You really need to destroy heart worm, fleas and other parasites in dogs whenever it becomes apparent that your dog is infected by using the appropriate medication against them. Many medications have come onto the market to defend our dogs from heart worms, fleas and other parasites such as hook worms, whip worms, round worms, lice, ticks etc.

Out of the heart worms, fleas and other parasites, fleas can produce a super-sensitive over-reaction in the infected dog. Animals infected with fleas scratch their skin very vigorously. Often the scratching is so bad that the skin becomes hyper-sensitive and dermatitis occurs in the affected patches of skin.

The consequences of a serious flea infestation is often that your dog can not lie down for long or sleep properly due to the persistent flea bites. Therefore, your dog appears to have some severe skin disease. If the the animal is not properly treated for these flea bites, there could be a secondary bacterial attack in these sites and there may even be a rotten smell coming from the affected area of your dog's skin.

You ought to observe your dog closely in order prevent a serious infestation. It is essential to prevent such a serious infestation as they are extremely distressing to your pet. Similarly, the skin of the animal needs to be inspected often for the presence of ticks and lice. In order to do this effectively, you need to look at the dog's skin by separating the dog's hairs. The easiest way to do this is by slowly back-combing or ruffling the pet's hair.

Usually, if your pet is anaemic, and he is not infested with fleas, you have to check for hookworm. Symptoms of hookworm are anaemia, loose stools and a pot belly. The dog's owner may recognize these symptoms themselves, however, to be honest, the dog ought to have a routine health examination at the vet's involving faecal and hematological tests.

There are many products available commercially, some of which are helpful for solving all these conditions in a single dose. Drugs like ivermectin are highly effective and are available in injection, oral and solution forms. The latter should be put directly on the dog's skin. These drugs can lead to the prevention of the above conditions too.

So, the best policy to adopt is to keep a keen watch on your dog. This can very easily be done at bath time and when you are grooming him. You can use an anti-flea and anti-tick shampoo, which will keep these pests at bay, if used as stated on the bottle. Couple this with regular grooming with a lice comb and the use of a flea collar should keep your pet flea, lice, and tick free.