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Gut diseases. Research shows between 20% to 67% of community dogs have gut diseases like: Worms Giardia and Salmonella. These diseases can make people sick too. Worms. Hookworm and roundworm. These worms live inside dogs guts.
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Research shows between 20% to 67% of community dogs have gut diseases like: • Worms • Giardia • and Salmonella These diseases can make people sick too
Hookworm and roundworm These worms live inside dogs guts.
They make the dog lose blood in the guna
Puppies become very thin, weak, and pale They can get big round bellies, but are skinny elsewhere Some get so sick they die
Worms can make people sick too
Dog worms can crawl through people’s skin, leaving itchy trails
Clean dogs stops infection Medicine kills the worms in the gut Clean dry yards stops infection Clean hands stops infection How worms live in dogs
Other gut diseases Giardia, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Campylobacter
Gut germs Too small to see Need to use a microscope to find them E.g. Giardia Adults live in the gut Lay eggs that pass out in the guna
Things that make more dogs get gut diseases: • Muddy wet ground • Germs lives longer in wet areas • No water bowls • Means dogs drink more from ground water • Where dogs can eat babies nappies • Humans and dogs can share gut germs • Lots of puppies • Puppies can’t fight germs as well
Stopping Gut Diseases Clean dry yards and houses • No dog poo near where kids sit • Dogs cannot get to nappies Clean water in a bowl all day every day Desexed dogs