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Just like human children, dogs can get into all sorts of things that they shouldn’t. Snooting in leaf litter, checking out garden pests like slugs and snails or eating things that definitely are not food! Unfortunately, part of dog ownership means dealing with pesky parasites like worms. All dogs will carry worms, but keeping your dog on regular worming tablets will help prevent the worm burden from taking over and causing serious medical complications.
Worm Species
Most dog owners realise that worming tablets will prevent worms in dogs, but few realise the variety of worms that can affect dogs and how serious them can be. Here are some of the types of worms that could affect your dog is he/she is not protected by a regular worming routine.
Roundworms
This is the most common type of worm found in dogs. It measures around 4–6inches at the adult stage and is white in colour. It is primarily found in puppies, although some adult dogs do suffer. The worms are ingested by an adult, usually by contact with infected ground or eating infected faeces. The worms mature in the stomach and travel through the body. Those that end up in tissues or organs then stop developing. Pregnancy will trigger then to start moving again. They will move through the wall of the placenta or via the umbilical vein where they will infect…
