Wireless Dog Fence Reviews

Though a fence will not prevent all parasitic infestations, fencing your dog can protect him from parasites. Car accidents and ingestion of toxic substances in garbage are other dangers that can be prevented by fencing your dog.

A dog that is not fenced may be at greater risk for hookworms if the dog goes to an area where a dog with hookworms has defecated. The hookworms could be present in the feces or ground around the feces. Hookworms can burrow through the skin of a dog to infect the dog.

Threadworms can be acquired through the skin by being near feces from infected animals as well. Threadworms cannot only be passed through feces of infected dogs, but also other carnivores. Fencing can protect the dog from being in contact with feces from infected dogs, cats, or wildlife.

Gnathostoma is a potentially dangerous parasite that can infect a dog that eats an infected animal. The gnathostoma burrows through the dog’s stomach, travels around the dog’s body causing damage before returning to the stomach. Since a dog fence keeps the dog isolated from most other animals, this is another parasitic infection reduced by fencing.

Like the gnathostoma, the spirocerca lupi is acquired by eating an infected animal. Spiocerca lupi lives in the dog’s stomach after being ingested. Spirocerca lupi can cause damage to blood vessels and cancer of the esophagus.

A dog is at risk for certain parasites while the dog is outdoors whether the dog is fenced or not. Mosquitoes cannot be stopped by fences and are usually responsible for heartworms in dogs.

Fleas and ticks may live in a fenced area, but the risk of fleas and ticks can be greatly reduced by a dog fence that keeps out the wildlife and other dogs that may carry ticks and fleas. The risk can be further reduced by spraying the fenced outdoor areas for ticks and fleas.

Another parasite that could live within the dog’s fenced area is the cuterebra. The eggs of cuterebra can be found in soil or on rocks and may be ingested. The eggs may develop into larvae that penetrate the skin of the dog or other host.

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