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You have to destroy heart worm, fleas and other parasites in dogs whenever they raise their ugly heads by using the appropriate medication on them. Loads of medications are available 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 dog. Animals infected with fleas scratch their skin very vigorously. Frequently the scratching is so severe that the skin becomes super-sensitive and dermatitis occurs in the scratched patches of skin.

The result of a serious flea infestation is often that the animal can not lie down for long or sleep comfortably due to the persistent flea bites. Therefore, your dog looks as if has some serious 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 bad smell coming from the affected area of the animal’s skin.

You need to inspect your dog closely in order prevent a serious infestation. It is essential to prevent such an outbreak as they are extremely distressing to dogs. Similarly, the skin of the animal needs to be checked regularly for the presence of ticks and lice. In order to do this properly, you need to look at the dog’s skin by separating the dog’s hairs. The easiest way to do this is by slowly back-combing or ruffling the dog’s hair.

Often, if your animal 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 ought to undergo a routine health examination at the vet’s involving faecal and hematological examinations.

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

Therefore, 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.