Symptoms of hookworm disease in dogs

1. When severely infected, the dog’s mucous membranes will be pale and emaciated, and the coat will be thick, matte and easy to fall off;
2. The dog will have loss of appetite and abnormality. Addiction, vomiting, digestive disorders, alternating episodes of diarrhea and constipation;
3. The dog’s feces is bloody or black, and in severe cases, it is tar-like and has a rancid smell;
4. If there are a large number of hookworm larvae When it invades through the skin, the skin will be inflamed, itchy, and some limbs will be swollen, followed by ulceration, or mouth corner erosion, etc.;
5. Puppies under 3 weeks old that are infected with canine hookworm in the womb or colostrum can be infected with canine hookworm. Causes severe anemia, leading to coma and death.

Causes of hookworm disease in dogs

1. The common pathogens that cause canine hookworm disease are Ancylostoma canis and Ancylostoma canis.
2. Canine hookworm eggs are excreted with the feces. Under suitable conditions, the larvae hatch out in 12-30 hours, and then transform into infective larvae in about 1 week.
3. Dogs are usually infected through the mouth, but can also be infected through the skin and oral mucosa.
4. When the larvae enter the host body through the mouth, they stay in the intestine, take off the sheath, and gradually develop into adult worms.
5. When the larvae invade through the skin, they burrow into peripheral blood vessels, migrate to the alveoli and trachea, enter the mouth with sputum, and develop into adult worms in the small intestine after swallowing.
6. Canine hookworm can also be infected through the placenta and colostrum.

Prevention and treatment measures for dog hookworm

1. Deworming: The commercial preparation is 4.5% iodonitrophenol solution, and the dose of 1 subcutaneous injection is 0.22 ml (10 mg) per kilogram of body weight. ), the deworming effect on various hookworms in dogs is close to 100%. In addition, levamisole, tolmidazole, and pyrantel can also be used to deworm insects.
2. Severe anemia requires symptomatic treatment, oral or injected iron supplements or blood transfusion.
3. Sanitation and disinfection: The kennel should be kept clean and dry, and feces should be cleaned up in time. Pour boiling water on the wooden parts of the cage, and burn the iron parts or the floor with a blowtorch. Moveable utensils can be moved outdoors and exposed to the sun to kill insect eggs.