If your dog does not have any signs of a worm infestation should you de-worm your dog? The answer is certainly yes if you live in an area where there is heartworm. In other areas the answer is probably yes for adult dogs, and definitely for pregnant and nursing dogs, and young puppies. The recommendation [...]

Is your puppy lethargic? Does he have a pot belly and a rough coat? Perhaps he also has nasty diarrhoea? If so, he might be suffering from puppy worms. So what are puppy worms? They’re not the same worms that you find in your garden! The worms that can infest dogs are tiny parasites. They [...]

Intestinal worms are a fact of life for your dog – dogs and worms go together – and worms do not only influence the health of your dog, but the health of your family as well! Deworming your dog is thus a vital step (although not the only one by any means!) in ensuring that [...]

If you have a pet dog at home, you should always make sure that the pet is free from any form of parasitic infestations. In fact, almost all animals can be victims of parasites. The parasites that mainly affect dogs are the round worms and the heart worms. The heart worms are more fatal in [...]

Does your dog have intestinal worms? Reading this article, one would surmise you’re worried – it may really be that your dog has intestinal worms, only that you didn’t’ notice. Here are some ways and means to find out if your dog is infected by what kind of intestinal worm. First things first – check [...]