Safety Measures For Heartworms In Puppies

A deadly parasitic disease, heartworms, are a terror for all the dog owners. Heartworms are spread by infected mosquito bites, who chose dogs as their definite hosts. With this one bite to your precious pet, he gets the larvae in his bloodstream. If you have seen the longs strands of heartworms even in a picture you would not want this to happen to your pooch even in your worst dream.

There are various preventive measures for heartworms but what will be better, Home remedies or Medicines?

Let me provide with you a list of both of them and then you decide what's best for your pup.

Preventing and curing a disease with the most convenient resources available at your home can be easily done. Some of the best ways to cure and prevent heartworm infection by these chemical-free components are:

·         Black Walnut

It is a good herb that prevents heartworm in the canines. It contains cleaning properties which are present in the intestines of the dog's body. Consumption of this herb enhances the metabolism of the pet's body and are less likely to become a victim of heartworms.

·         Wormwood

A well-known cure that has to be used with extreme caution. It is one of the oldest treatments to get rid of these parasitic worms. It works as a toxin which eliminates the heartworms.

·         Cloves

Available in every household, this is also a safe remedy for heartworms. They kill and prevent the growth of heartworm larvae in pooches.

·         Carrots

They produce anti-parasitic compound which are safe for consumption and provides vitamins and minerals as well. Carrots have proved to be effective in getting rid of worms.

·         Garlic

Although garlic is considered as toxin for puppies but a very minute amount can be used to improve your dog's health. Garlic has various healing properties like anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic and insect resistant. Hence, its resistant property helps in repelling away mosquitoes and also kills the larvae ingested in the pup's system.

Now, lets have a look at a few medicinal cures that will help in preventing as well as curing heartworms:

·         Advocate for Dogs

Along with dog heartworm control preventive measure, it also works on other parasites. Single dosage is effective for a month.

·         Dimmitrol Tablets

It's an absolute treatment for heartworm prevention. Oral intake of these tablets on a daily basis destroys the larvae stage of the heartworms thus preventing from infection.

·         Heartgard Plus Chewables

Effectively eliminates the immature stages of heartworms in the pup's body. An ideal heartworm prevention treatment. It seems like tasty treat for dogs as they are beef chewables.

·         Nuheart for Dogs

A generic chewable preventive Nuheart prevents heartworms as efficiently as Heartgard does. It is an affordable treatment measure ideal and safe for dogs/puppies at least 6weeks old.