itself with its tongue. In order to this type helminths from the source have entered the body, it will be enough to stroke the dog’s fur. Eggs may also appear under the claws, and on the face with saliva.
Invasions of the body occur by certain types of helminths. Even though the dog is not infected, it can transfer the larvae both into a person’s home and directly onto his body through close contact.
Infection with cucumber tapeworm is not common. To infect the body, an invasive flea with a larva or the saliva of a sick animal must enter through oral cavity into the intestines.
Dipilidiosis affects children more often than adults. The tapeworm that provokes this pathology lives in the body of the definitive host and responds well to treatment.
- Echinococcus is a tapeworm, the causative agent of hydatid echinococcosis. The basis of the pathology is represented by the formation of a certain type of cyst in the tissue structure of the liver and lungs. They, in a short period of time, increase significantly in size. This pathology is characterized by the following symptoms: aching or cramping pain in the abdominal area, nausea and vomiting, general weakness and malaise. It is possible for the disease to progress without the manifestation of any symptoms for a long time.
These tapeworms are transmitted through close contact: kissing the face, sharing feeding utensils, and direct contact with the dog's saliva.
Toxocaras are dangerous worms that are similar in appearance to roundworms, which provoke the development of ascariasis, but their entire life process is sharply different.
The larvae, when migrating, cause damage to the intestinal walls, enter the bloodstream and spread to all organs. In them, the larvae hide under a specific film, forming capsules. They can remain in this state for quite a long time, literally until they die, without ever reaching full maturity. A larva that has not developed into a mature individual can seriously harm health, even leading to death.
The severity and symptoms of the disease depend on the location of the larvae in a particular organ. Diseases are very severe when the liver, lungs, and eyes become infected.
Worm eggs get into external environment Larvae are formed with animal feces and under favorable conditions. They are able to penetrate the skin and begin to move throughout the body with the help of blood, causing a complex skin disease, Larva migrans.
- Uncinaria is the causative agent of the helminthic disease uncinaria, the characteristic symptoms of which are allergic skin conditions - dermatitis and urticaria.
Infection occurs through the skin. The route of infection is through household contact. Uncinariasis is very rare and you can cope with this problem yourself.
- Dirofilariasis - infection with dirofilaria occurs when the skin is damaged at the time of the bite of a blood-sucking insect or ingested through the mouth by mosquitoes, fleas, ticks infested with a larva from a dog. The main symptom of the pathology is a dense swelling at the site of skin damage. She may disappear or appear. Able to migrate throughout the body. A person can feel the movement of the helminth in the seal, severe pain at the location of the worm. Against this background, general weakness, malaise, headache. There may be attacks of nausea.
Why is infection dangerous?
There are many types of worms that, when localized in the human body, provoke bleeding of the gastrointestinal tract, inflammation of the anus, dyspeptic syndrome, and significant weight loss.
Other types of “canine” helminths cannot live in the human intestines. This causes the larvae to move to other organs and systems. There is a violation of integrity skin and even eyeballs. Infection of the eyes by helminths in children can lead to complete blindness.
You shouldn’t go to extremes - give up your beloved dog, forbid children to walk down the street with it and play at home, and communicate less with it yourself. You should not be afraid of infection from your pet if you regularly visit the veterinarian for preventive purposes and adhere to sanitary and hygienic standards.
Subject to strict adherence to all rules for keeping a dog at home, your a pet will become your true friend who will not bring any trouble to the health of the owners.
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Cheyletiellosis in domestic animals: manifestation, diagnosis and treatment of “wandering dandruff”
- Pathogens and causes of the disease
- Treatment methods
The disease is usually transmitted by contact and can even occur in a person who has close contact with their pet or animals in the nursery. However, this is observed only in 30% of cases, and it does not manifest itself in the same form as in animals, but in the form of an itchy papular rash on the skin.
Pathogens and causes of the disease
The causative agent of the disease is ticks of the genus Cheyletiella, which life cycle pass on the host-carrier, more precisely, on his skin.
It is here that cheyletiella undergoes six stages of development:
- The fertilized eggs laid by the female are secured by the female to the animal's hair using thin silky threads, forming a kind of cocoon.
