How Do Treatments for Worms in Dogs Work?
Worms in dogs are one of those problems that vets, dogs and their owners have to deal with quite often. This is especially true for puppies that are very often born infected, or infected soon after birth via their mother’s milk. Fortunately, there are plenty of affordable worms in dogs treatments available, both from the vet when an infestation is diagnosed and from the pet shop for routine prevention. Treating worms in dogs is highly important because, whilst owners might not think that infestations pose too serious a problem, they can cause health complications and even death. That’s not to mention their potential to infest humans via infected faeces, with children being particularly vulnerable and with the consequences being potentially very serious. Treatments provided by the vet contain a chemical known as fenbendazole which kills the worm by interrupting its energy metabolism. Once the worm is dead it is passed via the dog’s anus with its faeces. Of course, killing any worm infes
