Help for Ringworm

Treatment involves various oral and topical medications, vaccinations against ringworm as well as proper hygiene and sanitation of your home and pet’s environment. In some pets, ringworm resolves by itself. However, medications can cure the infection and speed recovery. Oral medications such as Griseofulvin, Ketoconazole or lufenuron may be prescribed but have been known to cause serious side effects.

Topical treatments such as shampoos and anti-fungal creams are used to reduce infection in other people and animals. Your pet’s hair will be clipped in order for treatment to be more effective.

While vaccinations for ringworm are available, they are not effective alone and should be used in conjunction with oral or topical therapy. Make sure that you clean your home and pet’s environment thoroughly with sodium hypochlorite solution (bleach) and avoid contact with other pets.

Natural Remedies

Natural and holistic treatments have proven to be highly effective in treating skin problems in both humans and pets. Herbal and aromatherapy treatments are safe and gentle to use on your pet without any harsh side effects.

Carefully selected ingredients such as Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree Oil), Azadirachta indica (Neem), Calendula officinalis (Marigold) and Hamamelis virginianum (Witchhazel) promotes healthy skin and coat in your dog or cat and helps to support the immune system.

Tips to Prevent Ringworm in Pets

There are a number of things that you can do to prevent ringworm in both dogs and cats and these include:

* Feed your pet high quality commercial food or an all natural diet without preservatives, additives or colorants
* Always provide fresh, clean water for your pet to flush out toxins and –prevent dehydration
* Practice good sanitation habits such as regularly disinfecting and cleaning your pet’s food and water bowls as well as sleeping environment
* Do not share your pet’s food bowls, grooming items, blankets or toys with other pets
* Bath or spray your pet with an antifungal repellant upon his return from cat or dog shows as well communal kennels and catteries
* Wash your hands thoroughly after handling pets
* Avoid exposing a dog or cat with ringworm to other animals or people
* Make sure that your pet’s vaccinations are updated regularly
* Visit your vet annually for routine check ups and to ensure the overall health and well-being of your pet

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What is a Roundworm?

Roundworms are common intestinal parasites that affect both cats and dogs. In fact, most puppies and kittens are infected with roundworms at birth or within the first few months of life as the worms are often transmitted in the uterus or while nursing from their mothers.

These large, cylindrical and cream colored worms can grow as long as seven inches and can cause a number of unpleasant symptoms for your pet such as vomiting, diarrhea, poor nutrition and distended stomachs (often seen in puppies and kittens with a worm infestation) if they are left untreated.

What Causes Roundworms?

To fully understand what causes infestations of roundworm, it is important to look at the life cycle of the actual worm. Female roundworms can produce up to 100,000 eggs in a single day! The larvae are then passed in the stool and the embryonic worm develops within this larva in the outside environment.

In good conditions, it takes approximately 1 month for the egg to become infective and once at this stage they can remain infective for as long as a year! The infective egg is then picked up by your pet, usually in the course of normal grooming, and ingested. The second stage larvae is now in the intestine of your pet, from where it can migrate to other tissue areas of the body such as the lungs and liver where it can develop into a third stage larvae.

Once ready, the developed larvae burrow into the airway and up towards the throat where they are coughed up and swallowed and once again find themselves back in the intestine where they can hatch into worms. Note that in serious infestations, the presence of many larvae in the lungs and airways can cause a serious case of pneumonia. Once the mature worms are back in the intestines they can then start to mate and shed eggs, and so the cycle begins again.

As previously mentioned, the larvae can also migrate to the uterus of pregnant animals and as a result many kittens and puppies are infected with worm larvae before birth! However, if the mother is free of worms, then this would not occur.

Diagnosing Roundworm

A veterinarian can diagnose the presence of roundworms by examining and testing a stool sample. The sample is placed in a chemical solution that allows the microscopic eggs to become more visible. In other cases the round worm is visibly identifiable in the stool or vomit.

Help for Roundworm

Conventional Treatments

There are a number of medications that can be prescribed by your vet or bought over the counter for the treatment of worms however, over-the-counter medications are often less effective than prescription types, and potentially more harmful to your pet. Commonly recommended wormers recommended for roundworms are Pyrantel Pamoate, mebendazole and albendazole.

Most medications for roundworm only act on matured roundworms and so 3 to 4 doses may be required to allow the other larvae to become more mature and therefore more susceptible to the treatment. Because worming medications are chemical-based, regular worming, while not without benefits, can be damaging to your pet’s immune system. Many people are therefore exploring alternatives treatments.

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