What's the deworming schedule for a nursing mother dog losing weight?

Hello. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Yes, you can use this to deworm a nursing bitch. It is actually recommended that you deworm the nursing bitch and the puppies on the same schedule starting when the puppies are 2 weeks of age; then repeat at 4, 6, and 8 weeks of age and then monthly until 6 months of age. It often takes multiple dewormings to clear them of worms . If you just do it one time you are not likely to make a huge difference. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

Touka will need a deworming treatment to kill the worms, and a heavy burden of them would cause her to lose weight. I recommend giving her Panacur. She will need a deworming treatment every two weeks until she is 12 weeks old. Then one every month until she is six months of age, and after that she should be dewormed once every three months.

I do not recommend giving a dewormer until at-least three weeks of age. The deworming medication is dosed based on body weight, so the mum will need a different one than the puppies. The label of the deworming medication should indicate how much to give per body weight of the pup, or dog (certain medications can be used for a puppy and an adult dog). If it doesn't then I would not give it. It's always best to give this medication only as directed by your veterinarian, because it can be easy to make a mistake, or use the medication inappropriately. I hope that helps and all is well with the pups.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I would start to wean the puppies. Offer canned puppy food a few times per day but still allow them to nurse. Gradually over the next 2-3 weeks get them fully weaned. As for Tofy, I would consider feeding her 2-3 times per day. She may not need the extra calories anymore, as long as she isn't losing weight. I would be sure that she has been dewormed and I would also have the puppies dewormed starting now and every 2 weeks or follow your Vet's schedule. I would not recommend any supplements with out discussing it with your Vet while she is nursing. If Tofy isn't doing well and is losing weight then she should be examined by your vet. I hope this helps and I wish you and Tofy the best!

It is normal for the mom to lose some weight during lactation, but if you are seeing ribs, then she is not eating enough calories. The best way to ensure she is getting all the necessary nutrients is to feed a formulated dog food; one that is made for lactating dogs is best. You can start weaning the pups from their mom now. Below are links to great articles that explains how to wean the pups and the nutritional needs of the mom and pups. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/breeding-for-dog-owners-caring-from-birth-to-weaning https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/feeding-the-nursing-dog https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/feeding-growing-puppies I hope that helps and all is well with Tofy and her pups.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Can you post a picture of Tofy so we can see how thin she is? I would feed her more food if she will eat it and I would wean the puppies so she can dry up and stop using her energy to produce milk. Not all dewormers get ALL parasites. I would have a stool sample checked by your Vet and I would have blood work done if she is so skinny that you are this worried. I hope this helps!

Hello, congratulations on your new puppies. Pregnant bitches and those who have just birthed puppies will have a substantially higher calorie demand. Most of the time, we even recommend switching mothers to puppy food (richer in calories) to keep up with there caloric demand. Alternatively, at four weeks you may wean the puppies off from nursing an onto wet/canned puppy food so that mom stops producing milk and her caloric demand returns to normal. You may feed her up to 4-6 times per day while she continues to nurse. Hope this helps and best of luck.