Hi, I have been wondering if any one knew if a vet supposed to give a puppy a dewormer at 6 weeks old? She has a funny looking butt now, and every time she goes poo something pink comes out of her anus... Is it normal? Also she sits for a while after she goes. Should I call our vet ans ask him to look at it? She also poops at least 5 times at night - is that normal too? She also has been vaccined at 6 weeks - the same time she got her first dewormer medicine. Do you think I should follow the "timing" from the books when medicine and shots are done or trust our vet?
Thanks, Alina D.
Chicago, IL, USA

Does it look a bit like a raspberry?  Why I ask is that one kitten that I bred started to do this at 13 weeks, I advised the owner to take it to the vet pdq, and it turned out to be a prolapsed rectum :( .   It was corrected by an operation, and she is still fine at 9 years old.   Fortunately, she also had pet insurance :)

So I would take her to your vet, and get him to have a look.   It sounds as if you are not too sure of your vet - talk to friends & neighbours and see who they recommend.

Margot

Hi, it does not look like a raspberry (perhaps it might be still too small). It is very pink (but not red) and goes in after a while. But I am still worried about her. And if it is the prolapsed rectum how soon I should get her operated? I will call my vet today and see what he says. I am getting very angry at him. Some people on this site told me that deworming and vaccination should not be done at the same time. Maybe this "provoked" her little butt look like this. Yeah, I am not sure of my vet any more. If people and books tell me one thing and he tells me another as he wants my puppy to be hurt. I dont like that.

What is "LIVE" yougurt? And where do I get it and how will this cure the problem with the soft stool? What is in it that makes  puppies feel better?

Puppies should be wormed for the first time by the breeder at around 3 weeks of age, as the worms they will have had passed to them across the4ir mothers placenta will be mature at this stqage and need to be got rid of. 

Then depending on what product is used (some kill only adult worms, but the more expensive modern ones kill larval stages too) then they will need doing every 2 to four weeks until 12 weeks of age, and then monthly until 6 months of age, and then every three to 6 months as adults.

A friend of mine recently rescued a whole litter of GSD pups from a drug adict at 6 weeks old.  Well rescued is the wrong word, she had to buy them!!! 

These pups Mum had never been wormed, and the pups had not been either.  they were running aliove with fleas, which they treated with Frontline spray pdq.

When she got them home they were pot bellied and rather quiet.  The rescue she has contacts in supplied her with Panacur Wormer and she proceeded to do the 3 day worimg course.  On the second day they were passing and vomiting up worms, and they continued to have loose stools for several days.  A Vet check revealed that they were anamic due to the heavy worm burden, and this had also caused the problem with the stools.  She fed them increasing amounts of food as their appetites increased, and also gave them each a tablespoon of LIVE natural yogurt, to help with the tummy problem.  One little bitch was poorly and nearly died.  They were homed at 8 to 10 weeks old after a lot of hard work, by which time their coats shone, the4ir eyes sparkled and they were lovely looking pups, and thankfully seem to have excellent temperament (luck not design of the original breeder).

What I am trying to say is that it is possible to turn a pup around that has had a poor start BUT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.  You swhould have bought a pup from a carefully planned litter, from a knowledgeable breeder who will have been there with help at every turn for the rest of the dogs life.  You would then likely have had a well adjusted fit pup with only the change of home to cope with, and probably none of these health concerns.

This puppy is going to need a lot of TLC and Time, and you will shortly find it very difficu7lt to cope with a demanding puppy and a new baby.  It can be done, but you are going to be one very worn out person for the next two years.  By then if you persevere the pup should be a well mannered adult just starting to get sensible by the time the baby starts to be more of a handful.  You will then have to watch that the toddler/child respects the dogt, and does not te4ase etc, and alwasy supervise them together, and then they should continue to have a good relationship, and by the time baby is school age the dog will be loyal freind and protector.