This is what happens if you don’t clean your dog’s worm internally: How often should you do this?

Taking care of our dog is not always an easy task, and even less so if we are a first timer. There are so many factors that we need to consider to ensure your health that something could be missed, this is normal, so it is important to be properly informed.

One of the main treatments is the removal of internal worms. Calm down, even though it sounds so bad, a relatively simple process that we have to perform periodically.

First, we’ll talk about how to untangle the worms of our furry ones. Second, we explain how often we should do it. And third, we present a real case to show the importance of this care (warning, there are explicit photos that can be a bit distasteful).

Why is it important to deworm our dog?

The experts at Rioseco Veterinary Clinic make it clear that: “There are a number of external and internal parasites that can infect your dog and are, in most cases, minor if left untreated. can seriously affect your pet’s health“.

In Hospital Veterinary Glories, “in general, the most common internal parasites in dogs are intestinal worms, lungworms, and heartworms“. Chaos does not spread, it is possible to prevent blood from reaching the river.

There is general homogeneity in the veterinary community about the best treatment to avoid parasites: antiparasitic pills and tablets. In the last-mentioned clinic, they add, “you can add them to your dog’s food and they will help remove the most common possible intestinal parasites.”

How often do you need to thaw the worm of the furry one in the house?

In Esvet Veterinaria they clearly state: prevention is key. Therefore, it is important to establish a worm-eating program and “never wait for symptoms such as the presence of diarrhea, coughing or loss of appetite to appear.”

They add to this that it is “normally recommended.” breathing our pups inside once a month up to six months. From then on, he will switch to a quarterly worm removal routine that he will continue throughout his life.

Likewise, “this protocol is variable depending on specific infestations, whether the animal has a pregnant female, travels with our animal, stays in dog or cat shelters, etc.” Like this It is important to be alert if there is a noticeable abnormality in our dog’s behavior or condition..

a real case

Our colleague María Yuste, a dog mom from Mordisco, tells us about her experience with the worm repellent problem. Mordisco was very sick (for other reasons) so they didn’t give him an internal worm medicine..

By not taking preventive pills, Mordisco developed a parasitic infection that Maria discovered from feces.. Yuste says she didn’t notice any change in the dog’s behavior, but noticed this abnormality and took Bite to the vet right away. Therefore, to deal with this setback, they gave me a worm ingestion pill. After 24 hours, Bite no longer had worms in her stool.

The vet warned Maria: it is normal for parasites to appear in the stool, but they may also vomit after taking the pill. Likewise, the professional Yuste goes to recommends deworming the furry fur every three months and reminds his patients of this every time the date approaches, as in the vaccination calendar.

Photos | H&M, Maria Yuste