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My dog gets a heartworm prevention pill every month and that also protects from some intestinal worms. I've had to deworm her once since she's on it.

I haven't caught anything from her but I've read that it's a good idea for humans to deworm themselves every six months or so even if they don't have dogs.

>>2278718
>good idea for humans to deworm themselves every six months or so
Using what?

>>2278647
My dog is 5 years old, never done any shit like that and he's perfectly healthy

>>2278647
>I've read that dogs will develop worm infestations of multiple species pretty consistently if not dewormed monthly.
Young puppies will usually need dewormed, but adult dogs only need a preventative such as heartworm every 30 days.
If your adult dog has worms every month something is very wrong.
Fleas and ticks are a much more common parasite, and they can be easily handled easily enough.

>>2278720
Bleach.

We don't have heartworm in this country, so I never bother with that.

I deworm them if I think they've got worms, which I guess at from appetite, evidence in faeces, and other behaviours, but if they're fine, I don't bother. Both of them are a hassle to deworm because they're particularly crafty at detecting medication hidden in food, and they refuse the chewable dewormer.

I deflea them even less regularly, and they've only ever had fleas once which were immediately dealt with with a single spot-on treatment.

We don't really have any ticks except avian ticks and cattle ticks, and it's so rare that they turn up on a dog that nowhere local even sells tick preventative.

I guess it depends where you are.

>>2278950
Where do you live that there are no heartworms? I'm not saying that to doubt you I just think it's interesting. I live in a place where it's so common that every stray dog has them. Half the dogs for adoption in public shelters are going through HW treatment.