Mt dog is 6 weeks old...female..It has really long white worms in her poop...what should I do?? Is ther anyway I can treat her at home???
2006-10-27 05:30:57 · 18 answers · asked by -SOOPHIAA<3 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Unfortunatly, most over the counter wormers are for puppies slightly older. You are probably better off going to your vet. Most wormers arent expensive, but your vet will have a better idea what a safe (and effective) de-wormer would be for a pup that age.
Your vet can also then make sure you are getting the correct wormer for the particular species of worm your dog has.
Shanna
2006-10-27 05:40:40 · answer #1 · answered by Sheacat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Time to visit your vet. Take a fresh poopy sample with and have them check it. They will give you meds to give the dog for de-worming (almost all puppies go through this). The vet will do a follow up after to make sure there won't be another round of worms.
2006-10-27 06:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by bordercollieoverdrive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never use OTC worm meds - you need to take her to a vet for a proper diagnosis. Vets go to school for a long time and use proper diagnostic procedures & SAFER meds - if you care about your doggie, do it the right way. Otherwise expect any other result, which could be a toxic reaction, anemia or even death. Not to mention, do you want to catch the worms too? Wash your hands well.
If you have fleas on the dog and in the house you'll have to deal with that issue as well - again, never use OTC meds for fleas!!!!
2006-10-27 05:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have to take a sample of her stool to the vet for analysis. Even if they see worms they will want to run further tests on her stool to make sure there are no other problems. Make an appointment as soon as possible though. Worms can really mess up your dog's insides.
2006-10-27 05:45:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you recently take her to the vet ? Did they give her a liquid medicine to take by mouth? If not, then call your vet and tell them what you are seeing. They will probably ask you to bring in a sample for them to look at under the microscope as different types of worms are treated with different types of medicines. Good Luck
2006-10-27 06:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't try to treat the dog at home and don't give her Tabasco. Over the counter medications are usually infective and only work for one specific type of worm. She may also have others worms that you can't see, such as hookworms. Please take her to the vet and have her wormed properly. She should also be getting her first round of vaccines when she gets wormed.
2006-10-27 06:03:46 · answer #6 · answered by HDB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most puppies at that age have worms which they get from their mother. You need to take the puppy to the vet as she should have shots now and the vet can deworm her. Sounds like roundworms to me. Do not attempt to worm her yourself as she is too young.
2006-10-27 06:31:27 · answer #7 · answered by MANDYLBH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do have some stuff on the market for worms.
But have you taken her to the vet for her shots? Cuz they do the de-worming at certain weeks.
2006-10-27 05:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by purplejoyv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely tapeworms...take a stool sample to your vet and have him confirm it. One treatment of Drontal Plus would work (available from your vet) and your "worm woes" would be over.
Our doggy tested postive for roundworm and tapeworm and within the day was back to norm.
2006-10-27 06:03:10 · answer #9 · answered by kaosullivan1973 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your going have to take her to the vet sorry i think he is the best person that can tell you what to do and if you can treat her at home all dogs are not the same so just take her and see what the vet has to say good luck and be safe
2006-10-27 05:40:18 · answer #10 · answered by jem 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