Meeting all the basic needs of your dog, both physical and mental, will allow him to enjoy a good quality of life and in this way you will also be able to enjoy your canine companion to a greater degree.
Intestinal parasites can affect your dog and their treatment is very important since some of these parasites can cause a zoonosis, that is, they can also affect people. In this AnimalWised article we show you various home remedies for intestinal parasites in dogs
Intestinal parasites in dogs
There are Five main types of parasites that can infest your dog's intestinal tract, they are as follows:
- Ancylostoma caninum
- Toxocara canis
- Trichuris vulpis
- Dipylidum caninum
- Echinococcus granulosus
Generally these parasites are transmitted by the fecal-oral route and the infestation can produce the following symptoms in the dog:
- Weightloss
- Swollen abdomen
- Discomfort in the anal area
- Presence of worms in stool
- Presence of blood in the stool
- Vomiting and diarrhea
- Fur Changes
Home remedies for intestinal parasites in dogs
We have various natural resources at our disposal that will allow us to treat our dog's intestinal parasites in a completely natural way that respects our pet's body.
Let's see below what natural treatment options we can use:
- Areca palm seeds: These seeds act as a powerful antiparasitic and also effectively reduce the symptoms of the infestation, helping also regulate the dog's nervous system. The treatment will be carried out for 7 days, each day the dog will be given 6 grams of crushed seeds and mixed with food, that is, 3 doses of 2 grams.
- Wormwood: Wormwood has anthelmintic properties, that is, it favors the expulsion of worms. To treat our dog we must give between 10 and 15 drops of liquid extract every 8 hours, mixed with the food. We will carry out this treatment for a week.
- Pumpkin Seeds: Raw pumpkin seeds will help your dog expel intestinal parasites more easily. A teaspoon of ground pumpkin seeds mixed with food should be given for every 4.5 kilos of body weight. Maintain this remedy until there are no symptoms of the presence of parasites.
- Oregon Grape: This is an herb that cannot be used on pregnant dogs or dogs with liver disease, however, in other cases it acts as an exceptional antiparasitic. 12 drops of liquid extract should be given for every 9 kilos of body weight. Keep this remedy until there are no symptoms of parasitic infestation.
- Gentiana: Gentian purifies the blood and strengthens the digestive system. We must prepare it as an infusion, boiling a teaspoon of powdered root in a cup of water for 5 minutes. We will give this preparation twice a day for a week.
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Garlic: Garlic is one of the most effective natural remedies against many disorders. To naturally treat intestinal parasites in dogs, we must crush a garlic together with cloves and mix it in the food. Remember that garlic has a component that is toxic, demonstrated in the Lee study, Yamato, Tajima, Kuraoka, Omae, Maede, "Hematologic changes associated with the appearance of eccentrocytes after intragastric administration of garlic extract to dogs," American Journal of Veterinary Research, November 2000. However, for it to be toxic, large amounts of garlic would have to be consumed daily. In a 40-kilogram dog, for example, toxicity would appear after a month of consuming around 5 whole heads of garlic daily (which would mean around 45 cloves per day). In contrast, the study "Garlic: Friend or Foe?" of Dogs Naturally Magazine, April 2014, shows that its controlled use and in very small amounts is indeed a powerful antiparasitic and has multiple beneficial effects for the dog's body.
Go to the vet
Before starting a treatment with some of the natural remedies that we have mentioned above, it is important that you go to the veterinarian so that he can confirm the diagnosis of intestinal parasites and supervise the treatment, since although these remedies are safe, they can interact with some drugs.
In the same way, the veterinarian will tell you how often you should deworm your dog. If it is an adult, deworming can be done every two months, quarterly or every six months, everything will depend on the dog's habitat and of the individual risk of parasitism.
To prevent your dog from contracting intestinal parasites, it is also important that you stimulate his immune system, to do this in a deep and gentle way, we recommend that you resort to homeopathy for animals
