What Are These Misconceptions About Deworming Dogs?

Misunderstandings of dog deworming:

1. If you have been vaccinated, you don’t need deworming. Vaccinations and deworming are two completely different things. Vaccines are mainly used to control the outbreak of epidemic infectious diseases such as rabies and canine distemper, and parasites will not be killed by vaccines. Therefore, in addition to vaccinating the dog, the owner should also do deworming regularly to keep away from the harm of parasites.

2. Bathing can cure fleas. The main function of bathing dogs is to clean them, and it cannot kill fleas and other parasites, so it cannot meet the normal deworming needs. Moreover, fleas are tenacious and can survive in water.

3. One medicine can drive away all parasites. There are various types of parasites, which can be divided into internal parasites and external parasites. There are several types of internal and external parasites, and different medicines target different types of parasites. Therefore, we must first understand the deworming range of each drug, and then use it reasonably to ensure that the dog can stay away from parasites both inside and outside.

How to deworm your dog:

1. For external parasites, we usually use drops, which are usually dropped on the dog's neck, in order to prevent the dog from vomiting after licking the deworming medicine.

2. For internal parasites, most of them are fed anthelmintics. You can open the dog's mouth, put the deworming medicine directly into the throat, then close the dog's mouth for about 10 seconds, let the dog swallow the pill completely, or mix the deworming medicine into the dog's food, and then put the deworming medicine into the dog's food. When it is eating, it can take medicine by the way.

3. Generally, deworming is done in vitro once a month or so, and deworming is done in vivo every three months or so.