Did you know that people can get infected with parasitic worms too??!!??!!
Posted on October 17, 2007 in Dewormers, Pet Nutritional Supplements by Jane1 Comment »

OMG the scariest thing happened this past weekend. My cousin brought his new dog over, I would say about 3 months old (SUPER CUTE). When I saw him he had this huge pot belly, and I said “oh cute, his belly is so round” my cousin answered and said “yeah, he just ate, his belly is weird, it’s just naturally round and big”. I started researching and found that dogs with a “pot belly” is one of the signs of being infected with ROUNDWORMS. I quickly called my cousin and told him, he took the dog to the vet and INDEED, poor old Buster was infected. The vet recommended some meds but we found Worm Protector 2x Double Strength (8 fl oz) and we got that for a fraction of what the vets were charging. Buster is okay now. I just wanted to warn everyone and advise people to make sure their pets are adequately protected. The roundworms could of been easily transmitted to humans just be stepping in their poop, or soil that has been infected! More than 90% of puppies are born with roundworms or acquire them shortly after birth from their mother. Your pets can easily get infected because roundworms eggs are resilent and can survive in areas such as parks, playgrounds and yards.
Some signs that you should watch for is:

  • Diarrhea
  • Malnutrition
  • Respiratory Distress
  • Vomiting
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weekness
  • Weight loss
  • Dull or scruffy fur
  • Swollen abdomen (”pot belly”)
  • Eggs and adult worms visible in feces

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    Nobody likes tape worms!
    Posted on September 24, 2007 in Dewormers by jessepetsNo Comments »

    Even just the thought of my pets having worms is enough to give me the shivers. I was visiting my mom’s house a while back and I noticed that her Siamese cat had what looked exactly like a grain of rice near its ‘rear-end.’ That should have been enough to set off the alarm in my brain, but it took me half a second later when that grain of rice moved by itself to jump up and yell, “WORMS!” “Mom, did you know ‘Little Geester’ has worms!?”

    Luckily, I knew exactly what to do. I Gave the cat some Tapeworm Tabs for cats, and within a few days, she was cleared of all worms.

    The little rice grain I saw was actually part of the tapeworm, and this is very common for pets to have tapeworms. The most common way pets get tapeworms is, by ingesting fleas that carry tapeworm eggs. Shortly after we worked on the flea infestation. Otherwise the tapeworms will come.

    What I saw was only a small segment of the tapeworm that broke off, Tapeworms are usually six inches or longer. Once the tapeworm eggs are in your pet, they take root, by grabbing on with their six teeth in the small intestine, each rice-sized segment has its own digestive system and reproductive system.

    Nasty little creatures, easy to prevent. Once we found out that Little Geester had tapeworms, we didn’t want to pet her or even keep her in the house any more (we didn’t kick her out). We even started to dwell on the fact that we had my niece and nephew (3 and 5 years old) were over, and had played with the cat a few days earlier. The moral of this story is a pill once every 3 months goes a long way to keeping the pets healthy and the family safe.

    		  

    Think I’ll Go Eat Worms!

    Nobody likes me,
    Everybody hates me,
    Guess I’ll go eat worms,

    Long, thin, slimy ones,
    Short, fat, juicy ones,
    Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms.

    Down goes the first one,
    Down goes the second one,
    Oh how they wiggle and squirm.

    Up comes the first one,
    Up comes the second one,
    Oh how they wiggle and squirm.

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    WORMS! I’ve got worms!
    Posted on September 14, 2007 in Dewormers by jessepetsNo Comments »

    “I’ve got worms!” That came out wrong. What I meant to say was, “I was assigned the pet worms and pet parasite category.” Worms are parasites that live off the host and are more common in pets than humans think. There are lots of different kinds of worms/parasites that can invade your pets. Here’s a short list of common parasitic worms:

    • Roundworms
    • Hookworms
    • Tapeworms
    • Whipworm
    • The Dreaded Heartworms

    Deworming pets should be a regular occurrence. Tapeworm Tabs for dogs and Tapeworm Tabs for cats by Trade Winds work very well and is very safe. Tapeworm tabs are also inexpensive. Keep those creepy, crawly squirmy worms away from your pets and use a dewormer! Now after you use the dewormer, your job’s not over. The primary vector for tapeworms (ie the way that your dog or cat gets infected with tapeworms) is the flea. So your pet gets tapeworms by accidentally eating an infected flea. To prevent this you will need to use a monthly flea preventive like Frontline, Advantix, or Program. Otherwise your pet is going to get infected again sooner or later. Here’s some other commonly used dewormers.


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