How long does Sentinel Spectrum take to kill worms in my dog?

Hello, you should expect a die off period of 3-5 days after administration of the medication. Because it is administered orally, most roundworms and hookworms begin to die almost immediately, but it may take up to 3-5 days to have complete clearance of worms. You may recheck a stool sample in 10 days to ensure there are not more parasites noted. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Hi there. Most heartworm preventatives, including milbemycin oxime (Sentinel), do not work by staying in the dog's body the entire month. Instead, they are active for a few days, and kill any heartworm larvae and/or intestinal parasites that are present at that time. As long as you give the product monthly, it will prevent heartworm disease from developing because any larvae that the dog is exposed to will never have a chance to develop beyond one month of age. For intestinal parasites, you can think of it as doing a routine deworming once monthly. Revolution (selamectin) and Advantage Multi (moxidectin) are the exceptions to this rule. They do stay active in the body for the entire month, and kill larvae continuously as the pet becomes exposed. However, in practice this difference really doesn't matter one way or the other - all of these products are effective at preventing heartworm disease and keeping dogs from picking up intestinal parasite infestations.

This should start working very quickly, but you need to give him another dose in a month to make sure they are all gone. Tapeworms are passed in segments, and they are dead, but you should clean everything in your home to get rid of them.

Penny needs a second deworming treatment two weeks after the first to kill all the worms. The first treatment kills the adults present, while the second kills the worms who had not yet hatched from eggs during the first deworming. I would take her back into the vet to get another treatment. Best of luck.

Yes she sure can. It can take up to 1 week to rid the first round of worms in her system. Then as the worms in her system go through their 2 week life cycle (from baby worms to adult worms that you see in the poop) they should be treated again as a re-emergence of worms is seen. So the deworming schedule that I follow to ensure all worms (baby's and adults) are gone is as follows: 1) Deworm today 2) Deworm again in 3 days 3) Deworm again in 2 weeks But technically and most of the time you can get away with just doing #'s 1, and 3. Hope this helps!

Cocoa looks like she has a severe respiratory infection as well and would benefit from a prolonged course of antibiotics for her severe nasal discharge. Assuming that the dewormer given was appropriate for the types of worms/intestinal parasites that she has, she would typically need to be dewormed again in 2 weeks and have a reaper exam to confirm that she is negative for intestinal parasites in approximately 3 weeks. Pyrantel is effective against roundworms, hookworms and whipworms. For Tapeworms, she would need praziquantel or a broad spectrum dewormer such as Drontal Plus. For Giardia she would need metronidazole and Panacur and for coccidia, Albon is the medication of choice. All of these parasites are zoonotic and contagious to people and other dogs as well. Diligent handwashing after handling is recommended, as is diligent environmental cleanup as she can easily become re-infected if she walks back over stool left in the backyard and licks her paws. Good luck and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Sentinel is a very safe and effective medication. Allergic reactions could potentially occur quickly after giving the medications or a day or so later. If your puppy is healthy then the chance of a reaction is very low.