Hi...I'm going to the vets tomorrow for Saffi's annual booster vaccination. Whilst I'm there I will ask for an advocate perscription. Just wondered whether advocate is sufficient or do I need a wormer as well? I see advocate doesn't cover tapeworms ...she is always sick when I give her drontal plus!

Zuma had mild lungworm cough some years ago and was prescribed Advocate, I queried the tapeworm thing with my vet and she suggested I follow what she did with her own dog................

Advocate every other month (E Anglia so lungworm about but not a major problem) and about every 3rd/4th month give drontal on the in-between month. I would think you could use panacur or one of the others if you don't want to use drontal............alternative would be to have a fecal worm count done every so often.

Been doing that for the last 5-6 years and all OK so far.

Thank you for your prompt helpful reply.

Mine can't have drontal either, strangely she was find on the liquid one her breeder used but the tablets make her sick.
I use advocate one time then the next time I use mibilmax and frontline.
If you would rather stick to the advocate you can get something to use along with it that just does tapeworms but I can't rember what it's called, my vet asked last time I got a pack if I wanted it.

Thank you for your reply.. I'll ask my vet tomorrow.

Panacur doesn't do the usual common tapeworm, so it would have to be a tapeworm specific of multiwormer.

Unless I have had a flee issue I only do tapeworm once a year in height of summer, around August

Is your dog a scavenger out on walks?

Thankyou Brainless for your reply. Suejaw... The only thing she scavenges is other dogs balls!

I asked about that, its called 'droncit' and it was about 4 times the cost of drontal don't know if there are other alternative tape only wormers now.

> Unless I have had a flee issue I only do tapeworm once a year in height of summer, around August

Same as Barbara here.

The rest of the year I use Panacur, I worm all the dogs if a bitch is due to be mated when she comes in season, and again when all pups leave for their homes, but not likely more than twice a year for adults.

Any puppy I keep past 8 weeks is done at 11 weeks then monthly to 6 m9onths, then three monthly to a year, then as the rest.

You won't get any arguments here! 

I'm a big Panacur fan.