You really need to get rid of heart worm, fleas and other parasites in dogs whenever it becomes apparent that your dog is infected by using the relevant treatment against them. Loads of products are available to protect our dogs from heart worms, fleas and other parasites like hook worms, whip worms, round worms, lice, ticks etc.
Of the heart worms, fleas and other parasites, fleas can produce a hyper-sensitive reaction in the affected animal. Animals infected with fleas scratch their skin very vigorously. Often the scratching is so bad that the skin becomes hyper-sensitive and dermatitis is the result in the scratched areas of skin.
The result of a serious flea infestation is often that your dog can not lie down for long or sleep properly due to the persistent flea bites. Therefore, the animal looks as if has some severe skin disease. If the the animal is not properly treated for these flea bites, there could be a secondary bacterial attack in these sites and there may even be a bad smell coming from the affected area of the animal’s skin.
You have to inspect your pet closely in order prevent a serious outbreak of fleas. However, it is essential to avoid such a serious outbreak as they are extremely upsetting to your dog. Similarly, the skin of the animal needs to be inspected often for the presence of ticks and lice. In order to do this effectively, you must inspect the dog’s skin by separating the dog’s hairs. The easiest way to achieve this is by slowly back-combing or ruffling the animal’s hair.
Often, if your dog is anaemic, and he is not infested with fleas, you have to rule out hookworm. Symptoms of hookworm are anaemia, loose stools and a pot belly. The dog’s owner may notice these symptoms themselves, however, to be honest, the dog needs to undergo a routine health check at the vet’s involving faecal and hematological tests.
There are many products available commercially, some of which are useful for dealing with all these conditions in a single dose. Drugs like ivermectin are highly efficacious and are available in injection, oral and solution forms. The latter should be applied directly on the dog’s skin. These drugs can lead to the prevention of the above conditions too.
Therefore, the best policy to adopt is to keep a keen watch on your dog. This can very easily be carried out at bath time and when you are brushing him. You can use an anti-flea and anti-tick shampoo, which will keep these pests at bay, if used as stated on the bottle. Couple this with frequent grooming with a lice comb and the use of a flea collar should keep your pet flea, lice, and tick free.
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