The pup's vet visit should also be for the purpose of getting a heartworm "preventative" or a prescription for a heartworm "preventative". The "preventatives" kill immature heartworms and thereby "prevent" adult heartworms. The term "preventative"...

i give Kaydee what the vet recommended (heart guardplus) but i have known some people that give the horse wormer Ivermec to their dogs instead of the heart guard.... when i asked the vet he kinda rolled his eyes and gave an answer kind of like "hmm yeah well... its ok BUT... this is better"...

Please don't vaccinate at 6 weeks. There is research that shows that shots that early delay effective vaccination. Wait until at least 8 weeks. Worming: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?&acatid=400&aid=1083 [quote user="DrsFosterSmith"]Initiate treatments at 2 weeks;...

[quote user="mjp29"]Briefly - the 6 week old puppy is a miniature schnauzer <snip> 1) Flees. [/quote] Pups should stay with their moms until at least 8 weeks. In that case Frontline Plus on the mom would take care of most of the pup's fleas. At this point you have few options: (1...

[quote]ORIGINAL: janet_rose Has your breeder de-wormed the pup? If so, with what med? Worms can make a pup very sick very fast. ORIGINAL: brandy76 Here's what the breeder does for de-worming: - They use strongid. - We also do 3 days of panacur - We also send albon and flagyl with pups for bacterial...

Gina, what do you think of using Safe-Guard? This Beagle breeder uses Safe-Guard liquid for her puppies and adult dogs. See the last part of this article: http://www.beaglesunlimited.com/beaglehealth_canineintestinalworms.htm It is less expensive overall and it gets roundworms, hookworms, whipworms,...

[quote user="DumDog"]and yes my concern is also about parasites. someone else i talked to said they keep up with regular wormings for tapeworms, but they feed raw game. [/quote] That is really a good idea. Keep in mind that (1) Heartgard Plus will take care of roundworms and hookworms; (2)...

[quote user="Katran"]We have a puppy that has started losing weight and isn't showing a lot of interest in eating. [/quote] I do not want to discourage you from finding a vet to check out this pup, but one of the most common causes of this is worms and parasites. You could try worming the...