Stop Puppy Worms From Making Your New Pup As Sick As a Dog!

Is your puppy lethargic? Does he have a pot belly and a rough coat? Perhaps he also has nasty diarrhoea? If so, he might be suffering from puppy worms.

So what are puppy worms? They're not the same worms that you find in your garden! The worms that can infest dogs are tiny parasites. They live in a dog's intestines and can make dogs and puppies very ill. Tiny puppies can even die from worms.

Many people don't know that dog worms can even infect humans and can make children ill.

Puppies often get worms from their mother's milk if the mother dog has worms. Both puppies and adult dogs can pick up worms from dog excrement, grass and dirt.

There are four main types of puppy worms:

* hookworms
* roundworms
* whipworms
* tape worms.

These worms can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss, pot bellies, rough coats, exhaustion and growth problems.

Another type of worm, the heartworm, can cause severe weight loss and heart failure. It can be difficult to treat.

Fortunately, it's easy to prevent worms in your puppy. As with so many health issues in dogs, simple, regular treatments can save a lot of heartache and a lot of vet bills!

To keep worms out of your puppy and adult dog, you need to give them a worming medication. Worming medications can be in the form of syrups for young puppies, tablets that can be crumbled into food for older pups, or even tasty chews that can be fed to older dogs.

The key to preventing worms is to worm your puppy regularly throughout its life. Responsible breeders worm puppies under 3 months old every two weeks. From 3 months old, puppies are wormed every month until they are 6 months old. After this, you should worm your dog every three months.

Heartworm is a little more complicated. If you live in an area where heartworm is a problem, you will need to give your dog a heartworm tablet every month. Alternatively, you can get a heartworm injection instead, which can be given to your dog just once a year at the same time as his general vaccinations.

Worming your puppy is not expensive or difficult but it can make a huge difference to your puppy's health--and to the health of your family too. So do remember to worm your pup regularly and keep these nasty parasites out of his delicate insides.