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How to ensure the worm turns ■


B B SH ER E are a number of ■ H different worms and parasites that can affect your dog.


. ■ Infections can cause anything ■


from relatively.minor disorders such as weight loss, increased appetite


, and itchy bottoms, to serious heart ~ disease, blood clotting disorders and death.


Some can infect humans, so


. regular worm control is imperative to protect your family as well as your pet.


" A few worms need specialist


medication, so ask your vet whether you are using an appropriate wormer. Over two articles we will discuss the worms relevant to dogs in the UK.


Roundworms (Toxocara canis)


are long (up to eight inches). These white spaghetti-like worms are often seen in dog pooh. They are primarily a problem in puppies, causing pot bellies, vomiting, diarrhoea and weight loss. Puppies catch the worm from their mother, so it is important to worm them every two to three weeks until they are three months old and then monthly till they are six months.


is important for the Dipilydium '.??? caninum worm because fleas can y transmit them if yo u r.y - .. dog accidentally ' v. ingests them ; i ; T while grooming : ■ themselves...


/. Tapeworms ' f • ;v j ,v can a Iso affect C


. f.: people./':;.?11 ?/y ■ ■ . Hookworms (Dirofilaria immitis) are


microscopic worms? - that suck blood from ■ . the intestines. They can be a


serious problem in puppies, causing anaemia, blood-stained tarry faeces and in some cases can be fatal.


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Like roundworms they pnmarily catch them from their mother, so a worming regime similar to roundworms is recommended. • Whipworms (Trichuris vulpis) are


Also worm the mother prior to whelping. They can be a serious problem with the potential to cause blindness in children. For this reason, it is essential you clean


up dog pooh from where children play.


; Tapeworms (Taenia and


Dipilydium species) consist of a long chain of segments and live in


the intestine. These rice-grain-like segments break off intermittently, and can be seen wriggling on the pooh or attached to the fur round your dog's bottom. Flea control


small worms that live in the large intestines of dogs. Heavy infections can be seen in adult dogs resulting


in stools containing blood and mucus.


• Next month: heartworms and ... lungworms .


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