Dog deworming means that dogs take deworming pills to get rid of parasites in the dog's body. The principle of feeding anthelmintics to dogs is to reduce gastrointestinal irritation without affecting the effectiveness of the anthelmintics. So what should you pay attention to when giving deworming medicine to your dog?

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1. The dosage of deworming medicine for dogs needs to be cautious

The pet doctor determines the amount of medication for the dog based on the dog's weight and physical condition. Parents should strictly follow the doctor's requirements to give the dog deworming medication. Of course, this premise is that the hospital is a regular hospital and the doctor is a doctor with medical qualifications. If the dosage is small, it will not have the effect of deworming; if the dosage is large, it may kill the dog.

2. Principles of feeding deworming medicine to dogs

Although medicine can cure diseases, it also has certain toxicity and side effects. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the irritation of the dog's gastrointestinal tract without affecting the effectiveness of the anthelmintic drug. When giving medicine to your dog, it is best to do it two hours after your dog has eaten. Because at this time, most of the contents in the dog's stomach have been digested, and the intestines and stomach are neither full nor empty. At this time, the medicine can be better mixed in the food and digested by the dog. At the same time, it can also reduce vomiting in dogs and better exert the effect of the medicine.

3. Observe the dog’s poop after deworming

In the days after your dog takes deworming medicine, you should pay attention to its poop. Sometimes eggs of internal parasites or dead parasites will be excreted together. This means that you have given your dog deworming medicine. The medicine is already effective. If parasites continue to be discharged for a long time, you need to consult your doctor whether you need to consolidate and deworm again. In addition, if there are no parasites in the stool after deworming, it may be that there are not many parasites in the dog's body, or there is a problem with the dosage, and you still need to communicate with the veterinarian more.

4. What to do with dogs with sensitive and fragile stomachs

Some dogs suffer from vomiting and diarrhea every time they take deworming medicine. At this time, you should pay attention. First of all, remember the brand of anthelmintic medicine you took. Remember not to use this brand of anthelmintic medicine next time. Then ask your dog's veterinarian if there is a less irritating deworming drug suitable for your dog, and try again. If that doesn't work, you should consider giving up on deworming. What must be said here is that giving up deworming is only for dogs that have no obvious symptoms of parasites, eat and drink normally, have a normal weight, and have no eggs in their stools. In this case, you can consider giving up deworming.