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How long does it take to get rid of worms in a puppy?
We adopted a puppy. She was 10 weeks when we got her, is 13 weeks now. When we got her, she had worms and had been given the first dose of the worming medicine. I was given the second and told to give it to her on a specific date, about a week later. A few days later, she passed a long worm (round worm). So, we gave her the second dose on the day we were supposed to, and a few days later, we took her to the vet (long story short: she wasn't eating, had started throwing up--turns out the new food I was switching her didn't agree with her. I changed the food, and she's much better now). But on that vet visit, they took stool sample from her behind with a little scoop thing, and did a parasite check on it, and said she was parasite free, BUT...a few days, almost exactly a week from when I gave her the last worm medicine, she passed another worm (it was still wiggling).
Long story short, she went back to the vet, this time to get her second set of shots and I'd told them everything, that she'd passed another worm, and he gave her another dose of the medicine. Well, now, a week later, she just passed another worm. Might have been a couple of them.
Yes, we're cleaning up the poop every day. And yes we have another appointment, set a month from our last appointment, per the vet's instructions.
My question is, how long does it take get rid of worms? Everything I've read says she ought to be rid of them by now. One dose to kill the adult, one dose to kill the eggs. But every time they give her medicine, she poops out some. She's fine otherwise. She eats fine, poops and pees fine, plays like normal. I'm just wondering how long it's going to take to finally rid of her of these things.
Fairly certain. the worms looks like spaghetti. They wriggle around, but don't shrink and are usually several inches long.
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- DeenieLv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
Idk but I think you might need to change vets if he/she didn't check for ALL types of worms. We take too much for granted with some vets. And there are some who say to put animals to sleep...but you don't ..and then they come through and live. We only had one vet in town for a long time...and he believed they shouldn't suffer so he put them to sleep without even asking. Took me years and years to find this out. Hindsight SUCKS!!
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- 10 years ago
Are you sure that you are seeing round worms?
This could be tapeworms. They are white, flat, and about 2-3 inches long. They come out wiggling and then shrink down to the size of a grain of rice. Tape does not show on a fecal test and requires a different type of wormer than round worm does. Next time, take the worm to the vet so they can see what kind it is.
- 10 years ago
you should worm the puppy three days in a row.that way you get the worms in all growth stages.pyrantel pamoate is the best thing to use,get it from your vet.some worms live in the soil so you should worm regularly.
Source(s): personal experience