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Happy ending to dog-napping
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 16 Jan 2008
Maybe, but this is also a dog accustomed to
wearing a red sweater and a fleece cape in winter, and pink
daisies around her neck in the summer. ...
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Aylesbury Today Bucks
Herald, UK - 39 minutes ago
Did you get a dog for Christmas? Or
maybe you're thinking about getting one. Either way, there are
a number of things you need to do as a new dog owner. ...
New breed of pet for today's dogged followers of fashionYorkshire Post
What is it and how do you prevent it harming
your dog?
Ever heard of heart worm? Well I must say that its not
commonly know unless you are a breeder or have had lots of
dogs, so you might be interested to know what it is.
Heartworms are a parasitic worm (about the diameter of thin
spaghetti) that normally live free floating in the right
ventricle of the heart and nearby blood vessels. The parasites
are transmitted from one individual to another by mosquitoes.
The common questions about heart worm are often related to the
species affected by heart worms because it doesn’t just affect
dogs. It can also affect, the cat, fox, wolf, horse and
believe it or not, sea lions! And all of them can be
successfully treated for it with drugs, but it wont go away on
its own, so if you think your pet may be affected you must
take it to the Vet asap.
A drug called Ivermectin is the drug used often to prevent
these heart worms. Dogs affected reveal constant coughing,
panting and dullness quite frequently, although not perhaps
constantly. So look out for these symptoms.
The next thing you need to know is what they look like. In the
case of the female worm, it is about twenty-seven centimeters
and in the case of males, it is about seventeen centimeters in
length. And its those pesky mosquitoes that carry them. If
they bite the animal the infection is spread.
Also to note is that the treatment meant is also effective for
hook worms, whip worms, and round worms.
These mosquitoes are widespread but not so bad in colder
months when they are not breeding.
Can You prevent it?
The answer is yes if you take the following action.
On the basis that prevention is better than cure you can feed
your dog tablets or solutions that will guard against heart
worms. Beef flavored chunks are available in addition to the
beef flavored tablets or solutions that can be given orally to
the dogs as protection against heart worms. You should also
avoid mosquito bites by providing proper mosquito-proof
shelter facilities for the dogs.
You will need to consider whether you need to take these
protection measures all through out the year and this will
depend upon where you live. If you live where the mosquitoes
are dormant in colder months then you need not treat the dog,
however always read the instructions on the medication
carefully and follow them to the letter.
