YADT: Puppy poo has worms!

[Geocentricity]

Pics will be posted later!

My dad brought home a 3-month old poodle-ly dog! Its teething and biting everything including feet, fingers, CLOTHES! Is this normal and will he out grow this habit of chewing on humans?

And we just found what appears to be ringworms in its excrement. The wisest step would be to take it to a vet or just look for OTC deworming meds? The family isn't too well educated in the rearing of domesticated pets, help is greatly appreciated, my fellow ATOTers!

I swear its not the poo and worms!

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

go top the vet. have him lookied over top to bottom.

puppies teeth. some more than others. usually they grow out of it. give them teething toys to play with.

 

[Rastus]

You should always take a new pet to the vet as soon as you get it.

 

[moshquerade]

A new puppy should have a vet visit regardless. They'll want a stool sample of course.

Yes, poodles grow out of the puppy-teething-on-everything stage.

 

[mordantmonkey]

lots of puppies and almost all kittens have worms. take them to the vet, they'll do a stool test, prescribe some drug to get rid of any worms they find then put him on a preventative. Make sure you clean his kennel and anywhere he may have pooped with a bleach solution. then keep him out of other animals dookie. and pick up after you pet to keep anything he may have from spreading.

in my experience all dogs go through a "chew everything" phase for at least 4 months or as much as a whole year. only solution is get him lots of toys to chew on. but that wont gaurantee he wont fnid something you value to tear up.

 

[JS80]

pics are not necessary. in fact i insist you do not post.

 

[Lola]

i would take it to a vet. They can give the best meds and dosage for the puppy.

 

[MX2]

please dont post pics

 

[tweakmm]

I hope he meant pics of the dog. :Q

 

[Shortcut]

otc deworming meds < prescription dewormers

to the vet!

 

[Geocentricity]

Are those asking for me not to post pics cat owners?

And yes, I meant pics of the dog! The title says puppy poo, not MY poo

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity
Are those asking for me not to post pics cat owners?

And yes, I meant pics of the dog! The title says puppy poo, not MY poo

Way to miss the point...

 

[TipsyMcStagger]

Its pretty typical for the puppy to have worms, they get them through the mother. Take it to the vet, the vet will administer a dewormer and just make sure he doesnt eat the poop that comes out.

 

[Mermaidman]

I think'Ringworm' is actually a fungus?

 

[Geocentricity]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: Geocentricity
Are those asking for me not to post pics cat owners?

And yes, I meant pics of the dog! The title says puppy poo, not MY poo

Way to miss the point...

Obviously my missing the point means such a great deal to you that you had to post. Please enlighten me, Torpid!

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: Geocentricity
Are those asking for me not to post pics cat owners?

And yes, I meant pics of the dog! The title says puppy poo, not MY poo

Way to miss the point...

Obviously my missing the point means such a great deal to you that you had to post. Please enlighten me, Torpid!

People are asking for you not to post pictures of the wormy poo. Your OP implied that's what you would be posting.

 

[BoomerD]

Consider that the de-worming process is basically poisoning the dog just enough to kill the worms, without killing the dog. THAT by itself justifies taking it to the vet for de-worming, not using a generic OTC dewormer.

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
I think'Ringworm' is actually a fungus?

It is.

 

[destrekor]

TTIWWP


lmao
second though... ...noooooooo!

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity
Are those asking for me not to post pics cat owners?

And yes, I meant pics of the dog! The title says puppy poo, not MY poo

/smacks forehead

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
I think'Ringworm' is actually a fungus?

Good catch...I missed that in the OP...most likely, pinworms, roundworms, whipworms, or hookworms. Those are the most common in dogs and cats.
http://www.petshealth.com/dr_library/wormsdog.html

 

[theknight571]

IIRC from when we got our dog. The OTC drugs will only kill the "baby" worms. Once they reach adult stage only the vet can help (well the prescription drugs).

Our dog had heartworms and we, with the generous help of both grandpas, had him treated. ($800 total cost for treatment)

It included the medication, 2 days of observation, and whatever else they did while he was in the doggy hospital.

He was down and out for a few days following the treatment, but is now 100% worm free and doing well.

Now if I could just keep him off the furniture and stop him from raiding the kitchen, we'd be all set. (He likes to eat things left within his reach... but only when we're not around.)

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Puppies get worms from mom's milk. They MUST be dewormed three times, once every two weeks. This is because the poison does not kill the worm eggs. The eggs hatch, then these worms are killed before they can lay new eggs.

Have some tough actin' Tinactin handy for the ring worm most pups get near thier muzzel...Stuff works good. Puppies pick up ring worm from sniffing any droppings they find.

 

[Shadowknight]

When I got my last two cats (neighborhood strays) they each had worms. The vet just squirted some paste down their throat and that took care of all the worms, so it's not that big a deal to get rid of them.

 

[RaiderJ]

I've found that giving a puppy LOTS of cardboard to chew is great. They love the texture and usually avoid other things to chew. Plus, cardboard is cheap and easy to clean up. Great way to dispose of all those electronics boxes that take up way too much space in the trash can!