- After incubation period lasting 3-4 days, six-legged larvae are born.
- After 7.5 days they turn into protonymphs, but with 8 legs.
- After another 4-5 days, the protonymphs turn into 8-legged deutonymphs.
- After another 5 days, the deutonymphs enter the adult stage.
- They then develop into adult ticks, females and males that are whitish-yellowish in color and live for approximately 14 days.
Mites live on the surface of the skin without going deep into the epidermis. Serves them as food tissue fluid, to obtain which they make punctures with chelicerae - a kind of claw-appendages.
Cheyletiellosis is a highly contagious disease that is instantly transmitted from an infected animal to a healthy one. Its danger also lies in the fact that in some cases no external signs are noticeable on the infected animal. characteristic features, however, it can infect everyone it comes into contact with.
We should also not forget that adult ticks can exist autonomously, that is, without a host, just enough long time, and when a suitable object appears, they immediately settle on it.
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English veterinarians gave cheyletiellosis the name “wandering dandruff,” which quite accurately characterizes its external manifestations.
Visual symptoms of the disease are expressed in the movement of pieces of dry epidermis, which looks like the movement of dandruff. If you look closely at infected animals, then with the help of a regular magnifying glass you can see the ticks themselves in these areas of the epidermis (see photo below).
Diagnostics, paradoxically, is difficult precisely in well-groomed animals, which the owners regularly treat with appropriate medications, wash, etc.
Currently, there is no absolutely accurate method for establishing a diagnosis, all the more necessary is differential diagnosis with diseases such as seborrhea, dermatitis of other etiologies, food allergy and etc.
The main symptom is severe peeling of the skin, as a result of which dandruff forms in large quantities in dogs, as well as in cats.
The same can be observed in the rabbit. This process occurs even more actively in puppies from 2 to 8 weeks - it seems that they are covered with a continuous scaly film.
Along with profuse dandruff formation, sick animals may experience:
- alopecia, that is, hair loss;
- increased oily skin and coat;
- ruffled fur;
- the appearance of erythema (redness of the skin), hyperemia, inflammation of the skin;
- skin hyperpigmentation and scaliness;
- pruritus – itchy skin, forcing animals to scratch their skin all the time;
- the appearance of papules and pustules on the skin;
- the appearance of ulcers, erosions, excoriation (scratching) on the skin.
The latter is especially dangerous, as it opens the door to infection. However, the deeper layers of the skin are usually not damaged.
In cats characteristic symptom cheyletiellosis is that they begin to lick their fur more intensively; Often they develop bilateral alopecia, located symmetrically.
In many ways, the manifestations of the disease are determined individual characteristics animal: sometimes the itching is very strong, and sometimes it may be completely absent.
Long-haired cats and dog breeds such as cocker spaniels and poodles usually show no symptoms of the disease, and it is often diagnosed only after the owner develops an itchy papular rash.
In any case, even in the absence of itching, if the animal's skin is actively peeling, it is necessary to check it for the presence of mites that cause cheyletiellosis.
As already mentioned, the main source of infection is contact with a sick animal or even simply with the place where it recently visited and where ticks could remain (bedding, combs, toys, etc.).
Cheyletiellosis occurs in all breeds of dogs, but lap dogs, poodles and Yorkshire terriers are most susceptible to it, and among cats - representatives of long-haired breeds, as well as young dogs and cats and individuals with weak immunity and reduced skin resistance.
The disease spreads especially quickly in crowded conditions of animals, in poor zoohygienic conditions, which sometimes exist in nurseries and animal hotels. You can even get infected in grooming salons.
Flies, lice, fleas, and even humans can act as carriers of ticks if a tick attaches itself to them.
As for humans, cheyletiellosis manifests itself in the form of severely itchy rashes, scattered or grouped on those areas of the skin that have been in contact with an infected animal. In place of red papules, blisters, pustules and even necrosis can form.
Treatment methods
It is possible to determine how to treat this disease only after differential diagnosis. Should be carried out simultaneous treatment all animals kept in the house or nursery.
It is also necessary to actively disinfect the space surrounding them to avoid re-infection and latent carriage. For ease of processing, it is recommended to cut long-haired dogs and cats as short as possible.
