FAQ - Deworming
Puppy Schedule, Adult
Schedule, Should I treat anyway with a fecal
negative?
What do these dewormers treat? Where can I buy?
I am not a vet.
This is what I do for my dogs and it is presented as that alone.
If you have any questions, ask your vet, he is your best medical source.
All puppies (and adults) need to be dewormed regularly.
Your breeder should have given you a copy of her deworming schedule and should
be actively deworming puppies. No matter how sanitized an environment is,
parasites can be transmitted in mother's milk, the ground, the water supply,
other dogs, and surrounding wildlife. Puppies need fecal checks,
specifically before they are shipped, and they need to be dewormed.
Some puppies are more susceptible to parasites, some parasites
are more resistant to treatment.
Wayeh's Puppy Deworming Prevention Schedule:
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When mom goes into heat, she gets 3 days of Fenbendazole 22%
(Panacur) because going in heat and whelping are when mom is most
vulnerable to parasites. |
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Mom gets her monthly Interceptor or Ivormec for regular
deworming & heartworm prevention throughout the conception, pregnancy,
whelping, and rearing of puppies. We use the 1st of the month so it's
easy to remember. |
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Birth - mom gets 3 days of Fenbendazole 22% (Panacur)
starting on Day 2 because she's generally full of placentas on Day 1. |
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Week 2-3-4 Pyrantel Pamoate (Nemex II)
- Wean puppies to Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy food ~ 4 weeks |
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Week 5-6-7 Interceptor
- or alternate Pyrantel with Interceptor after 4 weeks
- Start puppies on Raw Meaty Bones (RMB) ~ 5 weeks |
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Week 7 weights & fecal tests at my vet |
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Week 8 weights & fecal tests at my vet
- Fenbendazole 22% (Panacur) 3 DAYS
- Metronidazole 250mg 2x/day 7 days |
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Week 9 health certificates for those flying
- Interceptor |
If we get loose stools, we test/treat off schedule. If
fecal tests find anything, we treat it. Fecal tests are NOTORIOUS for
false negatives. It's not about the skill of the tester, it's just some
parasites are difficult to detect.
Wayeh's Adult Deworming Prevention Schedule:
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January - Interceptor |
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February - Ivormec |
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March - Ivormec |
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April - Interceptor & 3 days Fenbendazole 22% &
Frontline Plus |
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May - Ivormec & Frontline Plus |
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June - Ivormec & Frontline Plus |
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July - Interceptor & Frontline Plus |
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August - Ivormec & Frontline Plus |
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September - Ivormec |
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October - Interceptor & 3 days Fenbendazole 22% |
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November - Ivormec |
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December - Ivormec |
No one treatment is perfect for all dogs. Parasites can
build up immunities/resistance to the same drug over and over again.
Should I treat anyway with a
fecal negative? Maybe so. Prevention
schedules are not always 100% effective. Your puppy can pick up parasites
despite your rigorous efforts at prevention. And the drugs we use for
prevention are often not strong enough to TREAT parasites once your puppy has
them. Fecal tests are also notorious for false negatives. The test
says there are no parasites, but there really are. Vet offices can do a
number of tests from fecal floatations to giardia snaptests. The giardia
tests are very reliable. The fecal floats are not. Some parasites
are just hard to find. So if your puppy has been on a prevention
schedule and you have eliminated as many variables as you can for treating
diarrhea, and your puppy still has loose stools or explosive diarrhea, you
could consider treating for parasites anyway.
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Fenbendazole 22%, sold under the names Safe Guard or
Panacur, is a terrific all around wormer. It often gets things we
can't find by testing. It will treat hookworms, roundworms, and
whipworms, but it will not get coccidia or giardia.
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Metronidazole or Ditrim, are both used to treat intestinal
protozoa like coccidia & giardia. If you have tried 3 days of
fenbendazole 22% with no tightening of stools, and you have a negative fecal
test, and a negative giardia snaptest, your puppy may have coccidia.
Ask your vet about treating your puppy for coccidia. Metronidazole
& Ditrim both are antibiotics that will help heal the gut.
What do these dewormers treat?
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Droncit - tapeworms which come from fleas, I don't
use this unless specifically required because it's so bloody expensive |
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Fenbendazole 22% (Panacur) - hookworms, whipworms,
roundworms, some tapeworms, which can all be picked up in the soil |
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Frontline Plus - technically a flea prevention, but
tapeworms come from fleas, and this also treats mange, ear mites, etc.
I use half doses and the dogs sleep in cedar, a flea repellent, and I no
longer use straw or hay, which harbors fleas |
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Interceptor - heartworm prevention, plus some
treatment of hooks, whips, rounds - DO NOT GIVE TO HEARTWORM POSITIVE DOGS |
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Ivormec 1% cattle wormer - heartworm prevention, plus
some prevention of hooks, whips, rounds, mange & ear mites -- NOT FOR
COLLIES, also |
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Metronidazole 250mg - coccidia & giardia, which
can be in your water or ground |
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Pyrantel Pamoate (Nemex II) - roundworms, which
puppies can get through mother's milk |
Where can I buy these dewormers?
If its a by-prescription drug, I assume you'll go to your
vet. Some vets will write you a script to go to online places like www.kvvet.com,
but if your vet sells the product, don't be surprised if they won't give you a
script so you can save a buck off their prices. This is how they make
their living, just as you make yours.
By prescription from your vet:
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Droncit |
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Fenbendazole 22% (1lb tub) |
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Interceptor - after a heartworm negative test |
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Metronidazole |
No prescription, get from your vet, feed supply stores,
big-box stores, or online at www.kvvet.com :
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Frontline Plus |
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Fenbendazole 22% (individual 3-day dosing) sold as
SAFE GUARD or PANACUR |
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Ivormec 1% cattle wormer |
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Metronidazole 250mg - also sold as FISH ZOLE at www.kvvet.com |
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Pyrantel Pamoate (Nemex II) sold as human pinworm
treatment |
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Wayeh
Alaskan Malamutes