Control Check List
As well as following an appropriate worming plan following consultation with your vet, there are also many other practical things you can do to help prevent the spread of worm infections among your pets and family. These are as follows:
- 'Poop scooping' - make sure you pick up your pet's faeces immediately on a walk and remove it from the lawn or surrounding outdoor environment daily - bag it and put it in the rubbish, burn it or flush it down the toilet
- Ensure you and your children wash your hands after handling / stroking your dog or cat
- Wash all food including fruit and vegetables before eating them
- Cook meat thoroughly and ensure not to feed your dog raw meat products including offal
- Don't allow children to put dirt in their mouths
- Throw away any food dropped on the floor / ground rather than eating it
- Cover children's sandpits when not in use
- Prevent your pet from eating dog or livestock faeces.
Paws for thought
Only 7.6% of children wash their hands every time after handling their pet11
(11) Effect of pet ownership on immune functioning in children and nature of the relationship between children and pets, June McNicholas, Department of Psychology University of Warwick, 2002
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