Will hookworm medicine hurt my dog if he has no worms?

I'm sorry to hear that all of you are having this problem! For your dog, pyrantel pamoate or fenbendazole would be effective to treat hookworms - both of these can be purchased over the counter at most pet stores. Just follow the dosing instructions on the label of the product you purchase - it should say how much to give and for how long, based on your dog's weight. Unfortunately, it's illegal for us to give any kind of medical advice for humans, so I would advise you to consult with your physician regarding treatment for yourself and your boyfriend.

Fortunately, hookworms are relatively easy to treat with either fenbendazole (such as Panacur) or pyrantel pamoate (such as Nemex) based deworming medications, all of which are available over the counter. Be sure to clean up after each of Malaki's bowel movements to prevent reinfection. You may need to treat Malaki twice, but three weeks apart to assure that all parasites were killed. I hope this helps and that all goes well!

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! There are many ways to treat things that are all appropriate. The dose of dewormer is weight dependent so if the same drug was used it is likely the new dog weighs more or they used a different dewormer. A lot of vets use the heart worm prevention as a dewormer because it also takes care of intestinal parasites. It is really Vet preference. I hope this helps!

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! Hookworms are treated with deworming medications. I like panacur. I would treat twice for 3 days, 4 weeks apart and retest Maximiliano's stool 4 weeks after the 2 round. I would also put him on a monthly heart worm preventative as the medication also deworms the dog monthly. To prevent reinfection and ground contamination you should walk him on a leash and immediately pick up all stools and discard them. Do not let children play in contaminated areas. They should always where shoes outdoors. Strict hygiene and hand washing. People, especially children, can get hookworm. https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=13555 https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=35037 I hope this helps and I wish you and Maximiliano the best!

I can certainly understand being frustrated with this problem! Drontal, in my experience, is a great deworming treatment, and it often takes at least two treatments to kill all the worms. That's because the first treatment kills the adult worms already present, and the second kills the ones who had not yet hatched at the time of the first treatment. Preventing worms does require treatment with a deworming medication every three months, and each dog in the house should be treated to prevent reinfection. I would recommend giving all the dogs in your home Drontal, and giving them this treatment every three months. You can also give them Panacur instead of Drontal, it's a good deworming treatment that works well in my experience.

Thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your question. Poor Louie! There are no significant drug interactions of fenbendazole in small animal use, so using it with ivermectin is not an issue. I hope this helps!

Hookworms can live in the GI tract for a very long time, continually reproducing & causing damage to the walls of the gut. Removal is quite easy with an appropriate wormer like Pyrantel. Once the wormer hits the intestines, the worms will die. It is always a good idea to retreat in 2-4 weeks & then put your pup on a heartworm preventative that will also deworm on a monthly basis & prevent reinfestation. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.