Hi
Advice for a work colleague. Bitch in pup due to whelp in about a week.  Not regularly wormed (arhh) and seemed blank when I asked him if was aware of worming the pups. I said I would ask the experts for him as I have never bred before and my vet nurse knowledge may well be out of date now (20 years ago!)

So, basically I need to know if the bitch can be wormed whilst in pup (this seems like a matter that cant wait as he hasnt done her for ages) - product advise please.

How often to worm the pups and a which product to use (I know non-vet ones are not recommended as I would never use them) I always use drontal plus on my 2 every 3 months.

Any advise would be helpful, mine would have been for him not to breed as he has not got a clue, but he has so I want to guide him for the sake of the puppies.

panacur can be used, i think its from day 40 until 2 days post whelp

i wouldnt worm that close to whelp , but i do mine every 3months and just before mating ,i bet that poor girl hasnt even had any bosters eather :( ....he need to take her to his vets and ask ...pups will need worming from 2 weeks old and every 2weeks with dronital puppy ,hope the pups are ok when they are born ,if very worm bound he could end up loosing them ...:(

Hi
The bitch has been hip scored as is vaccinated.  Unfortunatley, the owner is not aware of worm damage that is why I wondered if he needs to worm her asap.

Many people use Panacur to worm from day 42 of pregnancy to 3 days post-whelping, to minimise the worm burden in both mother and puppies. Definitely consult a vet as to what would be best to use at this stage.

Puppies (and dam) should certainly be wormed every 2 weeks from 2 weeks of age til 12 weeks.

Panacur is licensed for use on pregnant bitches.  I Drontal my girls prior to a season starting, then Panacur them from day 40 of gestation and continue until 2 days post whelp.  This will ensure pups are born 98% worm free, and they can just get on and thrive.  Isn't the bitch owner aware that pregnancy hormones cause the worms?

Thanks for the info, all I have to do now is convince the owner to act upon advise.  The owner is clueless, I feel if i can just give some good advise then maybe we can make good of a bad job.  They dont even know when to wean or what age to let the pups go - I have guided them on that score.

Thanks again all.