{"id":2290,"date":"2020-03-30T10:04:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegooddogguide.com\/blog\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2020-03-30T10:04:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:04:39","slug":"my-puppy-has-worms-what-do-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegooddogguide.com\/blog\/my-puppy-has-worms-what-do-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"My puppy has worms, what do I do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having a puppy is fun. It\u2019s your small companion with whom you can spend free time, play and go for a walk. It brings a lot of joy and love to every family. But deciding on a new four-legged friend entails a huge responsibility, too. You need to devote it as much time and care as you can. It needs your affection, but also professional help when something is going wrong. Dogs and puppies similarly to humans may suffer from many conditions, including worms. It\u2019s actually one the most common issues concerning pets, especially puppies, which are more prone to have them than adult dogs. Then, it\u2019s the role of the owner to help them. So, anytime you observe worrying symptoms, such as pot-belly, weakness, diarrhoea, vomiting, belly pain, weight loss, or roundworms in their poop or vomit, then it\u2019s time for your reaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if your puppy doesn\u2019t have any of the signs described above, you can do many things to prevent them from having worms at all. To find out more on this topic, and feel more confident when it touches your pet, feel free to read the following article, which tries to explain to you the reasons for having worms, the best preventive methods, as well as the ultimate treatment for your bundle of joy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reasons for having worms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you should realise the source of your puppies\u2019 worms. As My Sweet Puppy<\/a> experts claim, puppies can have them from their mother that was infected already during the pregnancy and shared them with their offspring. Even if your puppy was lucky enough not to catch the worms from its parent, it could suck them out with the mother\u2019s milk after birth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another reason for having worms is sniffing or eating infected faeces of other animals, found outside, in the neighbourhood. Then, they are likely to catch roundworms, which live in the intensities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, puppies are highly exposed to fleas and other insects, such as mosquitos, which can infect your pet through biting. However, this time, they\u2019ll suffer from heartworms, another type of worm found in the lung, heart, and blood vessels, which can lead to severe damages to these organs. These types of infections are much more dangerous, and in extreme cases, may cause even the death of your pet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preventive methods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though your puppy is healthy and you don\u2019t suspect that it\u2019s infected, better safe than sorry. So, the first thing you can do is to provide it with regular vet\u2019s appointments, and check it in terms of worms a few times a year, when it\u2019s a small puppy, and once a year, when it\u2019s older. The vet should also deworm it for the first time when it\u2019s young, ideally at the age of 2 or 3 weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s more, keep clean your pet\u2019s habitat, the place where it sleeps, eats, and spends most of the time. Always clean after it either in the yard or in the park. And don\u2019t let it use playgrounds or sandboxes as their litter boxes. It\u2019s highly insanitary, both for children who play there and for your puppies, which can catch some diseases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, you can buy your puppy, a special flea-free collar or medicines applied to the dog\u2019s skin since fleas are one of the causes of the worms. So, keeping it away from insects can be an effective preventive method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except for roundworms, you should also protect your fur friend from heartworms, which are carried by mosquitoes, and exist in the blood; hence they are more challenging to detect. For that purpose, ask the vet to prescribe your pet the right medication for heartworms, which usually also treats roundworms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since most worms can be easily transferred from dogs to people, and they are equally harmful to them, often wash hands after playing with your puppy. Also, don\u2019t allow them to lick or kiss you and your kids. And most of all, don\u2019t enter them into your bed at night. They have their own place to sleep. Otherwise, you may come across eye, heart, lung or neurological problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deworming is the most effective treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if all these methods haven\u2019t helped and your puppy is anyway infected, then you definitely need to see the vet. First, try to take the sample of your pet\u2019s poop, which is necessary to take tests. The vet can also check it during the visit, and then examine the stool under the microscope, whether it contains worms or worm eggs. If so, then the proper treatment will be incorporated. Nowadays, many medicines can help your puppy. They are given to adult dogs as well but in higher doses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s all you can do to your pet when it\u2019s infected with some pests. Although the whole situation may be stressful at the beginning, keep calm so that you won\u2019t stress your doggie additionally. It can be as frightened as you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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