My inlaws have recently got a new puppy (labXspringer) that was full of worms when they got her. She was treated by the vet and seemed to be okay. About 3 days later she was violently sick and had terrible diarrhoea. After 24hrs my FIL took her to the Sophie to the vets where she was diagnosed with worm burn.

Has anyone heard of this before? Could it have been a reaction to the wormer? Could this cause Sophie any long term health problems? She's on Hills Science at the moment for a few days as she's got a very sensitive tummy.

Thanks,

Fiona
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Can hardly bear to write this but seem to remember having read that this is caused by the decomposing of the dead worms - Oh dear sorry - very nasty. Jackie

Yuck :( Sophie was very full of worms when she arrived despite having been wormed 3 times already, at least that's what the breeder said.

I know that Sophie was wormed with a disolving treatment as my MIL has a worm phobia so she can't have her wormed with an expelling treatment.

Fiona
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Oh I do feel mad when i read some of these postings.
Not mad with you of course for writing it, just mad with
breeders that could possibley let puppies go in that sort
of state. How aweful for you.
I bought a puppy home several years ago, I drove and
hubby nursed the dog. He said that he saw a flea
run on its body, so we stopped the car, and my husbands
leg was bitten all over. So I called at the nearest Supermarket
and bought a bob martins flea treatment. Within a few minutes
the whole of the dog looked black on its back. He shouted
look at this. The poor thing was covered in fleas.
I said to my hubby if I ever let a dog go in such a state, shoot
me! Some breeders say they have treated and they have
not. The best thing to do is to treat the pregnant mum and then
regular worm the pups. Poor you.
Nutkin.

Breeders that have followed a regular worming regime for generations over 40 years tell me that they find mcuh less worm burden in pups these days. this must be due to a cumulative affect. Well wormed pups have less worm larva encyst in their tissues to pass on to their pups and so on down the generations.

So it is quite shocking to see an obviously wormy pup. A heavy worm burden can stunt growth, cause internal damage and even death, and unfortunately getting rid of them can cause problems with toxicity. This is even more of a problem in the states when rescues treat heart worm, as the dead worms can cause blockages, and the poor dog has to be kept very quiet, usually caged throughout the treatment.

Hi Brainless

It doesn't even need to be that long - I have had pups faeces tested at various times and no evidence of worms has been found - in fact I have only seen worms from one of my dogs once since my first heavily infested pup and that was my oldest bitch a few weeks ago - may have been something to do with all the grass she has been eating recently (lots of rabbits around). Needless to say she was wormed immediately!

Christine