- for dogs - pyrethrins or organophosphorus compounds;
- for cats of any age, puppies and rabbits - solutions of sulfonated lime and pyrethrins.
Weekly, after thoroughly washing the animal to remove dandruff, it is treated with an insecticide solution.
In addition, it is necessary to use special insecticides designed to treat objects with which the infected animal has been in contact; After thorough washing, treat all surfaces of these items.
In addition to the main drug are ivermectins and amitraz-containing agents. Amitrazine is only used for dogs. Usually 4 treatments are carried out at two-week intervals.
Ivermectin injections are a highly effective means of combating cheyletiellosis pathogens, in addition to local treatment they can be done on dogs (except Sheltie and Collie breeds), cats and rabbits over 3 months of age. Subcutaneous injections at a rate of 300 mcg/kg are given 3 times, also at two-week intervals.
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How to remove worms from dogs yourself: give a pill, treatment
Worms in dogs are a common occurrence. Our four-legged faithful friends extremely susceptible to infection, their body is the final host for most helminths. Moreover, pets and free-living dogs are almost equally susceptible to the disease.
- What are the signs of helminthiasis in a dog?
- Basic principles for removing worms from dogs
- Principles of prevention helminthic infestation dogs
Infection can occur constantly - in puppies during birth from their mother, in adult dogs when eaten raw food, when drinking dirty water, communication with stray animals, worms are transmitted through fleas, soil, water, etc. Many worms are unsafe for humans; in this regard, the issues of treatment and prevention of helminthiasis in dogs are of great importance.
Dog breeders need to know how to remove worms from a dog and be able to correctly administer the medicine (tablet, suspension or drops) on their own, following the recommendations of a veterinarian.
What are the signs of helminthiasis in a dog?
- poor weight gain in puppies, despite normal or increased appetite;
- enlarged, swollen abdomen;
- sometimes the appearance of food perversions (eating earth, stones, etc.);
- deterioration of wool quality – dull appearance, loss, etc.;
- unstable stool with frequent constipation or diarrhea, there may be an admixture of mucus, blood, sometimes worms are visually visible in the stool;
- hiccups, involuntary vomiting, difficulty swallowing food;
- cough, persistent conjunctivitis, runny nose, various infections due to decreased immunity;
- lethargy, refusal to play, rapid fatigue of the dog;
- allergic reactions (dermatitis, skin itching, etc.);
- pale, sometimes icteric color of mucous membranes;
- the animal often licks itself, rides its butt on the floor due to severe anal itching;
- visual observation of worms in vomit or feces.
Detection of several of the above symptoms in an animal is a reason to contact a veterinarian for deworming; in doubtful cases, it is recommended to submit a stool test to the laboratory, preferably three times.
Treatment of worms in dogs cannot be delayed for long due to possible development severe complications, especially in puppies and small breed pets. In severe and advanced cases, the animal develops anemia, rickets, and possible intestinal obstruction, blockage of blood vessels, mechanical damage to the digestive tract, including intestinal rupture and death.
The drugs should be purchased in specialized departments or veterinary pharmacies, and before use, you should carefully read the instructions for use. For small breeds and puppies, it is preferable not to use a tablet, but to give the pet a suspension using a syringe dispenser. Such drugs include, for example, Dirofen, Prazitel, Prazicide, Drontal Junior and others.
It is better to treat adult and large dogs with tablets; calculating the dose for such a dog will not be difficult. The most common drugs in tablet form are canikquantel plus, febtal combo, prazicide, drontal, azinox plus and others. There are special forms in the form of sugar cubes.
- It is very important to give the medicine to your dog correctly. It is advisable to do this on an empty stomach; it is better to take the tablet without food, but you can take it in a piece of meat or sausage. The dose must be correctly calculated based on body weight - too much can be toxic, and an underestimated dose will lead to incomplete death of the worms. The suspension is forcibly poured into the mouth with a dispensing syringe. You can feed the animal after two hours.
No preliminary long fasting or laxative use is required. It is important to ensure that your pet swallows the medicine. Otherwise, the drug must be given again. Modern medicines for worms are usually used once. But after 2 or 3 weeks it is better to repeat the treatment to destroy the grown larvae and mature eggs.
