Worms
January 13th, 2008Keeping your pet free of worms has never been easier yet disturbingly many pets seen at vet clinics are still carrying intestinal worms. Worms can infect your pet via uncooked meats, during digging and grooming and through the skin. Intestinal worms can affect people as well, especially children. The good news is intestinal worm control is simple and effective.
Make sure you:
- Worm your pet regularly (at least every 3 months for adults and fortnightly for young pets. Ask your vet for a suitable worming regime for your pet)
- Dogs in hydatid tapeworm areas need treatment every 6 weeks
- Clean sleeping areas regularly
- Control carriers such as fleas and rodents
- Do not feed offal
- Wash hands
There is now a wide choice of worming products in various forms such as tablets, pastes, liquids, and spot-on products that will control intestinal worms and also combination products that will also control fleas and heart worm. Ask your vet for the product most suited to your pet.
