Intestinal worms can make your dog and cat very sick, but can also be easily prevented

Dogs and cats can be infected with ROUNDWORMS, HOOKWORMS, WHIPWORMS, AND TAPEWORMS, all of which can cause illness in your pet. All of these parasites, however, can be controlled with a simple frequent treatment.

Dogs and cats can be infected with ROUNDWORMS, HOOKWORMS, WHIPWORMS, AND TAPEWORMS, all of which can cause illness in your pet.

It’s worth knowing that:

In your pet:

•    Pups can be infected with round and hook worm larva whilst in the mother’s womb or via the milk.
•    Hookworms can kill young pups and kittens by blood loss.
•    Roundworms can cause vomiting, coughing, blockages in the intestines and a potbelly.
•    Whipworms can cause severe abdominal pain, fever and diarrhoea.
•    Flea tapeworms are carried by fleas and cause an itchy bottom, while in the country areas of Australia Hydatid tapeworm is a threat to human health.

In you and your children:

•    Hookworm larvae can cause skin irritation
•    Roundworm larva can (rarely) infect children and migrate to the eye, brain or other organs.
•    HYDATID (not flea) tapeworms are a great danger to humans causing cysts throughout the body.

THE BEST WORMING SCHEDULE IS:

                           

Age	Worming frequency
2-12 weeks	every 2 weeks
3-6 months	every month
After 6 months	every 3 months

We recommend Canex puppy suspension for young puppies and Drontal allwormer tablets for older puppies and adult dogs. Always weigh your pet before worming so that you are sure of the correct dosage.

Click here to read more about dog worming.

Click here to read more about cat worming.