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Re: Scarlette update - Milka's worms
At 12:47 PM 11/8/01 -0700, you wrote:
Gina,
Loves and kisses from us and a speedy recovery for Scarlette!!
We had our own little shock today when I found a worm in Milka's
poop. It turns out to be roundworm and the vet is putting Milka on
medication so they tell me not to worry. Needless to say, I was a
spazzed out mom this morning....
Don't know if the rest of the Casino gang got it but at least keep an eye
out.
Hugs, Karin, Carl and Wormy (aka Milka)
Karin,
Thanks for the well wishes. Scarlette is much much better
today. We were at the vet a 8:00 AM showing off how well she is
feeling, no need for her to be there today and I am sure she is
glad... Home is always nicer... She is eating and snoozing
and has brought me a
ball. :-)) Her temp this morning was back up to normal 102 so
we are no longer in fear of her being toxic. A low temp can be just
as bad as a high temp, Scarlette was fairly low at 99.2 at one point,
which indicates toxic...
On the round worms: READ YOUR OWNERS MANUAL! Ha ha ha,
got ya! :-))
Guys, read the material, that is why I gave it to you! In an effort
to keep you from being concerned when things do come up. Common
things such as but not limited to round worms. There is a wealth of
information put together in the Go Home Book, it's a collective of a lot
of years and a lot of puppies, not just mine... From your Go
home book I quote: (typo's and all)
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Roundworms:
All puppies have roundworms. They are born with them these are
the only worms other than tape worms that can be seen in a fecal sample
with the eye. They look like spegitti where tape worms caused
by flea's look like rice. Your puppy has been wormed several times
but can possibly keep passing rounds and re infecting himself. This
is why I strongly recommend that you keep your puppy on Interceptor for
the first year of his life. Interceptor is marketed as a heart worm
preventive and in the North West we are only at about a 3% heart worm
infection status this wormer is indicated to control not only heart worms
but many others such as rounds, hooks, whips. Heart Guard
Plus brand of heart worm protection is not effective against rounds
though the company may say it is. The amount of Ivomec in the
preparation is not sufficient to control rounds. Please refer to
this web site for detailed information on Roundworms.
BY: Gina Heitz
With that revisited, if puppies are not on the above protocol
and or your vets are not worming them at shot time then they are not
doing their job and I would venture to say they would have rounds.
If not on a protocol worming for rounds every 3 weeks is a normal corse
and is usually included in most vet's shot protocol through the shot
series.
Gina :-)