Many dog ​​owners are thinking, "My dog ​​was dewormed when he was a child. Now that he is an adult, do I need to deworm him again?", "How do I know that my dog ​​has worms in his body and needs to be dewormed?" How to choose deworming medicine for dogs?

Why you should deworm your dog?

1. As a master

In addition to providing necessary food and good care for dogs, we must also invest more energy in caring for the health of dogs and ourselves. Among them, dog parasites are a problem that is easily overlooked by us. Many types of parasites can infest dogs. In addition to the stomach worms such as roundworms and tapeworms that we usually know about, there are also heartworms, mites, etc. that we are not aware of.

2. Parasites can seriously affect the health of dogs

They not only affect the growth and development of puppies and reduce feeding efficiency, but also create conditions for the invasion of other pathogens, causing various problems in dogs. What’s more serious is that certain tapeworms and roundworms in dogs can infect owners, especially young children. Children touching dogs, leaning head-to-head with puppies, engaging in dog-friendly behaviors, going barefoot, etc. may infect people with parasites, so deworming dogs is essential!

Common parasite hazards

Timely deworming of puppies can not only reduce the incidence of canine distemper, parvovirus and other infectious diseases, but also greatly increase the cure rate after the disease occurs.

How to tell if your dog has parasites

1. If your dog has a big appetite but doesn’t gain weight, it’s probably because he has parasites in his body.

2. Dogs have adverse reactions such as vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stools, and bad breath.

3. Adult worms or eggs appear in dog feces.

4. Grind your butt

In addition, parasitic infections in adult dogs are generally invisible, so even if no parasites are found in the feces, they should be dewormed on time.

Deworming time for cats and dogs

The dog can be dewormed for the first time when it is two weeks old, then the second time when it is one month old, and the third time when it is two months old. The feeding dosage must be strictly based on the body weight. Drugs include Bai Chong Qing, Quan Xin Bao, etc. External deworming requires dogs to be at least two months old, and it is best not to take a bath within 7 days before and after use, because the efficacy of some external deworming drugs will be greatly reduced when exposed to water. Deworming will be required every month thereafter.

Generally speaking, kittens can be dewormed internally and externally when they are 1 month old. Internal deworming is mainlyIt takes pills, while external deworming mainly involves drops of medicine. Kittens need internal and external deworming every month, while adult cats generally need internal deworming every three months. Cats that often go out need external deworming every month, and domesticated cats can only do it every three months. Do an external deworming.

Bayer cats use Baichongqing as an example. Kittens: take it once in the 6th, 8th and 12th weeks, and then every 3 months. Adult cats (over 6 months old): Take once every 3 months. It needs to be taken on an empty stomach, generally put away the food bowl, and it will be on an empty stomach after 4 hours. You can eat 1 hour after taking the medicine. As for external deworming, regardless of spray or drops, you should not take a bath for two weeks before and after use to avoid affecting the efficacy of the drug