Flea Bites
Dog,
Dog Bites Flea,
Dog Gets Worms.
Dog worms and other internal
parasites can infect our furry friends in several ways.
Here are the two most common ways dog parasites are
transmitted, and how to get rid of them once they take
hold.
According to Veterinary Medical Officer Dr.
Linda Wilmot, D.V.M., of the United States Food & Drug
Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine in
Washington, DC:
“More than
90 percent of puppies are born with worms. Mother dogs
can pass worms to their puppies before birth and both
dogs and cats can pass it to their offspring through
their milk after birth.”
This
unfortunate birthday present is only the beginning of our
young pet’s lifelong battle with dog
worms.
The second
most common path of internal parasite infection
is from (believe it or not) dogs eating fleas.
Here’s how:
The common
tapeworm (Dipylidium caninus) lives in the small
intestine of dogs by attaching itself to the intestinal
wall.
As the
tapeworm grows, its tail segments – each segment the size
of a grain of rice and containing an independent
reproductive tract – break off and pass through the
animal’s rectum or stool.
Flea larvae
in the vicinity feed on these tail segments, which are
essentially small sacks of dormant tapeworm eggs. As flea
larvae continue to develop, the ingested tapeworm eggs
hatch inside and grow to their infectious stage of
development.
The now-adult
flea finds its way to your cat or dog for a satisfying
blood meal only to be licked, swallowed and digested,
releasing the young tapeworm into its new host’s small
intestine. And so the life cycle goes.
From the time the
flea is swallowed, it takes only 3 weeks for tapeworm
segments to appear on the pet’s rear end or
stool.
How to eliminate
dog wormsUnderstanding
the players in this vicious cycle of fleas and cat worms
is half the battle.
Fleas can
remain in the pupae stage for up to 20 weeks and, as
adults, from one month to one year. Tapeworms can thrive
inside your dog or cat for many years.
Veterinarians
agree the most successful treatment for dog worms
involves a two-fisted approach of eliminating both fleas
and worms at the same time.
Unfortunately, with shorter life spans
and smaller organ systems than humans, pets are far more
limited in their physical ability to deal with
medications. Many veterinarians use toxic pesticides
which kill the worms but devastate the nervous system and
deep organs of cats and dogs.
Fortunately,
the more enlightened holistic veterinarians everywhere
are discovering the proven effective combination of
natural flea
control plus an herbal dog parasite
formula.
This
responsible approach is 100 percent natural, safe
and humane. It quickly and effectively eliminates both
fleas and worms – without harming your pets, or anyone
else, or the environment.
The two most
recommended products in today’s natural market
are TripleSure
Natural Flea and Tick Spray,
and FourGuard
Herbal Parasite Formula.
Both products
carry a 100 percent money-back guarantee, so you
have nothing to lose and many healthy years of life to
gain for your pets.
Now you can
completely eliminate dog worms,
fleas and other parasites the safe and natural way, as
nature intended. And your pets will love you even more
for doing it... if that’s possible.
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