Joan Tapeworm is different. First of all, she should bring in a stool sample and the Vet would analyze it under a microscope. They get it from eating an infected flea. More times then not, they are cat fleas. The over the counter meds for tapeworm can be very dangerous to give to a chi, especially if given the wrong dosage it can kill a chi. She is better off going to a Vet. He can either give her a shot and she must go back 10 days later for another shot to kill the hatched lavra in her system. Or the Vet can give her a pill and again she must have the pill again in 10 days.
I preferred the shot when my maltese got them because the shot dissolves the worm before they pass it out or throw it up and it works within 24 hours whereas the pill takes longer and they still pass it out and throw up the dead worms. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Joan Croft Date: 5/15/2011 4:10:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Worms in the poo - help Did your vet give you a parasite preventative to give her once a month? I think they deworm to get rid of what is inside, but a preventative keeps them free of them. In my opinion, you should take her to the vet. She has the other issues of KC and it seems like all of a sudden one day you were saying how she is sleeping all day when she didnt before. Just my opinion. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of freddyscribbles Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 10:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Worms in the poo - help I took Pia out this morning, and as I'm always relatively attentive to a dog s bathroom habits and I curb even though that is not the status quo in the area (country), I noticed a couple of small, white worms in her poo this morning. Trying to identify them using the wonderful internet right now. I know that she was de-wormed April 15. This is the first time that I noticed anything in her stool. Is this a vet thing or is it time for another round of worming treatment? Two, small white planerian looking worms. She is still eating well. She is still eating and drinking well. Her health, aside from the occasional cough, is fine. The coughing is subsiding. The vet said her heart and lungs sounded find on our last visit.
