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03/04/2025
🎶 🪱 Let’s talk about worms baby…..🪱 🎶
Hook worm specifically 🤢
‼️ Hook worm thrive in warm humid climates making them predominately tropical and subtropical parasites
‼️Pregnant mama’s and puppies are at greater risk as the larvae migrate to the mammary glands and puppies ingest them via the milk, however any dog is capable of becoming infected
‼️These larvae mature into adult worms within 14 days attaching themselves to the small intestine and feed on the puppies blood which can result in a very sick anaemic baby
‼️ hook worm eggs are then shed into the environment via faeces which can then be ingested by other dogs which starts the cycle from egg to larvae all over again
🚫 Larvae can also pe*****te the skin meaning Humans who come into contact with a contaminated animal can also be at risk
⁉️ how can you prevent your dogs and puppies from
Contracting hookworm⁉️
✅ puppies need to be wormed every 2 weeks from 2 weeks of age until they are 16 weeks old - using Drontal syrup or tablets.
✅ from 16 weeks and onwards dogs need to be wormed every month using Nexgard Spectra, Interceptor or Milpro
