Top 5 questions about the helminths (worms) that you hesitate to ask

Most often, fears relating to the helminths (worms). Parents and want to know more, but do not know to what doctor to address, and whether or not to raise such a topic... It is, after all knowledge on helminth infections will help you maintain good health as a pet, and all the loved ones who were with him contact.

How often find worms in dogs or cats?

The frequency of infection of domestic dogs and cats up to 78%, and stray animals are usually infected by all without exception.

In the body of dogs and cats can parasitize 80 species of helminths.

Do worms transmitted from dogs and cats to people?

Physicians know a few dozen parasites that can develop as the body home animalsAnd in the human body. If a pet is infected with this view, it may well infect humans.

In Ukraine, more and more often in young patients diagnosed precisely those kinds of worms, which are characteristic for animals.

In such cases, doctors do not doubt that the source could be a pet.

Why worms are so prevalent?

Doctors call several factors that contribute to such a vast spread of worms:

1. the possibility of being infected by the female milk and placenta,

2. intense discharge with feces,

3. the continued viability of eggs throughout the year,

4. infected presence of intermediate hosts, such as mice.

How to understand that the animal is infected with worms?

Symptoms occur not always, the majority of worms for a long time did not manifest itself.

Still suspicious symptoms of diarrhea can become an animal, weight loss, hair, weakness and unhealthy appearance, "grain of rice" in the feces, skating across the floor in a sitting posture.

How to protect your pet and family members?

There is such a thing as deworming, that is, getting rid of worms.

It can be done at home without visiting a veterinary doctor. To this end, developed a safe and easy-to-use product - Drontal® for cats and Drontal® plus for dogs.

This drug should be processed pet every three months to forget about the problem of the emergence of worms forever.

In addition to the prevention of doctors are advised to wash their hands after contact with pet feed it only thermally treated food, remove feces using plastic bag and preferably immediately, and make sure that your pet does not have to appear fleas (processed wool Advanteydzh® preparations (for cats) or Advantiks® (for dogs).

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