1. Gut diseases

2. These diseases can make people sick too Research shows between 20% to 67% of community dogs have gut diseases like: Worms Giardia and Salmonella

3. Worms

4. Hookworm and roundworm These worms live inside dogs guts.

5. Sometimes they are very hard to see because they are small

6. Hookworms have sharp teeth

7. They bite onto the gut wall

8. They make the dog lose blood in the guna

9. The dog’s gums become pale

10. Puppies become very thin, weak, and pale They can get big round bellies, but are skinny elsewhere Some get so sick they die

11. Worms can make people sick too

12. Dog worms can crawl through people’s skin, leaving itchy trails

13. Some worms make cysts in the eyes lungs, liver or brain

14. Stopping worms

15. Clean hands stops infection Medicine kills the worms in the gut Clean dogs stops infection Clean dry yards stops infection How worms live in dogs

16. Other gut diseases Giardia, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Campylobacter

17. Gut germs E.g. Giardia Adults live in the gut Lay eggs that pass out in the guna Too small to see Need to use a microscope to find them

18. Giardia life cycle

21. Stopping Gut diseases

22. 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

23. Stopping Gut Diseases Clean dry yards and houses No dog poo near where kids sit Dogs cannot get to nappies Desexed dogs Clean water in a bowl all day every day

24. Healthy Home Happy Family