Causes of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs
Common infections include roundworms, whipworms, hookworms, coccidia, tapeworms and pyroflagellates. Some infections come from infections in the mother, and some are caused by eating eggs in the environment. The eggs hatch into adult worms inside the dog's body.
Symptoms of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs
Owners can observe that the dog may become greedy, but its weight has significantly decreased: blood in the stool or mucus-like diarrhea will appear, and sometimes Symptoms include intermittent abdominal pain and squirming adult worms found in the stool.
How to diagnose gastrointestinal parasites in dogs
The disease can be confirmed through the dog’s feces test.
Methods for treating gastrointestinal parasites in dogs
1. Bring the dog’s fresh feces to the hospital and ask a doctor to examine it. After confirming the disease, you can recover by taking appropriate anti-parasitic medicine. After taking the medicine, there are generally good results.
2. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the dog’s living environment, and prevent the dog from eating randomly when taking it for a walk outdoors.
