Worms
Roundworms 
Roundworms are zoonotic parasites, which means they can be
passed from animals
to humans - especially children. They can also be exceptionally
good survivors, with viable eggs able to live outside the animal
for several years. Roundworm symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea,
pot-belly and colic. Puppies can develop roundworm at the foetal
stage, prior to being born.
Hookworms
The most dangerous of all intestinal worms, hookworms survive by
burrowing into a pet's intestinal wall and sucking blood. Female
hookworms can lay up to 30,000 eggs daily. These hatch in the
faeces. Infection is caused by swallowing or skin penetration. Your
cat or dog could experience enteritis, diarrhoea, dehydration and
ultimately death from anaemia. Like roundworms, they are zoonotic
parasites and can affect humans.
Tapeworms
Common flea tapeworm larvae develop in fleas, and when a pet
eats an infected flea while grooming itself, the tapeworm develops
in the animal's gut. Other tapeworm larvae develop in rodents that
can be eaten by pets, especially cats. While not a major health
risk, tapeworms cause itching and can be responsible for dogs
rubbing their backsides on the ground, and irritation displayed by
cats.
Hydatid tapeworms are found in areas where sheep, or wild pigs are
in contact with dogs. After eating hydatid eggs from pastures
contaminated by infected dogs, intermediate hosts can develop
hydatid cysts. Dogs become infected with the hydatid tapeworms
after eating hydatid cysts from infected intermediate hosts (e.g.
eating offal from sheep). Hydatid tapeworms pose a serious health
risk to humans. The same cysts can occur in adults or children who
accidentally swallow eggs from a dog's coat.
Whipworms
Whipworms live in the lower bowel of dogs and can survive for up
to a year, laying more than 2000 eggs each day. These eggs are
passed in the droppings and can survive in soil and pet
surroundings for years. Symptoms include pain, diarrhoea and weight
loss.
A regular worming program is essential
While worming is effective in killing worms that are present in
the intestine at the time of treatment, worming is not a vaccine
against future attacks. This is why regular treatment, especially
in your pet's early months, is essential to the pet's health. Dogs
and cats can be re-infected from other pets and from the
environment.
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Protect your pet - inside and out.
Advocate, a patented combination of Imidacloprid (from Advantage) and Moxidectin, is a break-through in the treatment of parasites in dogs. Advocate treats and protects against the major parasites of your pet, inside and out.
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Drontal Allwormer for Dogs
Proven and trusted complete gastrointestinal worm treatment for dogs.
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Drontal Allwormer for Large Dogs
Proven and trusted complete gastrointestinal worm treatment for dogs.
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Drontal Chewable for Dogs
Your pet can give you more than love. It can give you worms.
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Drontal Chewable for Large Dogs
Your pet can give you more than love. It can give you worms.
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