Guest Duke Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Hi all- coming to you for your wealth of knowledge again. Duke was diagnosed with hookworm and was given a 1 1/2 dose of Drontal Plus. Please share your experiences with this med so I do not feel alone. I gave him the dosage last night with dinner and today he is whiny, irritated and downright unhappy. Hoping it is all part of the deworming side effects. He makes me sad to see him so uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) Ugh! I have seen many ... never had any! Here is some information that might help you! Sorry your pupper is going through this! http://www.drontal.com/faqs.html Edited March 27, 2010 by Energy11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Duke Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 thanks- I did find that website helpful, he seems to be perking up a little, I might entice him with a walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 thanks- I did find that website helpful, he seems to be perking up a little, I might entice him with a walk. That might help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greypuppyluv Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Our foster whippet came to us with hookworm and was given the Drontal Plus and had no side effects from it. A warning about hookworm though......it can come back. I made sure to potty Hallie in a different grassy area than our yard and I picked it up right away. I didn't want her to infect our yard and then infect our other dogs. It can be really hard to get rid of. Really hard. I've known someone who had to kill their grass to get rid of it. If you've never dealt with it, you may want to do some reading on it. You'll need to get Duke retested after about 2 weeks of treatment (I believe) and hopefully he'll come back clean or he'll have to take the Drontal again. Quote Paula & her pups--Paneer (WW Outlook Ladd), Kira & Rhett (the whippets)Forever in my heart...Tinsel (Born's Bounder - 11/9/90-12/18/01), Piper, Chevy, Keno, Zuma, Little One, Phaelin & WinnieGreyhound Adoption Center ~ So Cal rep for Whippet Rescue And Placement For beautiful beaded collars, check out my Facebook page: The Swanky Hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 For hooks, you need to do 2-3 rounds of treatment a couple weeks apart to catch all the beasties as they go through their life cycle. Your vet should be aware of the appropriate schedule. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyTzu Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 For hooks, you need to do 2-3 rounds of treatment a couple weeks apart to catch all the beasties as they go through their life cycle. Your vet should be aware of the appropriate schedule. Yup, this is on the money. I got 12 drontal plus tabs from an AU site and dosed Danger for 3 days in a row, waited 10 day, dosed him another 3 days, waited 10 more day dosed him again with two drontal plus and his regular heartwormer and we haven't had an issue since. Quote Wendy and The Whole Wherd. American by birth, Southern by choice. "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" ****OxyFresh Vendor ID is 180672239.**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Duke Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 thank you all for the information, I'll be back a the vet's with a stool sample and will continue my education on these parasites. I do clean up his feces everywhere he goes. I found out that one of the dogs in his foster home has had it four times, possible he got it then, I dont know, i just need to keep it under control and away from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytkidsmom Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Tiel came to us with hooks so bad that she was too anemic to spay. It took several rounds of meds to get her worm-free (I want to say about 5 or 6). Once she was worm-free, her personality really blossomed - she must have been feeling really poorly. Hope Duke gets to feeling better soon. The vet also recommended filling a spray bottle with a dilute bleach solution and then spraying the area where the poop was after you pick it up. You'll have spots of dead grass everywhere for a while but it is better than the alternative of a worm-infested yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TeddysMom Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Because I live in the country with lots of wildlife, cows and the foster dogs that come through, I have to really keep on top of the worming. The vet recomended that I worm everybody every two months. I also take ramdon stool samples in to make sure that my dogs stay worm free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicocat Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 thank you all for the information, I'll be back a the vet's with a stool sample and will continue my education on these parasites. I do clean up his feces everywhere he goes. I found out that one of the dogs in his foster home has had it four times, possible he got it then, I dont know, i just need to keep it under control and away from him. Once you get him hookworm free, you might consider using Interceptor for heartworm control because it also will control hookworms. Quote Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tokolos Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I was just gonna suggest the same thing, Chicocat. Our vet gave us Interceptor, and it controls heart, hook, round, and whipworms---all in a nice chewable, monthly tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Duke Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 (edited) Yes, went back to the vet today, with a stool sample, left with another dose of Drontal and just ordered monthly interceptor. Edited April 1, 2010 by Duke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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