Where do parasites live in dogs? How do you judge?

Dog hair, ear canal, poop, belly, eyes, you can also judge by the dog's physical condition, if your dog's belly is getting more and more distended, there is a high chance of parasites.

It may be in the dog's hair, it may be in the dog's stomach, and some places may exist, so you must pay attention to the use of drugs, which can be judged according to the dog's daily life.

Bad breath, diarrhea, dry eating does not grow meat, normal breeding dogs will not have bad breath to eliminate gastrointestinal problems, diarrhea will not have blood in the stool, normal diet will grow fat, nutrition is eaten by parasites will not grow meat.

If there are parasites in the dog's body, the dog itself will be very uncomfortable, have no energy, and have a bad appetite, anorexia, and even bite everywhere.

If you have a normal diet, but your weight is getting lighter and lighter, or if you can eat more than you used to eat but not grow meat, you will cough after exercise, your stool will not be formed, you will have blood in your stool or particles or threads in your stool, and your gums will be white.

It will show that it does not like to eat, has no energy, the dog barks quietly, loses its previous vitality, and its stool will be abnormal, and its weight may become lighter and lighter.

If the dog frequently scratches its hind legs, or has white dandruff on its hair, ** black spots, etc., it may have parasites.

It mainly depends on the dog's mental state, if the dog eats normally but not only does not grow meat but emaciated, the dog may be uncomfortable or has parasites, and you need to take the dog to check it.

First of all, you still need to observe whether the dog's usual dynamics are different from before. Then there is the need to be able to take the dog to the pet hospital for examination in time.

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First, the abdomen is very large

In general, a dog's abdomen will become larger when pregnant, but if it is not during pregnancy, it may be that there are many parasites in the body. But because most people think that the dog's belly is too big to eat, they don't care about it. If there are too many parasites in the dog's body, it will harm its internal organs, causing inflammation of some organs or symptoms of hydrops in the abdomen, resulting in a larger abdomen.

2. Abnormal excretion

If a dog has a lot of parasites in its body, it can even be seen in its excrement, which is the same as a child pulling roundworms. Parasites in dogs are likely to be excreted in the feces, and if you look closely, you can see parasites or eggs. At this time, the dog must be fed deworming medicine, because there are too many parasites in its body to fit it.

3. Weight loss

If the dog usually eats more nutritious food, but the body is still very thin, it is likely that there are parasites in the body. Because if the parasite survives in the dog's body, it needs to absorb nutrients, and all the nutrients that the dog eats are absorbed by the parasite, and the dog will naturally be malnourished, so it will be very thin. Therefore, if the dog is not dewormed, it is useless for the dog to eat more nutrients.

Fourth, always coughing

If the dog is infected with a parasite such as heartworm, then it will have a dry cough, which is also the parasite causing the dog's physical discomfort. In order to make the dog suffer a little less, the owner must deworm the dog in time, which is not only beneficial to its health, but also keeps the owner away from parasitic infection.

It is also a common thing for dogs to have parasites in their bodies, and it is mainly necessary to do a good job of deworming in and out of the body regularly, which will not cause much harm to the dog. But if you don't deworm the dog all the time, the consequences will be very serious, and the owner must pay attention to it. If you have any other related questions, you can also consult your veterinarian.

Dogs with light-colored hair can directly observe whether there is parasite feces on the hair, which is the kind of black dots; Dogs with dark hair can use a flea comb to comb to see if they can comb out black droppings; You can observe whether the dog bites and scratches. For light-colored dogs, ectoparasites are relatively easy to find. Parasites parasitize on the dog's ** and live by sucking blood, they will leave black feces on the hair, which is very easy to find when the owner combs the dog.

If you want to distinguish between the black dots and the parasite droppings, you can put the black dots in the water and the parasite droppings will melt and turn bloody.

For dark-colored dogs, ectoparasite droppings are not easy to spot by looking directly at the hair. There is a tool called a flea comb, which is a very dense and very fine comb, which cannot comb out the ectoparasites on the dog's body, but can comb out the feces of the fleas. The owner only needs to comb it and knock it on a white paper, and then identify whether it is the feces of ectoparasites.

You can also observe whether the dog has ectoparasites through the dog's daily behavior habits. When there are parasites on the dog's body, it will be very itchy, causing it to keep biting and scratching, and there will be hair loss. The owner can remove the dog's hair, if you find a small red bump on the dog's **, then it may be infected with parasites.