Lungworm requires special monthly medication to both treat and prevent infection, unlike regular dog wormers, which are often given every three months. Ask your vet to recommend a regular lungworm preventative alongside your usual anti-parasite prevention treatments.
Should I treat my dog for lungworm?
If there is a risk your dog may have lungworm, your vet will prescribe a worming treatment suitable for your pet, which should eliminate the worms, as well as providing any other treatment that might be necessary if your dog is showing more serious signs.
Can a dog survive lungworm?
Unlike some other parasites that may cause your dog mild discomfort or illness, lungworm can prove fatal if the condition is not diagnosed and treated. But lungworm affects dogs differently. Often, dogs won't show signs in the early stages of the disease, some dogs will display mild signs and others severe.
How do I know if my dog has got lungworm?
Puppies that have a lungworm infection tend to be more affected than adult dogs. Symptoms are non-specific and range from a slight increase in breathing rate, moderate coughing or sneezing when stressed, to severe coughing, wheezing, respiratory distress, or exercise intolerance.
What happens if a dog gets lungworm?
What are the effects of lungworm? After infection, lungworm usually causes progressively worsening signs of cardiac and respiratory disease, such as coughing (often at 'extremes' of exercise); as well as causing bleeding in the lungs, liver, intestine, eyes, and spinal cord, but also pretty much anywhere in the body.
More useful articles on a similar topic 👇
How long does it take for a dog to show symptoms of lungworm?What are the symptoms of lung worm in dogs?
