my 9 month old puppy has blood in her stools, she is well in herself but i am concerned i did worm her yesterday with drontal could that have anything to do with it? the stools look fairly normal not runny or hard she does chew up things and her lastest effort was a fluffy toy that was full of these tiny round plastic balls which i have seen in her stools for the  past couple of days! the blood is bright red!

Hi Jojo. Yes, there is a possibility that it is a reaction to the Drontal. If you do a search on here using Drontal as the keyword I think you will find posts from not that long ago. It will quite possibly clear quickly but for the obvious reasons don't let it go on for too long before seeking advice from your vet. Blood in stools should never be allowed to go on too long.

Regards, John

hi thanks john i 'll do a search now

jojo

I seemed to remember there was something but having a bit of time on my hands I thought I'd do a search. Dosen't make good reading does it Jojo! I think it gives you your answer!

Regards, John

HMmmmm what will i use for worming now? drontal must be really strong stuff to do that the vet should warn you about these things don't you think?

cheers

jojo

I've used Drontal so many times because for both round and tape worm I don't believe there is really an alternative. I must say that I personally have never had a reaction so it would appear that maybe it is only a problem to sensitive dogs. Panacure is another but then, some dogs seem to have a reaction to that one so it's the "devil or the deep blue sea"! Because my dogs work around sheep and cattle it is important that I do worm and most "Off the shelf" wormers are just too mild to  be of any value. If I was you I'd talk it over with your vet. He or she might recomend a reduced dose for the future.

Regards, John

Absolutely right John. These drugs need to be strong enough to do the job. If they don't do it properly, there's little point in doing it at all. Unfortunately, some dogs will react badly to the chemicals. I used to have a bitch who reacted very badly to antibiotics. She still needed them, though, when the danger from infection was greater than the danger from the drug. The health risk (to both dog and human) from a worm burden is, in my opinion, greater than the danger of bloody stools for a while following worming.

Yes you`re right, of course a severe worm burden is a health hazard, to any host that is infected with them, but chemicals are not the only way to be rid of them :) There are other means that have been used & are still being used with just as much(if not more) effectiveness & without the untold damage that the harmful chemical wormers that are so widespread today ;)

Christine, Spain.

Hi JoJo, yes I certainly do think people should be warned before they use these products on their pets :)
The link below(scroll down the page a bit for canines) supplies natural, non chemical & non toxic worming products, ring/email them for further info. They are very helpful.

http://www.wykken.co.uk/canine%20listings.htm

Christine, Spain.

thanks guys

jojo