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SLacowboy
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« on: February 06, 2017, 01:07:39 pm » |
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Has anyone lost a puppy to hook worms before? If a pup is anemic and too weak to walk do you think worming it then or even a day before would save it?
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Mike
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2017, 02:37:41 pm » |
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I lost two several years ago because I was using a paste wormer on them. By the time I got them to the vet it was too late to save them. She said the medication is not evenly distributed in the paste, so they weren't getting it. I've used liquid wormers ever since then and never had a problem.
Get yours wormed before it's too late.
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SLacowboy
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2017, 03:54:25 pm » |
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It is to late. Kind of a crappy deal. Purchased a 10 week old pup from a guy who called me the next day saying the pups had hookworms that one of his started acting really sick. And I needed to get it to the vet. He had been worming with Nemex since 2 weeks but only giving one round each time. I had never dealt with hooks and never realized the severity of hooks. I have had wormy pups in the past that were fine after a good worming. Instead of paying a emergency visit to the vet for some wormer I gave the dog some generic drontal plus which I keep on hand and use on numerous dogs. Next morning pup was so weak it could'nt walk and died shortly after. Needless to say Im out of a pup and my money because The seller says I didnt bring the pup to the vet like I was told too. And I needed "that good wormer from the vet because the stuff you get on the internet dont work like its suposta".
That led me to the question on how fast these worms can kill. I felt that if that pup was that bad off over night no wormer would of did it any good. I have chaulked it up as a learning experince on who I buy pups from and also a education on wormers and parisites. Whats your opinions?
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Reuben
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2017, 07:59:26 pm » |
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That puppy was already infested with hook worms when you bought him...when buying a pup the skin should be shiny and loose...when you pull the skin on the back of the pups neck and you let go it should snap back...if not the pup is dehydrated and probably has worms...also look at the gums...they should be pink and if they are pale then the pups probably has hooks...hooks will attach to the stomach lining and suck the life blood out of the pup...they will die pretty quick if they aren't treated right away...hook worms are puppy killers...
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SLacowboy
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2017, 08:32:44 pm » |
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That's how I felt Reuben. I noticed all the symptoms when it was to late. My kids jack rat dog had just died and I found this pup a hour from the house and was excited about it. Over looked all the things I should have looked for nor did I know how serious hook worms are. So I blame myself some. Like I said Chaulked it up as a learning experience. Guy said If I would of brought the dog to the vet it would be fine now and i felt different nor do I feel you should spend $200 on a pup that's suppose to be wormed and vac and have to take it to the vet the day after you purchase it. Sorry for the rant.
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jsh
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2017, 04:52:11 am » |
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Mike, or anyone else for that matter, interesting how the vet said that about the wormer in the paste not being evenly distributed. If that is the case, then why are the tubes marked to where you can dispense it by the particular weight of the animal? Just always wondered about that to me it seems it would be ok in small doses if you can treat animal of different weights.
Anyone know?
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parker49
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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2017, 08:46:15 am » |
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jsh a person told me his cousin is a vet and told him the paste is not even mixed ....then I thought then why different dosages for different weights on multiple animals with just one tube .......I don't know .......
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Mike
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2017, 09:25:04 am » |
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Yeah, I don't know either. You would think it would be evenly mixed. It's the same with Comfortis tablets... the medicine may be on one side of it. I'd break them in half and it would kill fleas on one dog and not the other haha. Started crushing and mixing them after that.
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tmatt
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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2017, 09:54:39 am » |
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Maybe it is because we have to use such a small amount with the dogs and it isn't mixed thourough enough to work in that small of a quantity but in larger quantities it is mixed "enough" to get a "good enough" dosage... A lot of folks with horses use the entire tube because the margin of safety is so great on the wormers and there are no ill effects seen by the use of the entire tube even on a small horse. This is especially true with safeguard.
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parker49
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« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2017, 10:34:51 am » |
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I mix one tube of zimectrin gold in an old safe guard bottle the rest with water ... the 1250 pounds the tube is suppose to worm I devided by 10 pounds so basically it should do 125 dogs with 10 pounds of body weight .......so now after mixed with water I have 125 ml of solution that should do 125 dogs of 10 pounds body weight ..... so that should be 1 ml (cc) per 10 pounds ....... does that sound right ...
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