marielea

i'm just wondering what you guys use to deworm your dogs and puppies. i use panacur/safe guard for my dogs.....but i always want to make sure i'm giving them the best, and still be cost effective, that i can.
i use to just get a pill from the vet, but a friend gives all of her dogs/puppies panacur. she starts at 2 weeks old, and does it every 2 weeks, i'm not sure if she does this on all her dogs or not. i do mine once a month, but mine are older, not pups. i switched to her kind b/c it was a lot cheaper. also, what kind of worm looks like spaghetti? and what is the kind that looks like rice? yuk, i've just ruined my appetite for a while...
anyway, i found this chart, and wanted your expert input on it!! thank you

Comparison Chart of Wormers for Dogs

berkshire

I think it's probably pretty accurate. I guess it depends on what you want to cover, and what poses the highest threat in your area. What we deworm with in the Northwest probably wouldn't be the best choice in the Southeast...different climates = different parasites. I would check with your vet to see which parasites are the biggest issues, and see what they recommend.

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marielea

thank you!
i also found this chart, and the 2 seem to be conflicting...

one says ivermectin covers all but whipworms, and the other says it only covers heartworms... mine get ivermectin in the spring thru fall... if i'm deworming as well, is that overkill?

How to choose dog wormers | Pet Shed Community

berkshire

Ivermectin is dose dependent. The dose in regular Heartguard is only high enough to kill the larval stages of heartworm transmitted by mosquitoes. But it won't cover any intestinal parasites. However, at higher doses, it's pretty effective against a broad spectrum of parasites. Ivermectin can be purchased in it's basic form (brand name Ivomec) as a liquid, or can be found as an active ingredient in other commercially available dewormers. At the dose present in regular Heartguard, it's low enough even for the ivermectin-sensitive dogs (collies, some other herding dogs).

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dobebug

Round worms are the common worm that looks like spaghetti--it's the most common parasite that puppies would have. The things that look like rice are segments of tape worm.

I didn't look at the chart (sorry) but a good many products will take care of most worms EXCEPT tapeworm. Ask your vet about tapeworm specific wormers--I usually don't worm for tape unless I see segments--haven't had tape worm in any dog since there have been effective flea deterants. Cat's are another story--when my cats were inside/outside cats they all hunted and would pick up tape from prey even though they, themselves, didn't have fleas.

If you are in the south you run a bigger risk of hookworm and whipworm than some other parts of the country.

I keep my dogs on Interceptor year around--it is specifically for heartworm protection but is also labeled for roundworm, whip and hook. I give it as much for whipworm as anything--the Pacific Northwest never used to see whipworm but now does and having twice moved into houses with whipworm infested soil in the yards(and you have to excavate to about 12 to 18 inches and replace soil entirely to get rid of eggs in the soil) and ended up with dogs with cases of whip (which unfortunately can sometimes be difficult to diagnose) it's just easier to deal with it before rather than after the fact.