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Heart worm, fleas and other parasites in dogs need to be destroyed by using the appropriate medication on them. Loads of products have come onto the market to protect dogs from heart worms, fleas and other parasites like hook worms, whip worms, round worms, lice, ticks etc.

Of the heart worms, fleas and other parasites, fleas can produce a hyper sensitive reaction in the infected animal. Animals infected with fleas scratch their skin very vigorously. Often the scratching becomes so bad that the skin becomes super-sensitive and dermatitis is the result in the affected areas.

The consequences of a serious flea infestation is often that your dog can not lie down for long or sleep comfortably because of the continuous flea bites. Therefore, your dog appears to have some severe skin disease. If the your dog is not properly attended to for these flea bites, there could be a secondary bacterial attack in these areas and there may even be a rotten smell emanating from the affected area of the animal’s skin.

You have to observe your dog closely in order prevent a serious infestation of fleas. However, it is essential to prevent such a serious outbreak as they are extremely upsetting to your dog. Similarly, the skin of the animal has to be inspected often for the presence of ticks and lice. In order to do this effectively, you need to inspect the dog’s skin by separating the dog’s hairs. The easiest way to do this is by slowly back-combing or ruffling the animal’s hair.

Usually, if your pet is anaemic, and he is not infested with fleas, you need to rule out hookworm. Symptoms of hookworm are anaemia, loose stools and a pot belly. The dog’s owner may recognize these symptoms themselves, however, to be honest, the dog needs to undergo a routine health check at the vet’s involving faecal and hematological examinations.

There are many commercial products available on the market, some of which are effective for dealing with all these conditions in a single dose. Drugs like ivermectin are highly efficacious and are obtainable in injection, oral and solution forms. The latter should be applied directly on the dog’s skin. These drugs can lead to the prevention of the above conditions too.

So, the best strategy to follow is to keep a keen eye on your dog. This could easily be carried out at bath time or / and when you are grooming him. You can use an anti-flea and anti-tick shampoo, which will keep these pests under control, if used regularly. Couple this with a regular grooming with a lice comb and a flea collar should keep your pet lice, tick and flea free.