What do ya'll use for deworming your pups? MATH WHIZ HELP PLEASE. =)

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

I went to the feedstore today for some dewormer and I was a bit sticker shocked at the price. Weighed my pup and he is 47 pounds! So with the largest size I could find I's still need to buy 3 packets and they were $20 each! AND it says to do them every 2 weeks!


Last time I had a puppy I worked at an animal hospital and used Drontal and got it for wholesale cost... I guess I am not used to retail...


SO, what is the best kind that won't break the bank?


Thanks in advance!

 

[Southern by choice]

Look for pyrantel pamoate/praziquantel or fenbendazole. You use them differently though so look at both and see what will be a better solution for you.

I prefer the Pyrantel. I give this 1x every 7-10 days from 4-5 wks til 16 weeks, on LGD breeds. It is good for rounds, hooks, and tapes.

You can get the big tube of paste but it IMO is really hard to measure out.

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

Anyone know if you can find pyrantel OTC? This is what we use at work for puppies and kittens and I've only found the fenbendazole at tractor supply.

 

[Ownedby3alpacas]

raw pumpkin seeds are a natural way to deworm and prevent worms in dogs

 

[Southern by choice]

Pyrantel is in the equine section...hard to do low doses with the paste though.

I have no idea what it costs but they have the pyrantel pills for dogs made by (I think) Seargents.

 

[bcnewe2]

The best all round OTC wormer I've found is wormeX plus. And you have to make sure its the wormX PLUS and not just the wormX which is much cheaper but doesn't work near as well. On line is the best price I've found. Amazon to be exact. Still not cheap but free shipping. I buy the largest dog size and split accordingly. It is pyrantal /praziquantal and gets both kind of tape. Other wise for just tape I use safeguard paste and guesstimate. The wormX plus is way easier, I do it once and then again in 14 days but normally I finds once does the trick. I watch for wormieness so catch it early. I've also used valbazon for tape but i'd have to find the dosage for you.

The difference in prices between on line and at tractor supply is huge.

 

[Southern by choice]

I have lots of dogs so we use the paste (equine) it is way way cheaper you just need to do the math.... One day I will do a chart...LOL
Jeffers has the wormx and the pastes. For 1 pup... the wormx is probably the best like bcnewe2 said.

It is basically strongid.

 

[bcnewe2]

Don't forget its got to be wormeXPLUS. The plus is important!

 

[xa.logan]

I like fenbendazole the most. And then praziquantel. Fenbendazole is useful for all forms of livestock. Praziquantel does tapeworms too. Which most other wormers miss. Fenbendazole can be found as 'panacure' and the dosage I've seen is 1cc/4.4 pounds. Praziquantel comes in 'Strongid-T' and 'Nemex'. I mean. You can't really go wrong with anything. Fenbendazole just helps if they're still nursing an the mother is transferring worms trans-mammary. But I don't want to go into the science of it.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

So this is what I got, Safe-Guard 4 Canine Dewormer. It says it does tapes, round, hooks, and whipworms. It's 20 bucks for a box of this, and I need like 2-3 boxes.

The active ingredient is Fenbendazole and it says the dosage is 50 mg/kg (22.7mg/lb). In each dosage unit it has 222mg/g of Fenbendazole Granules, and each pouch is 4 grams. It also says it's 22%.

And so I found this stuff in a tube for horses, can a math whiz help me figure out dosage? It states "Each notch offers approximately 227 mg of active ingredient."

Is this esentially the same stuff? It looks like the mg of active ingredients are the same. It also says the dosage is the same for horses 50 mg/kg (22.7mg/lb). It's $7 for a tube of this stuff which will treat up to 1200 pounds. And as far as I can figure out one "notch" or dose of this stuff would be the same as a pouch of the canine stuff? It also says it's 10% Fenbendazole paste. Panacur Equine Dewormer Paste 10% contains the active anthelmintic, fenbendazole. Each gram of Equine Dewormer Paste 10% contains 100 mg Fenbendazole. 100mg/g.

Ok now I just read for that one that two notches will do a 250 pound horse. That doesn't make sense. I'm confused... help please!!!