In order to reduce intoxication, you can give your pet some sorbent (polysorb, Activated carbon), as well as a hepatoprotective agent to improve liver function, for example, Karsil, LIV-52 or others.
You should not give a toxic drug to your pet “just in case.” If the dog looks good, but tests are not possible, then it is better to limit preventive measures(once every six months). When helminths are detected, the approach to each animal should be individual, taking into account the age and condition of the dog’s body.
All animals living in the same household should receive anthelmintic treatment at the same time. Dog owners and their families also need to take an anthelmintic tablet (for example, Vermox) if a helminthic infestation is detected in a pet; for preventive purposes, it is recommended to be treated once a year.
- Application folk remedies for removing worms from a dog, it is justified in cases where it is not possible to purchase the medicine or there are contraindications for use in the animal, or poor tolerability of the drug. Most often, an enema is used from equal parts of milk, garlic gruel and tansy; in addition, there are recipes with pumpkin seeds, ginger and vodka (the main thing here is not to overdo it).
You need to repeat it in a week. Efficiency traditional methods will be more if they are used as intermediate stages between the previous and subsequent courses of anthelmintic treatment with tablets or for the purpose of deworming puppies, since they act mainly on intestinal forms worms without killing eggs, larvae and individuals in internal organs animal (heart, lungs, etc.)
The importance of fighting dog helminths is not only to ensure that the pet is beautiful, cheerful and healthy, but also to ensure that the dog breeder’s household does not get sick either. People decide for themselves whether to give medicine at home or contact a specialist. The main thing is that the sooner treatment is started, the better.
In advanced cases, the animal may need veterinary care in a clinical setting using IVs, injections, etc. Responsibility for domesticated animals rests entirely with people. The key to the health of four-legged friends - timely treatment and prevention.
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Hello. In this article I answer the following questions:
- How often should adult dogs be dewormed??
- Which ones are there? anthelmintic drugs for dogs, and which of these drugs are really effective and safe?
- Does an adult dog need to be wormed before vaccination?? And how long should it take from deworming to vaccination?
I have already talked about how to deworm puppies in a separate article. Now let's talk about deworming of adult dogs.
How often should adult dogs be dewormed?
Manufacturers of anthelmintic drugs are actively agitating us that these same anthelmintics need to give dogs every 3 months.
Let's put it this way: if your dog regularly tries to eat some nasty stuff on the street (and if she succeeds), it would not be a bad idea to get rid of the worms 4 times a year (that is, every 3 months). And if at the same time you also sleep with the dog in the same bed and kiss it, such a deworming schedule is quite justified.
You can also play it safe and give anti-worm medications every 3 months if there is a pregnant woman or small children in the house who crawl on the floor and, as you know, put everything in their mouths.
If you have adult trained dog who lives in an apartment, doesn’t pick up anything on the street, and you watch what she eats quite It is enough to give an anthelmintic every 6 months.
If you give anthelmic regularly every 6 months (and even more so if you give your dog deworming tablets every 3 months), then you can give the drug one-time. Repeated administration of the drug is not necessary.
If it suddenly turns out that you “missed” the next event on “worming”, and with last time It’s already been a year since you dewormed your dog, give the drug twice with an interval of 10 days.
Why after 10 days? Because there are drugs that act on all stages of helminths (eggs, larvae, adults). And there are anthelmintic drugs that act on adult forms of worms and eggs. But they do not act on larvae, which are this moment migrate in the body circulatory system. In 10 days, the larvae manage to enter the intestines and become adults, but do not have time to lay new eggs.
If, after the first administration of the anthelmintic, helminths (white worms or a substance similar to boiled noodles) were found in the stool, and after the second administration of the anthelmintic there were also helminths in the stool, give the drug a third time 10 days after the 2nd time.
Anthelmintic drugs for dogs
This list contains anthelmintic drugs for dogs wide range actions. That is, these are drugs that act on both round and tapeworms:
azinox plus(there is also a drug called Azinox, but it only acts on tapeworms). If you need a broad-spectrum drug for general prevention– take Azinox Plus
Alben C
dironet
drontal plus
Levamisole solution 7.5% for injection
vacationquantel plus
Panacur granulate
polyverkan
prazicide
pratel
febtal
trianthelm
febtal combo
troncil
cestal plus
and other drugs. Manufacturers periodically release new drugs to the market, combining active ingredients.
