My dog has worms and is nursing. Can she still feed her puppies?

Pyrantel (roundworms, hookworms and whipworms) and Drontal plus (also effective against tapeworms) are safe for nursing female dogs. Intestinal parasites are zoonotic/transmissible to humans by fecal/oral contact so be super diligent about hand washing after handling her or her pups. It is likely that all her pups have worms now too but they should be at least 6 weeks of age before deworming with its pyrantel. Good luck and congrats on the puppies!

Some wormers can be excreted with the milk. This is not necessarily damaging to the pups, however you should read the wormer's instruction sheet before giving it to your lactating dog. It will state whether it is suitable for lactating bitches. Puppies can be wormed with puppy wormer at 2 weeks.

Great question! Tofy should be dewormed now, then again in two weeks, and a third treatment two weeks after that. This will ensure all the worms are killed. After that, she should be dewormed every three months. When the puppies reach six months of age, they should also be dewormed every three months. I would also feed her a puppy formulated food while she is nursing her puppies. That will give her extra calories, calcium, and protein to support nursing them. Once the puppies are weaned, she can go back onto an adult dog food. Good luck, I hope this helps!

The anemia could be because of the worms, as well as the nutritional demands of pregnancy and nursing her pups. You can deworm her while she is on the antibiotic, however make sure the deworming treatment is safe for nursing animals. To help with the anemia try the following Limit energy expenditure everyday (think frequent walksfor short amount of time) Iron rich foods- cooked spinach and extra lean ground beef Here is an amazing resource to explain anemia and what you can do now; https://www.petcoach.co/article/6-things-you-should-know-about-anemia-in-dogs/

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.

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.

Yes it is ok, but she should be treated for mange so the puppies will not get mange. All the puppies may need to be treated as well. Check with your veterinarian re what he recommends for your dog. THis will depend on the kind of mange she has and the age and condition of the puppies.