Parasites are not only harmful to pets, but they are also a disease mainly transmitted from small animals to humans. Let us develop the good habit of regular deworming from now on to eliminate the common threat to dogs, cats and humans!

【Internal parasites】

The main internal parasites that harm dogs, cats and humans are intestinal parasites such as hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, and heartworms. Parasites have a certain incubation period, and clinical symptoms are rarely seen in the early stages of the disease and are often ignored by pet owners. Parasitic diseases can lead to symptoms such as weight loss, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea and other symptoms in pets. In severe cases, it may lead to ascites.

【roundworm】

Roundworms often cause abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea and then constipation in animals, and occasionally cough symptoms. Migration of larvae can cause serious consequences such as liver damage, nervous system damage, and blindness.

【Hookworm】

Hookworms can cause bloody diarrhea, weakness and dehydration, and anemia in animals. Infection to humans can cause skin damage and cause severe itching.

【Tapeworm】

After being infected with taeniasis, animals will experience abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction, volvulus or even rupture. They may also experience symptoms such as vomiting, anorexia, and some may even experience severe excitement. Tapeworm infection can cause bloody stools and diarrhea in humans, and in severe cases can cause damage by forming cysts in the liver, kidneys and brain.

【Heartworm】

Mosquitoes are the intermediate hosts of heartworms and are a zoonotic disease that is the focus of prevention in summer. Dogs and cats may exhibit coughing, palpitations, increased abdominal circumference, difficulty breathing, anemia, and death from failure.

Misconception 1: My pets are insect-free

Many people believe that because their kittens and puppies never go out and have no contact with other kittens and puppies, there must be no parasites in their bodies. In fact, because animals have the habit of lying on the ground and licking their own bodies, it is inevitable to suffer from internal parasites - even pets that never go out can suffer from parasitic diseases. Why do you say this? The eggs may be stuck on the soles of your shoes after returning from a public toilet and brought into your home, thereby indirectly contacting your pet and causing it to become infected.

Misconception 2: Just deworm once a year

Anthelmintic drugs are different from vaccines. The anthelmintic effect can only be maintained once every 3 months to fundamentally prevent internal parasitic diseases.

Misconception 3: If there are no worms in the feces, there are no worms in the pet

There are no bugs in the pet's feces, and even after deworming, the pet still does not excrete parasites. Does this mean that there are no bugs in the pet's body? In fact, it is not the case. The parasites may not have developed into adults, or they may be in the form of eggs. Spread around. So "didn't see" ≠ "didn't". You should never avoid regular deworming just because you have never seen parasites in your stool.

Misconception 4: Pets have no symptoms and do not need to be dewormed

Deworming is as important as vaccines! Most of the time, deworming is preventive like vaccines - when symptoms appear, it is too late! You must know that intestinal obstruction requires surgery to be repaired, and blindness cannot be recovered. Injuries, whether to pets or family members, regular preventive deworming is the responsible thing to do.

【External parasites】

External parasites bite pets and humans and spread diseases, so we must prevent them

【Mites】

Scabies mites live inside the skin. It can cause severe itching in animals, which first occurs on the head, face, elbows, and ears. In severe cases, it often spreads to the whole body. The parasitic area may suffer from hair loss, erythema, papules, and skin thickening and scabbing. Canine scabies mites can temporarily attack humans, causing itchy skin and papular dermatitis.

【Demodex】

Parasitized in hair follicles and sebaceous glands, the lesions mostly occur in the hairless areas of the eyes, lips, ears and inside of the forelegs. There are 1 to 5 small erythematous lesions with obvious surrounding boundaries. The itching sensation is not obvious. In severe cases, it covers a large area. Hair loss, edema, erythema, seborrhea and purulent dermatitis, pruritus.

【Ear Mites】

It often lives in the ear canal of dogs and cats, irritating it and producing black waxy excrement. If left untreated, ear mites can infest the inner ear canals of dogs and cats.

【Flea】

The pathogen is dog and cat ctenozoa, which parasitizes on the body surface of dogs and cats and can also attack humans. About 95% of fleas on dogs and cats live in the owner's home, and their larvae and eggs are often hidden on carpets and furniture, waiting to be parasitized again. Fleas can cause skin inflammation, itching, scratching, abrasions, anemia, hair loss, nodules, etc. At the same time, fleas are also the vector of tapeworm disease and can cause tapeworm infection in animals.

Misconception 1: If no external parasites are found during inspection, no needDeworming

Regular removal of external parasites in summer is preventive, just like vaccines. It can prevent the parasitism or bites of surface parasites. Why do you have to wait until there are parasites before starting to deworm? The best way to treat yourself and your pets is to prevent!

Misconception 2: Pets are bathed frequently and do not need to be dewormed

Parasites may leave after biting the animal's body, so even if there are no parasites on the animal's body, it does not mean that the pet is not infested with fleas. Regular use of external anthelmintics can not only prevent mites from being parasitized, but also prevent pets from being bitten by fleas and lice, thereby fundamentally preventing external parasites from causing trouble.