I have had the opportunity to use most of these drugs in practice. Some of them were not effective enough, some were difficult to tolerate by dogs.
As a result of application and testing, I settled on the drug Pratel(Novartis Slovenia). Excellent combination of price and quality. Excellent efficiency (if it really is Pratel produced by Novartis Slovenia). And a reasonable price.
There are absolutely no complaints about the quality of the drug Drontal Plus. Its only “minus” is its price. This is especially noticeable if you have large dog, especially if there are several of them.
The instructions for modern anthelmintic drugs usually indicate that a special diet is not required.
But with anthelmintics, I do it the old fashioned way: I give my dogs deworming medications in the morning on an empty stomach. You can coat the tablet with oil (so that it slides easily through the esophagus) and stick it straight down your throat. Then you can give a small piece of something tasty (cheese, meat, sausage) so that the tablet can easily pass through the esophagus.
Or you can immediately disguise the tablet in a piece of cheese or cutlet. But keep in mind that this trick will not work with many dogs: they will eat the sausage and spit out the tablet. The most cunning ones hide the pill in their cheek and spit it out when you can no longer see it. So be careful.
By the way, if your dog has available fleas- before driving away worms, remove the fleas first. Otherwise, deworming may simply be ineffective, because fleas are carriers of helminths, in particular cucumber tapeworm(Dipylidium caninum).
Does an adult dog need to be wormed before vaccination?
And one more frequently asked question. Everyone knows (I hope everyone knows) that puppies need to be dewormed before vaccinations. In the case of adult dogs, the situation sometimes reaches the point of absurdity: “We, as expected, drove the dog away from worms 2 weeks before vaccination. But they gaped, and 3 weeks have already passed since deworming. What should we do now: get rid of the worms again and wait 2 weeks?”
Let's think logically. When it comes to a puppy, we make sure to worm the puppy before vaccination. Because the puppy may have worms, even though the owners of the mother dog claim that both mother and puppies have been wormed. Sometimes there is a rather strange position among breeders: they say that they have driven away the worms, but they themselves do not drive them away “so as not to poison the children.” So, if a puppy has a lot of helminths, they cause intoxication, and a regular vaccination combined with intoxication against helminths can be an unbearable burden on the immune system.
In the case of an adult dog that has been living with you for a long time, and you periodically give it deworming tablets, It is enough to do deworming as planned once every six months. And do the vaccination according to schedule.
For example, if 1-2 months have passed from the moment of deworming to the moment of vaccination, you do not need to do additional deworming before vaccination. Well, there’s simply no place for your domestic dog“catch” so many worms that they somehow affect the dog’s well-being after vaccination or the quality of the development of immunity. If 4-5 months have already passed after deworming, and the time for vaccination is already approaching, do deworming first, and then take your pet for vaccination.
How long after deworming can an adult dog be vaccinated?
It is usually advised to wait 10-14 days after deworming and then vaccinate.
But again, let's think logically. Almost all anti-worm medications are completely eliminated from the dog’s body within 24-48 hours (1-2 days). And if no helminths are found in the feces (that is, the dog does not need repeated deworming), and the dog tolerated the drug well, it is absolutely normal to get vaccinated 4 days after deworming.
I hope I answered the question how often to deworm dogs, And Do you need to worm your dog before vaccination??
If anything remains unclear, write in the comments, I will answer.
Not a single dog is immune from worms - both domestic and stray animals of any breed and age can become infected. Many helminths are dangerous to humans, so treatment should begin when the first signs appear. Based on the veterinarian’s recommendations, you need to know what means and in what dosage you can treat your dog at home.
Expressiveness individual symptoms depends on the type of helminths (nematodes, trematodes and flukes), the age of the dog and its state of health. Puppies and dogs with weakened immune systems are at risk.
