I'm so confused. I've had 6 litters over 16 years and have always wormed mum from day 40 to two days after whelping. I rang my vet to order Panacur 10% and a vet nurse rang me back and said they dont usually do that nowadays as dogs are usually wormed regularly anyway so dont need it. I must admit I don't worm very regularly. I've never ever had a dog with worms. I'm not sure what to do. I did try to research but the Champdogs discussion I found was from 2013. There was a difference of opinion even then. I would really appreciate your advice.

I always buy my Panacur online. The only question I have been asked is, Are you going to use it right away?
And it is only half the vet price.

Same, buy on-line.

If you go on NOAH Compendium the advuce is still the same.

So are you saying I should still be worming as I did before?

I can get Panacure 10% from the local farm merchants. Thats what I did last litter and yes I worm the same as you.

I've always wormed from day 40, and always used Panacur.  I swear by it.  I say go with your usual procedure.  If you do, it means that pups are born virtually worm free, so all they have to do is thrive.

I still worm pups from 3 weeks, but agree with you - I don't worm my adults, and I've never seen worms.

Should say - yes I always buy my Panacur online.

> So are you saying I should still be worming as I did before?

Yes.  Yes.  Yes. 

Pregnancy hormones cause the worms, Barbara is the expert to explain that a million times better than me.

Thank you all. Will worm as usual.

You can worm count also. I did that last time, no sign of worms or lungworm so I didn't bother Worming the dam. Puppies were done as part of the usual routine when old enough though as doing a worm count on them wouldn't have been easy

We'd worm before the mating.  We wormed our bitches again when the puppies had their first worming, at 2 weeks post whelping.  Neither mum nor her puppies ever showed any worm load post worming, other than, after our first 'litter' which was a singleton (the other was DOA) when I'd not wormed mum ahead of the whelping and he had a load.

Yes, worm in last trimester as before.

A bitch may show no sign of worms, but larva encysted in her tissues are primed to activate in pregnancy and pass to the developing pups through the placenta and the milk after birth.

By worming in pregnancy this transference is reduced to negligible levels, giving pups a healthier start, and they will have very few worm larva to mature into adult worms until they are wormed.

Thank you Barbara.  I hoped that you would see my post.