Is deworming safe for pets? A holistic veterinary approach

What is deworming?

Deworming also referred to as worming, deworming is giving the dog the right medicine to treat worms or parasites such as tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms. If your dog is infected, you will probably notice the tapeworm segments in his fur around his back end or in the faeces. They look like grains of rice and are often seen to move.
Animals with these worms in their intestines are prone to lose weight, have pale gums, anemia, low blood sugar, can damage gut mucosa and predispose to irritable bowel syndrome, intestinal blockage and possibly experience severe diarrhea due to the digestive disturbances caused by these worms.Puppies are highly susceptible to infection. Care should be taken while managing the pet’s excreta. The way a worm infects varies depending on the type of worm, common methods include oral ingestion, transmission while nursing, and skin penetration.
The higher parasitic load interferes with the normal metabolism of the body, in the loner terms it leads to malnutrition. It causes poor digestion, less absorption, lowers the bioavailability of the nutrients to the body.

Some common worms-

Whipworms: These worms cannot really be noticed due to their extremely thin structures. Whipworms generally enter intestines through contaminated food or water. Roundworms: Roundworms are light brown or off white coloured worms that can be generally noticed in the dog excreta.

Hookworms: Hookworms feed on intestinal blood and multiply themselves in intestine.

Tapeworms: These cream or white coloured worm segments are found somewhat resembling
cucumber seeds and can be sometimes found around the anus region on dog.

Need of deworming-

Deworming is a serious issue in the pet animals. It is necessary to deworm your pet for the better dog’s health, for the prevention of disease and to prevent the transmission of the diseases even zoonotically. Deworming of the pet is the key for health in pet’s, it is basic yet most important need of a pet. Proper schedule is available for deworming which should be maintained and supervised by a vet.

Deworming schedule:

  • Age : Frequency of deworming
  • Birth to 3 months : Every 2 weeks
  • 3 months to 6 months : Every month
  • 6 months old onwards : Every 3 months
  • Pregnant female dog : 2 weeks before and after whelping

Methods of deworming:

Whipworms: These worms cannot really be noticed due to their extremely thin structures. Whipworms generally enter intestines through contaminated food or water. Roundworms: Roundworms are light brown or off white coloured worms that can be generally
noticed in the dog excreta.

Hookworms: Hookworms feed on intestinal blood and multiply themselves in intestine.

Tapeworms: These cream or white coloured worm segments are found somewhat resembling
cucumber seeds and can be sometimes found around the anus region on dog.

Organic method of deworming(A holistic approach)

Pet owner’s don’t want their dog to have worms, but they also don’t want to give their pet the toxic chemicals used to deworm a dog at a conventional vet. so there are some natural dewormers which may be dogs are effective. Pumpkin seed- One of the best and safest all-natural dewormers for dogs is pumpkin seeds. According to a 2012 tapeworm research, when human subjects with tapeworms were fed pumpkin seeds, 75% of the patients expelled complete tapeworms. Cucurbitacin, an amino acid found in pumpkin seeds, paralyzes the worms, which then lose their hold on the intestinal wall and are expelled from the body.

Garlic- Dogs may use garlic as a natural dewormer with great success. The right dosage must be given since giving your dog too much might be hazardous. Allicin, an amino acid found in garlic, is mostly to blame for its deworming effects. When garlic is minced or crushed, allicin is released. Garlic’s volatile oils and sulfur-containing chemicals aid in your dog’s body getting rid of worms as well.

Coconut oil: As a natural dog dewormer, coconut oil is also effective. The body of your dog will transform the lauric acid in coconut oil into monolaurin, which has been shown to be efficient against tapeworm, giardia, and other parasites. Carrots: Dogs are unable to digest carrots, even when they are crushed up. This implies that they pass through the dog’s intestines as a wonderful clump of coarse fiber. They convey the worms out of the body by gently rubbing against the intestinal lining as they pass through the intestines. It’s a terrific idea to use natural solutions to treat dog worms instead of hazardous medications. Complete deworming is very important, You may ask your veterinarian whether your dog has worms by providing a sample of its feces.If you treat your dog for worms, don’t forget to take a second stool sample to the doctor 2–3 weeks later to check the worms are gone.

Nutritional approach

As we discussed earlier that the increase in the parasitic load results in low bioavailability of nutrients, it also weakens the immunity and decrease the availability if nutrients to the body. So the care should be also taken, it is advised to supplement the animal with immune supplements and health supplements to maintain the health of the animal, while deworming always supplement the liver supplements to support the metabolism.

Conclusion

Deworming is the most important part of a healthy and safe pet’s life. Always perform the deworming and remain vigilant about the dog’s health and behaviour.
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