Dog Roundworm

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foxbody-87

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2,675 posts

165 months

Sunday 14th October 2018
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Hi all.

We recently picked up a cute Labradoodle pup (Harry). Aged 11 wks. He just had his second set of vaccinations and they gave me his flea and worm pills to take away.

I gave him the wormer two or maybe three days ago, and today he has been passing roundworms (poor lad no wonder his stomach has been upset).

Is this normal to have a delayed reaction and will it continue for a little while?

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Sunday 14th October 2018
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Puppies will often be born with roundworm. (they can cross the placental barrier) hence why mums should be wormed during pregnancy and pups wormed at 2,5,8 weeks of age. This doesn't always happen.

Worming preparations work on a clear out of the endoparasites so yes it is normal for worms to appear a couple days after treatment, they should be dying or dead.

It is a good thing as worm burden can cause real problems for young pups.

foxbody-87

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165 months

Monday 15th October 2018
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Thanks BexVN

He has been passing an awful lot of them so I don’t think the breeder has kept to regular worming by the look of it. He has really been infested by the look of it poor guy.

Most of them appear to be dead, some moving but I’m guessing they are dying as they’re outside the dog rather than in.

foxbody-87

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165 months

Friday 19th October 2018
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Hi again

I am still seeing the odd roundworm a week after deworming, they seem to be still/not wriggling. Is this normal, I read online they can still be expelled up to 2 weeks after treatment, which if this is the case isn’t too concerning?

(We used Advocate topical treatment)

Thankyou

Matthew

Edited by foxbody-87 on Friday 19th October 18:02

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Friday 19th October 2018
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It doesn't happen that often these days but yes entirely possible with a big burden! So lucky that pup wasn't more poorly with them though!!

The fact they do seem to be dead now is a good thing. Just don't miss the next treatment of Advocate (1 month from last application) and maybe let your vet now how many were passed out and for how long.

Edited by bexVN on Friday 19th October 19:09

foxbody-87

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Saturday 20th October 2018
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bexVN said:
It doesn't happen that often these days but yes entirely possible with a big burden! So lucky that pup wasn't more poorly with them though!!

The fact they do seem to be dead now is a good thing. Just don't miss the next treatment of Advocate (1 month from last application) and maybe let your vet now how many were passed out and for how long.
Thanks for your help, I have got him booked in for his next treatment in a few weeks time. He obviously had quite an infestation, doesn’t seem like the breeder wormed him at the right intervals if at all?

Batleyred

689 posts

118 months

Saturday 20th October 2018
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It's hard to believe how a breeder would not worm the bh or pups. I always start worming the bh around day 40 to 42 and pups at correct intervals also.

Very sad but thankfully your pup seems fine.

foxbody-87

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165 months

Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Another question for BexVN!

Harry was faring a bit better on his wet food whilst the samples were being analysed at the vet. However his movements have started getting loose again. The vet rang today and said the test results are back in and it looks like he still has a significant worm burden, which she is going to treat tomorrow with two different treatments.

My question is could this be affecting his house training. He has been clean for a week now overnight but since his stools have been getting softer again he has started having accidents again (both poo and wee), he weed in the kitchen again today and that is very unusual for a daytime.

Matthew

bexVN

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210 months

Tuesday 6th November 2018
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It is not that unusual for pups to revert a little with training, even without the added pressures of an over active gut.

This can sometimes be of our own doing, we can get a little relaxed in our vigilance of when they should go out etc. Also if the weather has changed thy don't always enjoy going out for long in the wet and cold so we need to observe they are actually toileting rather than assuming.

Go back to basics with toilet training, like when you almost first had him, for a few days. This may also help if he is struggling due to his ongoing medical issues.

And yes it is quite possible for both to lapse even though bowel is the main concern medically. However maybe a urine sample checked in house at the vets is worth a go just to make sure their is no cross contamination of bacteria (I wouldn't have thought so but worth considering just in case)

I'm just sorry he's still struggling bless him.

foxbody-87

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Thursday 8th November 2018
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Thanks for your help, he has been re-wormed so will see what comes out over the next few days! The vet indicated that the faecal sample had something like 3000 eggs per gram, and that was some time after he was wormed. Quite annoyed about the whole thing, I have a mind to report the breeder as he clearly was not wormed adequately.

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Thursday 8th November 2018
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foxbody-87 said:
Thanks for your help, he has been re-wormed so will see what comes out over the next few days! The vet indicated that the faecal sample had something like 3000 eggs per gram, and that was some time after he was wormed. Quite annoyed about the whole thing, I have a mind to report the breeder as he clearly was not wormed adequately.
Have you discussed all this with the breeder?

They should have told you how what he had been wormed with when you got him. It would be worth asking them what they o re Worming the bh.

In all seriousness this was a severe worm burden it could easily have been life threatening (I know, I have witnessed it) and it will be hard to know how much longer term damage has been done to his guts.


Edited by bexVN on Thursday 8th November 10:51