Worms in dogs can manifest themselves as follows:
- lag in physical development puppies;
- lack of appetite;
- weight loss;
- deterioration in the condition of the coat (it becomes dull, disheveled, and falls out);
- stool may be unstable - diarrhea alternates with constipation;
- impurities of blood, mucus or foam can be seen in the stool;
- repeated vomiting;
- pain, rumbling, increased formation of gases in the abdomen;
- bad breath, coating on the tongue;
- cough, runny nose, eye inflammation not associated with a cold;
- the pet gets tired quickly and sleeps a lot.
If at least a few alarming symptoms appear, this is a reason to contact a veterinarian.
Medications
Anthelmintic drugs can be in the form of a suspension, tablets or powder for preparing a solution, as well as in the form of drops on the withers.
To give it yourself at home, you need to know the weight of your pet. The basic rule is that the dosage cannot be increased or decreased. The drugs should not be given to puppies under two weeks of age, pregnant dogs or during lactation. Most drugs are not recommended for use during the course of any infectious-inflammatory disease.
Let's look at the medications that are recommended for treating worms in dogs at home and preventing their occurrence.
During the recovery period, it is important to support the dog’s body. For this purpose, vitamins, enterosorbents, hepatoprotectors and drugs that improve intestinal microflora are prescribed.
Prophylactic administration of antihelminthic medications is recommended once every 6 months. The dosage must be strictly observed.
Traditional medicine recipes
Can be treated alternative medicine, which can be effectively combined with the technique medicines. The difficulty is that it is not always possible to force a dog to eat foods, especially if they have a strong odor.
You should follow a diet throughout the entire period of treatment and recovery. The dog should not be given meat, eggs, fish, dairy products, or dry food. You can cook chicken broths with vegetables, giving only boiled or filtered water.
To avoid serious complications and transmission of worms to humans, you need to have your pet examined by a veterinarian and promptly diagnose preventive vaccinations and maintain good hygiene.
Helminthiasis – terrible disease, so you need to know how to properly treat your pet. If you do not take this fact into account, you will soon find unpleasant guests in your body.
Favorite place
Helminths can settle in the muscles, liver and pancreas.
When a puppy has worms, they do not all immediately settle in the intestines. Nematodes, which hatch from the eggs of small larvae, penetrate the intestinal walls and are spread throughout the body using the blood. The lungs can also be affected.
In such a place their active growing up begins. They can re-enter the esophagus when coughing. Upon returning to the gastrointestinal tract, the larvae have already transformed into adults.
Danger to your pet
Common routes of infection
A dog can become infected in three ways:
- from mother to baby;
- through fleas;
- through the mud.
Worm eggs are everywhere. Environment does not exclude the presence of dirty and contaminated places. This is why you need to give medications to pets who live in an apartment with their owner. It is enough just for pets to rub against a person’s shoe, and after a while signs of helminthic infestation in puppies appear.
Symptoms indicating the presence of the disease
How can you tell if your puppy has worms? Some signs of worms indicate their 100% presence. Symptoms of worms in a pet are as follows:
How to remove worms from a dog's body? Experts recommend carrying out the procedure once every 3 months. There is no need to follow the calendar. Main role Certain moments from the dog’s life play a role in this matter. Drive away worms from adult dog recommended after estrus, twice a year. The beginning and end of the mating season are taken into account.
How often
There are cases when deworming needs to be repeated, even if the last one was performed not so long ago. Treatment of worms is carried out 2 weeks before mating. Next, a week before and after giving birth.
In puppies
How often should puppies be wormed? The answer is monthly until the dog reaches 6 months of age. Treatment of worms must be carried out 12 days before vaccination.
Preventative measures are carried out at appropriate times, taking into account vaccination, birth and mating.
The best means
People have known for a long time how to deworm puppies. Then the procedure was more difficult. A lot has changed now. Once upon a time, a puppy was not fed for a day before being given medicine. To achieve a greater effect, laxatives were also given.
Today, the deworming procedure looks different. You just need to mix the medicine with food and give it to your pet to eat. After a day, you can notice the puppy’s improved condition. This is enough for all the worms in the body to die.
