marie schobloch Webboard User Reg: 02-16-2007
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Okay. I got my pup at 7 1/2 weeks, had worms, went to vet, got an oral deworming and fecal test. i called vet today cause i havent heard from them and they said no call, all ok. well, umm... i seen the worms (long round moving things in poop) . i have been checking stool still to this day (now hes 9 weeks old) and once in a while i *think* i see someting... not like it was though. How can the test say no worms, but i saw them?! now, im supose to take him back soon for another deworming... now, you can buy a dewormer in the store, cant you? and is that work just as well?
(this is probalbly posted already, i tried to search, but it freezes , so if you know of a post please send the link and hopefully i can get there from that)
The test only identifies the worms (visible to the eye) or the eggs (toot iny to see) which say positive for worms. The sample of stool may not have had enough eggs to identify (or had none in the sample) or the vet/vet tech who did the test missed them, which can happen.
If you see worms bring the stool sample you saw the worm in to your vet that day for them to find. Sometimes they will treat the pup with your word of describing the worms- other vets want the sample & proof.
Store dewormers may or may not treat the kind of worms your dog has.
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marie schobloch Webboard User Reg: 02-16-2007
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does everyone regularly give dewormers to their dogs? (i am 2 dog 1 indoor cat house) and do you guys go thru vets for it or do it yourselves? i have been doing and plan to keep up w/heart worm meds... but just wondering on the other...
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Heartworm, of course, is totally different. You mentioned doing that regardless, and I'm with you. There is now no state in the U.S. that doesn't have heartworm; it's even in Utah and the California desert area now.
I've never had to worm my dogs (I also have their stools checked once or twice a year).
Put your pup on heartworm preventative medication once the vet tells you he's old enough. It protects your dogs against many types of worms (not sure what your current heartworm meds are, but the one I use does protect against other worms). The preventative medication is only given during heartworm season (only a few months a year here in Ontario) and is nowhere near as damaging to the dog's systems as the dewormers you have to give if your dog does pick up worms.
(There may be some homeopathic remedy that you can use instead of the traditional wormers etc. I myself am not much of a believer in homeopathy, but Cindy of Leerburg & Kaiserhaus kennels seems to rely a lot on it. If you're not comfortable keeping your dog on a preventative medication, you could always look into a homeopathic vet )
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Vet says no worms but i seen them...
. i have been checking stool still to this day (now hes 9 weeks old) and once in a while i *think* i see someting... not like it was though. How can the test say no worms, but i saw them?! 
now, im supose to take him back soon for another deworming... now, you can buy a dewormer in the store, cant you? and is that work just as well? 
, so if you know of a post please send the link and hopefully i can get there from that)
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