How often do pups need worming?

Question

I recently got a 9 week old puppy and was just curious as to how often should they be wormed. He doesn't have worms, at least not that I know of, I haven’t seen anything (he'll be going to the vet for a check up soon). He was wormed at 4 weeks and then again at 8 weeks so about when should it be done again?

Answer 1

He shouldn't have to be dewormed again, but you might want to get him on one of the heartworm and parasite prevention medicines if you plan for him to be out of doors alot. When you take him in for this 12 week shots, ask the vet about prevention medications.

Answer 2

I breed dogs and puppies are supposed to be wormed at 2, 4, 6, 8 weeks old and then monthly until 6 months of age. also when you take your puppy to its check up the vet can test for worms, it is a very simple procedure & it doesn't hurt the puppy you might also check with the people who u got the puppy from to see if it has had any type of deworming medicine or shots

Answer 3

usually the worms are gone after 2 treatments (one treatment to kill the adults) The 2nd treatment is to kill all the babies that hatched between treatments. However, many breeders use wormers bought in stores which can not be trusted completely. The only worms you will see in the stool are tapeworms and rarely roundworms, there is no way for you to know if the pup has whip or hook worms. When you take the dog to the vet get a worm check or bring a stool sample from home. The test only takes 10 minutes and usually costs around 20 dollars. This way you can be sure your pup is healthy!

Answer 4

dog in general need to be wormed about every 6 months or so but you can always look for the obvious signs: worms in the droppings, obviously larger appitite with no weight gain, butt scooting on the rug or lawn, or worms dangling from the rear. if the dog demonstrates any of those signs he or she deffinetly needs a worming but... just cause the dog dosent have any of those signs dosent mean that the animal is worm free. best to have a fecal culture done just take a sample into your vet and in a day or so he or she can tell you if they have worms or not.

Answer 5

i think dogs are more suseptable to get worm when there still pups, especially with all the other pup and drinking the mothers milk. alot of time they will have to be dewormed a couple of times because they can get it through the mothers milk. I would think that if they do have them when you go to the vet you dont have to worry about it until a vet finds some on a checkup.