Wormer for my dog?

Question

I have a five month old Cocker Spaniel, he was wormed by the breeder when we got him at 10 weeks. I think he's due to be wormed again- am I correct? I have not wormed him yet, I wanted to ask first.. I bought Hartz liquid wormer- is it safe to just put it in his food?

The bottle says it's to prevent him from getting worms.. He doesn't and never has had them, to my knowledge.

Answer 1

Look, Hartz sucks. IT can be HARMFUL to your dog. Throw it away NOW!!
Go to a feed store or pet supply store and get SAFEGUARD wormer. It goes by weight and you add the powder to the feed three days in a row. IT is the same as PANACUR! GET IT.

Take a fecal sample to the vet. Haven't you taken one to the vet by now??? You have had to have been there at least twice since getting the dog.
There is nothing Hartz can make that will PREVENT the dog from gettting worms. The vet can put the dog on heartworm prevention, like Heartguard Plus, ir Interceptor. Those will prevent some parasites, as well as heartworm.

Two choices, either worm the dog with something that will work, or take a fecal sample to the vet.
If the dog was not wormed properly as a puppy, it HAS roundworms. Most puppies do. They had to have wormed him more than once before you got him.

Answer 2

store bought dewormers can actually be harmful if the dog doesn't even have those kind of worms.
there are some types of microscopic worms and parasites that need to be treated with medication you can only get from the vets. and you won't know if your puppy has these types of worms till the fecal sample is tested or your pup gets REALLY sick.
your pup is due for an exam anyway if you haven't already brought him. all you really need to test for worms is the stool sample.
and hartz products sucks bad....
good luck.

Answer 3

You don't neccessarliy have to deworm him again, unless you are seeing worms in his stool or have some other reason to suspect worms.

If you do suspect worms, then see your vet for advise.

If you know he has worms then you can give him liquid wormer yourself (although, I don't buy from HARTZ.... too many bad experiences with that comapny). Hold him close to you, with his muzzle in your hand, head tipped up, and just squirt the proper doseage into his the side of his mouth. He should swallow as the liquid goes in.

If he doesn't take it that easy you can probably add it too his food as long as he eats all of it and no other animals (or children) have access to his food.

Try the direct approach first though to be sure he gets the correct dose.

Answer 4

Years ago my grandfather taught me a trick for dogs with worms. He told me to hide a penny in the dogfood and the dog will poop the worms and the penny out. Something about copper forces the worms to want to leave. Sure enough, it worked and my dog was happier than ever. It's safe for a bigger dog anyway. Well safer than some chemical products they use for deworming these days. I'm not sure if a smaller dog would eat a penny but it worked on my old golden retreiver.

Answer 5

At our clinic, in order for a dog or cat to be considered worm free, they should have 2 stool samples come back NEOP (no evidence of parasites).

Take a stool sample to the vet and see if your dog still has worms. If not, in two more weeks bring back another sample. If that comes back negative, then he is free from worms.

Why medicate if there's no need.

Answer 6

Put the Hartz directly into the garbage can and call the vet!!

A 5 month old pup should have seen the vet by now, given a DE-wormer and vaccinated. In one month, the vet will want to neuter him to protect him (and you) from testicular cancer, prostate problems, urinary issues, roaming tendencies, urine marking, mounting your leg or your guests, urges to fight and be dominate, etc.

No OTC product is worth the risks it can pose, especially if you have to go onto yahoo answers to find out how to use it!! PLEASE get the right stuff with the right dose from your vet.