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Treating Your Dog for "Whipworms"
from: The Complete DogWhen it comes to making sure that your loving dog is healthy, you should understand how dangerous dog parasites can be. Iin order to understand this topic, you must be educated in the many different types of parasites that are out there just waiting to use your dog as a host for its feeding.
Let's cover a particular parasite you may not have heard of, but one that is definitely a danger to your pet dogs. They're called "whipworms". Whipworms are such hearty organisms they can survive outdoors for very long stretches of time. They're called whipworms because they actually resemble a whip in that they're thin on one end and thicker on the other end.
Like other internal worm feeders, they get into the dog's body when the dog ingests the eggs or the immature form of the whipworm. The whipworm then reaches maturity as it moves through your dog's digestive system.
The adult worms will fasten themselves and draw blood from the cecum, which is a pocket between the small and large intestines. The mature female lays her eggs inside of the host. The eggs are then excreted through the feces.
Typical symptoms your dog may show signs of if being a host to whipworms include loose and bloody stool, a dull coat, severe weight loss, vomiting yellow-green, and anemia.
Treatment for your dog to get rid of whipworms should always start at your veterinarian's office. Your vet will be able to determine the presence of whipworms by examining your dog's stool specimens. Of course several attempts may be necessary because whipworms are sometimes very difficult to detect.
Afterwards, your vet will administer a potent deworming agent. Also, since you may be combating worms around the house then ask your vet for a product that will help you aid in these household whipworm problems
As a preventative measure against whipworms, if your dog is an outdoor dog, then be sure to keep him in dry quarters that are regularly exposed to the sun because whipworms require moisture in order to survive.
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