My dog has 3 week old puppies. The vet said they don't need to come back to the vet until they are 6 weeks old for shots, but he didn't say anything about their de-worming. Do you recommend the vet doing that or just buying the medication and doing it myself? If so, when do I need to start that?
2007-06-10 13:43:15 · 10 answers · asked by Lerchie 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yeah. Let the vet do it. OTC stuff doesn't work and can hurt the pups. Rx stuff gets all the worms the first time. Plus he'll weigh the pups and give the proper dosage.
2007-06-10 13:46:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Puppies need to be wormed at 6 weeks so let the vet give you the proper medicine . It is given by weight of the puppy.
2007-06-10 20:50:04 · answer #2 · answered by norma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vet should have given you the worm meds and told you start giving them at 2, 4, and 6 weeks. That is the recommendation of my vetrinarian and I've had puppies in the house most of my life. In my opinion you should call your vet and get him/her to give you the wormer.
Good luck
2007-06-10 20:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by Chikees 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
with my dog who has puppies i wormed the mother - the puppies get the treatment thru the milk. When they are 12 weeks old you should give them their own treatment - on the packet it will give you the dosage.
it is important to do this, but you can do it yourself - the vet will charge you for doing it. Just read the directions carefully.
2007-06-11 00:19:02 · answer #4 · answered by allykatt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puppies should be wormed from the time they start taking solid food with Panacur Granules or Drontal Plus Tablets at the following dose rates:
Panacur 1g per 10lbs (4.4kg) bodyweight daily for three consecutive days.
Drontal Plus 1 tablet per 22lbs (10kg)-body weight.
Puppies should be wormed using the above regime once a month until they are six months old and then four times a year thereafter.
2007-06-10 20:47:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
call your vet tomorrow. I start at 2 weeks old but some vets say yes and others no.
If you worm the pupps you should worm teh mom.
2007-06-10 20:46:50 · answer #6 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's right! After 6 weeks or so though, you can use rfd puppy wormer. Follow the instructions....Stay away from the discount store stuff though!
2007-06-10 20:48:35 · answer #7 · answered by stetson172002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my puppy was dewormed at six weeks. however you should call your vet and see if they can get dewormed sooner. it never hurts to ask! :)
2007-06-10 22:13:07 · answer #8 · answered by Kelly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should ask your vet first.
2007-06-10 20:51:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
2,3,4,6,8 ,and 10 weeks and then every month
2007-06-10 20:51:43 · answer #10 · answered by mylileagles1 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