Lungworm is found in Canada, the eastern side of America and it has been spreading in the UK. There are different types of lungworm and some types of the parasite can be fatal. Hence I am advising everyone that I meet in our location to get their dogs tested has we do have foxes in our locality.
Countryfile say that Spaniels are particularly vulnerable to it and one of the most commonly affected breeds. The working breed, Spaniels are sniffer dogs. That makes Cockapoos vulnerable to it too.
It is easy enough to buy a test locally and send it off to the laboratory, or purchase a test on-line from WORMCOUNT in the UK.
This is an excellent link on the condition citing clinical studies. It states that routine worming treatment will not prevent a puppy or dog picking up this infection and it often goes undiagnosed. The best and quickest way to diagnose it is to give your dog a test that you can do yourself, send it off to the lab, wait for results, prior to taking your dog for treatment and examination with your vet. It only takes a few days.
The Comparison Animal Parasites Council have written that it takes 19 days for prepatent.
PREPATENT
https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/prepatent%20period
Crenosoma Vulpis lives in the bronchi where it causes mild catarrhal inflammation, and it sounds like your dog is choking, coughing etc.
https://capcvet.org/guidelines/crenosoma-vulpis/
My vet shared that Crenosoma Vulpis is the least harmful of all the different types of Lungworm and if you catch it early enough then it can be resolved. The vet prescribed one oral dose, one tablet of Milbemax Dog and NexGard for three months, one tablet per month.
UPDATE EDIT
NexGard is dangerous for dogs, it has afoxolaner in it.
https://lotusfeet22.blogspot.com/2021/10/afoxolaner-nexgard-dangerous.html
What else can you do? My dog was having Verm-X in his puppy food, so I phoned Verm-X today and made an order from them for Crunchies. That will help him to counteract any adverse impact from the medication. He's had some off days with his food but he is still growing and gaining weight. Yesterday, he weighed in at 11.1 kilo's with the vet.
I've put a little Apple Cider Vinegar in his drinking water. He's had a few spoonfuls of Greek Yogurt, with a little honey and peanut butter. He usually has chicken brine treats for his immune system, fish oil and Vit E on a daily basis. Most of his treats I make myself.
He likes desiccated coconut and coconut oil, he is often keen to lick the coconut oil from my fingers and I also put it on his belly and coat.
Some holistic vets tell people to give dogs healing oils to ingest e.g. author, Dr Clare Middle from Australia. I don't agree with her at this point. In the field of Aromatherapy, animal healers were taught to allow the dogs to smell from the bottle because their senses are strong and the healing oils are very powerful and potent. I don't give Aromatherapy oils to humans to ingest, so why would I give it to a dog?
Some websites are even telling people to give a dog Lemongrass to ingest, definitely not, that plant is beneficial to humans but not for dogs, for dogs, has far as I am aware the plant Lemongrass is toxic for them.
My 6 month old puppy has been offered the bottles of Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, Garlic, Ginger, Lavender, Pine Needle (he likes smelling the Pine Needle when we go to the park) and Thyme.
Due to it being a bronchi condition, the healing oils for sniffing are essential and ideal for helping your puppy or dog. The dog will take what it requires and will come back for more if and when required.
Dogs are very intuitive and this puppy is highly intelligent. I smile at him with the oils, after he's had a sniff, you can see him thinking about it, before he decides whether he's going to have another sniff. They are helping him because he keeps on asking for the oils by jumping up at them specifically.
I asked the vet when I should test him again and she said in three months time when the treatment is finished. Although the laboratory said 7 days, 14 days and 21 days.
This is a serious condition, so you really must speak to your vets in this case once you have the test results. However, if your dogs have the other types of Lungworm, if their behaviour has changed, if they're lethargic, shedding weight, etc. I recommend that you take your dogs to the vet immediately due to a potential fatality.
496 cases of Lungworm in dogs has been reported within a 50 mile radius of where I live and the UK fox population is 18.3% infected with Lungworm. It is written that it has spread across the UK due to people travelling around the countryside with their dogs, of course the foxes spread it too via the snails and their trails. Don't let your puppies drink from puddles and be careful what they pick up in their mouths when you are out on your walks.
This is the current law on foxes. The website says that the fox population has fallen by a staggering 41% between 1995 and 2017. Surely, Lungworm must have had a huge impact on the fox population. Countryfile shared that one in five foxes are carrying the parasite in the UK.
https://foxproject.org.uk/foxes-and-the-law/
What does scripture say about the foxes? In the Song of Songs 2.15 it says, "Catch for us the foxes".
Jesus said, "Go tell that fox, I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal". Luke 13:32