You can rid dogs of worms various drugs, which are divided into two groups:
- highly specialized;
- universal.
general information
To treat helminthiasis, medications are selected that are age-appropriate. You can find out everything you need when purchasing them. The point with dosage is very important. An incorrect calculation can even cause the death of a baby. Therefore, before starting treatment, you need to study the instructions. After this, the person will know what to do, and the treatment will be successful.
Take care not only of your health, but also of your pet. Try to figure out if your dog has worms and begin treatment immediately. In this case, the pet will always remain cheerful.
Methods for destroying eggs and larvae of worms
Once in the stomach, the shell does not open, only under the influence favorable climate in the intestines the larvae begin to hatch. They continue their development to adults at the end of the alimentary tract at small intestine. The female has maximum dimensions, and the male is slightly smaller and has a length of up to 6 mm. A female can bear her offspring in numbers of up to 14 thousand larvae. To lay a clutch, it must crawl out of the intestines.
Routes of infection
Here are the most common routes of pinworm infection:
An adult can describe his condition and the doctor will identify the cause of the ailment, but with children the situation is somewhat more complicated. General symptoms the same for children and adults. By indirect signs Parents are advised to have the scraping checked immediately. For analysis, you can remove a skin print yourself using tape. anus, stick it on a piece of glass and take it to the laboratory. Some doctors recommend a stool test for eggworms. There is no need for this, it is enough to do several analyzes of the scraping under a microscope and the imprint should be taken in the morning before taking bath procedures.
Adults can crawl out at night outside the human intestine and wander on the surface of organs. At night, human muscles are most relaxed and the worm easily overcomes resistance. In some children, in rare cases, pinworms were found in the pelvic area. Wandering pinworms crawl into girls' vaginas, which causes additional irritation.
General symptoms of worm carriers:
- itching and scratching of the perineum;
- restless sleep, excessive irritability, tearfulness and loss of activity;
- loss of appetite and intestinal disorders: diarrhea and constipation;
- nausea and stomach rumbling;
- you can observe the presence of scratches in the stool;
- manifestation allergic reactions on the skin around the anus;
- with prolonged carriage, bruises under the eyes and general exhaustion of the body appear.
Measures to prevent worms
To combat worms, several organizational measures are used:
- direct destruction of helminths in the patient’s body with tablets;
- maintaining hygiene and measures to prevent re-infection;
- treatment of surfaces, clothing and all patient items.
The worms will come out on their own naturally. The intestinal outlet is moistened with sunflower oil or Vaseline, zinc ointment and block the passage. Time without reinfection will do its job and the pinworms will die. This method is not suitable for people who constantly visit public institutions. For quick disposal use tablets, which we will consider below.
Clothes must be heat treated and washed at temperatures up to 80 degrees. Ironing eliminates surviving worms. Surfaces should be treated daily with detergents and disinfectants. The eggs die instantly. During treatment, the patient should refrain from going to public places and the street. IN Soviet time spent in kindergartens daily processing sandboxes and soil on children's playgrounds. The sand was collected in a heap and poured with manganese solution. IN modern conditions Constant treatment of sandboxes is necessary not only in gardens, but also in the courtyards of residential buildings.
Prevention of pets includes deworming medications and treatment of fur, skin, and claws. On the street, helminth eggs stick to the soles of shoes and are carried throughout the house by drafts. The animal licks, chews shoes and sniffs new objects from the street, spreading eggs on furniture and floor coverings. Small child When playing with toys on the floor, he constantly puts his hands in his mouth and becomes infected with helminths.
Preparations for pinworms
The instructions for Piperazine state that the substances included in the drug are only partially absorbed by the intestinal mucosa. The bulk of the medicine is concentrated in the intestines and is excreted along with helminths and feces. This ensures minimal damage to the health of the body. Piperazine is taken before meals for two days.
Pyrantel is used not only for enterobiasis, but also in cases of ascariasis, necatoriasis and trichuriasis. The tablets act on the muscles of intestinal nematodes. For enterobiasis, take once in a dosage calculated in the instructions depending on body weight. After treatment, it is recommended to re-use the drug after 3 weeks. Has a number side effects: disorders gastrointestinal tract; manifestations of nausea, sometimes vomiting; dizziness and headache; drowsiness and decreased response; allergic rashes and increased body temperature.
