My puppy accidentally got a second tapeworm pill. Is she okay?

Thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your question about Maeve. Praziquantel is a pretty safe drug and if you aren't sure she ate it, you can give her another dose now. Just make sure she does eat it. I hope this helps!

Thank you for contacting Pet Coach with your question about Lola, and congrats on your new dog! The answer to your question depends on the type of dewormer that was given to her. Panacur is a three day course of treatment, so it would need to be given a couple days in a row. Drontal, for example, is a different dewormer and can be given as early as two weeks apart. Unfortunately I can't answer your question as to if she will be ok or not without knowing the name of the dewormer, but they are typically very safe with few sides effects even when dogs are given more than the recommended dose. Best of luck, I hope this helps!

She will be fine. Dewormer has a really wide safety margin so double dosing does not cause any major issues for pets. At the most she may have a little upset stomach, but I don't even expect that to occur.

Hi there! I'm so sorry to hear about Remy's troubles! However, w To better answer your question, it would be ideal to know which deworming pill was administered, and how many milligrams! Knowing that information will help one of us let you know for sure if it's an issue or not! However... praziquantel is usually prescribed for tapeworms, and sold often in 34mg tablets. For a 6-10 pound dog, 34mg is the dose. Again, if this is not what you gave, let us know so we can look into it for you! Thanks!

Hello. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Great question. Yes, they should be fine. If you gave the cats dog dewormer that would not be good. Do not give the dogs any more dewormer at this stage. Wait at least 7 days before you give them the correct dewormer. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

No that is fine. Luckily strongid is a very safe medication. I like to write down on a calendar when I treat my pets because I sometimes forget too. That way I can check before I give more. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Moo.

The reason for the second deworming 3 weeks later is to kill any tapeworms that were still immature at the last deworming and were not yet sensitive to the dewormer or if she has gotten infected again since the last deworming. Drontal is a very safe medication with very few side effects since it only affects the parasites in the GI tract. I am attaching a link to a handout on Drontal below including a discussion of side effects. https://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=531 I hope that was helpful and answered your questions. Thanks for using PetCoach.