What should I do if my dog has a small white worm in his poop? What should I do if my dog has a 5 cm long, noodle-like white thing in his butt? What should I do if my dog always looks lethargic and eats less and less dog food? If your dog has any of the above, it could be a sign that your dog has roundworms in his body. Dog roundworm disease, is caused by canine roundworm and lion roundworm parasitic in the small intestine and stomach of dogs. Roundworms are long and slender, some can even be as long as a spaghetti, especially in immunocompromised 1-3 month old puppies who are more likely to be the “favorite” hosts of roundworms. The harm mites have great harm to dogs and people: 1. The harm mites do to dogs roundworms in the narrow small intestine of dogs, the most serious mechanical stimulation of the intestine, can cause catarrhal enteritis, intestinal mucosa damage, bleeding. Especially in the case of hunger, fever, change of feeding food and change of environmental factors, worm activity is more frequent and can flee into the stomach, bile duct or pancreatic duct, causing vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice and other symptoms. When a large number of worms collect into a mass, it can cause intestinal obstruction, which is more likely to cause intestinal trapping, resulting in intestinal necrosis and perforation. When the larvae of Ascaris lumbricoides move through the dog’s body, they damage the intestinal wall, pulmonary capillaries and alveolar wall, resulting in bloody stools, cough, asthma and pneumonia. When parasitizing in the small intestine, the worms rob the body of a large amount of nutrition, which can lead to wasting, anemia and malnutrition symptoms. In the process of development in the body, the worm continuously secretes toxins to damage the body, which can poison the hematopoietic organs and the nervous system, resulting in anemia and neurological symptoms and allergic reactions. 2. Dogs infected with roundworms, there will be these 6 symptoms: 1. vomiting diarrhea: this is the most common symptom after the dog infected with roundworms, vomiting, vomit may also have roundworms; dogs may also appear persistent diarrhea soft stool, which feces may also have roundworms. 2. stomach swelling: if the dog has been continuously diarrhea, and subsequently will cause the dog’s stomach swelling, if the dog’s stomach 3. coughing: because roundworms will slowly move into the dog’s trachea and esophagus, which will affect the dog’s respiratory tract, eventually leading to the dog coughing incessantly. 4. loss of appetite: the infection of roundworms will lead to the dog’s gastrointestinal discomfort, which will naturally bring a great impact on the dog’s appetite, one of which is the dog 5. appetite increase, weight loss: infected with roundworm dogs, sometimes also appetite, food portions eat more, but the dog’s weight is getting lighter, because roundworms will be a lot of nutrients in the dog’s body, the dog stunted. 6. hair without a little luster: roundworms sucked a lot of nutrients, the dog malnutrition, natural hair can not grow well, natural hair may not be luster. The natural hair may be lusterless and rough. Treatment Give the dog an intramuscular injection of levamisole, 10mg/kg, and see if the dog vomits and defecates, if so, the roundworms may be expelled through that route. Dogs are usually dewormed for a week to eliminate symptoms, with a series of recovery changes such as mental perkiness, increased food intake and a smooth coat. How to prevent and control roundworm disease in dogs? Regular examination and deworming is most important: 1. examine puppies once a month and adult dogs once a quarter. 2. deworming immediately when a sick dog is found: use levamisole, 10 mg per kg of body weight, internally: or mebendazole, 10 mg per kg of body weight, twice a day for two days; or thiamethoxam (anthelmintic) 5-10 mg per kg of body weight, internally. Or piperazine citrate (anthelmintic) 100 mg per kg of body weight, administered internally. 3. Clean and sanitary, change the feeding environment: the cleanliness and hygiene of the environment, trough and food should be taken seriously, and feces should be removed and fermented in a timely manner to eliminate sources of infection. Note 1. Dogs can start deworming at 2 months of age, once a month until the age of June. every three months after 6 months of age. The dog should be dewormed once before the breeding dog comes into heat. 2. The pet owner should pay attention to cleaning the dog’s living environment at home, cleaning the dog’s toys, food utensils, etc., and disinfecting the environment regularly to ensure the hygiene and cleanliness. 3. Do not eat outside indiscriminately.
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