In this video, i'll talk about seven household foods that get rid of worms from your dog's body
and later what you can do to integrate a healthier kibble diet and really help your dog
to better long-term health. Hi i'm Dan Scott, canine nutrition and home remedy specialist,
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that I do, and feel free to comment or ask questions. Worms will show up at some point in
your dog's life and while the subject isn't very pleasant, it's important to keep your dog clear of
worm infestations to stop greater infection. The vital part of all this is not to use the
conventional deworming drugs as their synthetic toxic poisons with unhealthy side effects.
And while there's a safe natural tincture you can add to your dog's food to clear worms,
and i'll leave a link to it in the description below, today i want to share with you some common
household foods that repel worms naturally. So what type of worms are we dealing with?
There are generally four types of worms dogs can become infected with and these are round worms,
hook worms, tapeworms, and whip worms. Roundworms live in the small intestine, look like spaghetti,
can grow several inches or more in length and their microscopic eggs are easily picked up
from infected animals. Round worms are low risk but can be passed on by mothers to their pups
during pregnancy. And if your puppy has round worms, they may suffer vomiting and diarrhea.
So look out for a pot belly, lethargy, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, a dull lifeless coat,
and possible weight loss with larger infestations. Tapeworms can be very long flat worms attaching
themselves to the intestines and you may notice broken off tapeworm segments in your dog's stool
looking like small grains of rice. Often fleas are responsible for carrying tapeworm eggs
and some prey animals such as rabbits and rodents carry tapeworms in their gut.
Tapeworms can mean your dog wears a dull coat with possible appetite and weight loss.
Whipworms colonize the mucous membrane lining in the colon and feed on blood. Adults can be
several inches long and flat at one end and the eggs are picked up from other dog stools.
And whipworms can mean your dog has diarrhea, vomiting, and or weight loss. Hookworms live
mainly in the small intestine, grayish in colour and grow to around three quarters of an inch long.
They contain a small hook that attaches to the dog's intestinal lining and feed on blood.
Hookworms are picked up from lava in the soil, by the mouth or even can enter through the skin
in between your dog's toes. Hookworms can mean diarrhoea and vomiting and can be passed on by
a mother's milk which can also mean a puppy suffers chronic diarrhea and possible anemia,
weaknes,s lethargy, and pale mucous membranes. If you suspect worms but can't be sure, the next
thing to do is take a quarter sized portion of fresh stool sample in a clean plastic container
to your vet to be analyzed. And by feeding your dog a diet that keeps their immune system strong,
worms are rarely a problem. A raw food diet is best at helping your dog to stay worm free and
kibble-fed dogs tend to be more susceptible to worm infestation, as worms love the starch and
sugar in kibble. However adding certain foods to the diet really helps to keep worms under control.
And with this in mind, here's seven foods that repel worms. Begin slowly with all the foods
if your dog's not used to eating vegetables or fruit and work up to the recommended dose. Number
one is Kefir, an excellent food source for dogs containing a huge probiotic profile, vitamins, and
minerals. And you can make your own kefir at home or buy at the health food store or supermarket.
Give small dogs one to two teaspoons a day, medium dogs one tablespoon per day and large
dogs two tablespoons per day. And you can add Kefir to your dog's meal or give as a snack.
Number two is vegetables. You can buy or make fermented vegetables such as Sauerkraut or Kimchi.
Start slow and work up to 2 teaspoons per 15 pounds of your dog's body weight per day.
And number 3 is pumpkin seeds. They are safe and effective at controlling worms.
Simply grind the seeds and give a quarter teaspoon per 10 pounds of your dog's body weight per day.
And number four is Papaya which contains papen, an enzyme that helps repel worms.
Just give your dog one tablespoon per 10 pounds of body weight per day.
And number five is garlic, safe to give your dogs and highly beneficial in repelling worms. Simply
fine dice one clove of garlic, allow to sit for 15 minutes to increase its healing properties,
and give a half teaspoon per 15 pounds of your dog's body weight. And number six is coconut oil,
great for roundworms. Give your dog one teaspoon per 10 pounds of your dog's body weight per day.
And number seven is apple cider vinegar. Make sure to get raw organic and unfiltered apple cider
vinegar, and give a small dog one teaspoon added to drinking water, a medium dog two teaspoons and
a large dog one tablespoon added to drinking water daily to repel worms. Giving your dog food to
treat and repel worms is not only a great place to start, because it gets beneficial nutrition into
your dog and avoids toxic dewormers, but that it also helps to boost a kibble-only fed dog's diet.
See, the real key to worm prevention is a healthy immune system which comes from healthy lifestyle.
A dog with a strong immune system will still have a few worms, but it's natural and the worms are
kept in check by a healthy system, and the dog does not get sick as worms are routinely expelled
from a clean gut. And your dog's gut hosts 80 percent or more of your dog's immune system.
And a dog fed a Healthier Kibble Diet, a cooked home food diet or a raw food diet
is far less likely to get an out of balance worm population. And that's why I created the
Healthier Kibble Diet book to help kibble feeding dog owners reclaim their dog's health from those
day-to-day health issues that plague so many dogs. For more on the Healthier Kibble Diet,
click the link to a video in the description below. And if you found this video useful,
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