she is very energetic and does not act sick at all but had tons of worms in her poop. i just bought her dewormer medicinne at walmart. does the over the counter stuff work? and human can get worms? how i have to kids and now they are scared to touch their puppy they are ten. she doesn't got to the vet until Jan 5 for her first appointment and we live in a small town and i am almost sure there are no vets to call this close to christmas will she be okay and if this dewormer works how quick will it start to work? it also says only to do it every 10 days so on does will work?
2006-12-23 23:58:08 · 11 answers · asked by LOLO 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
yes she had her first shots and they said she had a treatment of dewormer
2006-12-24 00:28:11 · update #1
your doing everything right
just be sure the kids wash their hands after play and picking up poo !!.....play with your new puppy she need love !
2006-12-24 00:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do NOT use OTC dewormers or flea products..they are ineffective and can cause very serious illness even death. The only appropriate dewormer to use is one prescribed by your vet for the type of worm(s) your dog has and also for the size of your dog. Puppies need to be dewormed at 2, 4, 6 & 8 weeks of age and then periodically after. Your vet is the best one to decide on an appropriate deworming schedual for your puppy from this age on.
2006-12-24 10:51:34 · answer #2 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the person you got the pup from worm her? This could be a reason for you seeing worms. If not, then the pup has a lot of worms. Roundworm is white and about 4 inches long. This is the most common worm in pups as is hookworm. You cannot see hookworm. Use an OTC med that will take care of roundworm and hookworm. A highly infected dog can take several treatments to get over. Also, make sure you pick up and bury all the stools. Worm eggs can get into your ground and the pup can become reinfected just from stepping in her own stool. Do keep your vet appt. and have a fecal done to see if you need to keep treating.
2006-12-24 08:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by A Great Dane Lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you bought wormer like Pyrantel Pamoate, weigh her and give her the correct does for her weight. You will need to worm her again. Normally wormer will kill approx. 90% of worms, so you will need to worm again in about 1 to 2 weeks. When you take her to the vet, bring in a stool sample. When you worm a pup, you will normally see worms pooped out withing 24 to 36 hours of worming. If she has this many worms now, she needs to be wormed again. Then she should be wormed again about 4 to 6 weeks after the second worming.
2006-12-24 08:09:41 · answer #4 · answered by bear 2 zealand © 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you gave the puppy dewormer, she should be good in 2-3 days. It is good that you are taking her to the vet. You may need to do a once-a-month heartworm pill that will help.
2006-12-24 08:02:16 · answer #5 · answered by naejplman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should get her into the vet. Dewormer isn't too expensive. Glad you care though.
2006-12-24 08:06:26 · answer #6 · answered by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take her to the vets and get her wormed properly. its worrying because apparently dogs can get a heart worm too which can kill them so do it asap!
2006-12-24 08:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by Knickers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can go to a vet and get worm medicane i think you give it to them every 10 days
2006-12-24 08:55:32 · answer #8 · answered by Katelyn G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the vet.
2006-12-24 08:25:11 · answer #9 · answered by Judy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the Vet ASAP
2006-12-24 11:53:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just wait to see your vet i also have heard of people using snuff to cure worms
2006-12-24 13:25:11 · answer #11 · answered by david m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