Worming

[Ranga]

I have two toy poodles which I've always wormed with Drontal Puppy Suspension, as one of the dogs ...

A. Spits tablets out when you think she's swallowed them

Or

B. Spews them up at a later time

I was about to order some more wormer when I noticed a thread about this suspension being less than useless

I use frontline plus for ticks and fleas, and we don't live in a Heartworm environment so I only treat for Heartworm if we have taken the dogs to an area prone.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to a wormer which is less likely to cause vomiting?

[nowstarin]

Advocate.

Does all worms and larval stages, fleas, ear mites demo des and sarcopties mites and heartwoem among other stuff.

It is topically applied once a month and very safe . No vomiting side effects, no risk of not being dosed

[Kajtek]

I use sentinel spectrum. It's great and I haven't had any problems. It does heartworm too. All in one chewy treat :)

[Salukifan]

I have two toy poodles which I've always wormed with Drontal Puppy Suspension, as one of the dogs ...

A. Spits tablets out when you think she's swallowed them

Or

B. Spews them up at a later time

I was about to order some more wormer when I noticed a thread about this suspension being less than useless

I use frontline plus for ticks and fleas, and we don't live in a Heartworm environment so I only treat for Heartworm if we have taken the dogs to an area prone.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to a wormer which is less likely to cause vomiting?

My Toy Poodle doesn't handle Drontal well. The other all wormers are better. I think I'm using Milbermax at the moment which seems easier on the digestion. I buy my wormers in bulk from the online vet shops.

I don't hold with treating for issues that my dogs don't get so I don't use the "does everything" products that include flea and tick treatments. However almost everywhere can see heartworm cases these days so I treat for that from September to March, noting that Milbermax does in the months its given. Vets are seeing heartworm cases in Canberrra now.

"Chewy" wormers? - not for my dogs who clearly think they taste like shite. I just pop the pills in and follow with a treat.

Edited May 21, 2015 by Haredown Whippets

[Ranga]

I have two toy poodles which I've always wormed with Drontal Puppy Suspension, as one of the dogs ...

A. Spits tablets out when you think she's swallowed them

Or

B. Spews them up at a later time

I was about to order some more wormer when I noticed a thread about this suspension being less than useless

I use frontline plus for ticks and fleas, and we don't live in a Heartworm environment so I only treat for Heartworm if we have taken the dogs to an area prone.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to a wormer which is less likely to cause vomiting?

My Toy Poodle doesn't handle Drontal well. The other all wormers are better. I think I'm using Milbermax at the moment which seems easier on the digestion. I buy my wormers in bulk from the online vet shops.

I don't hold with treating for issues that my dogs don't get so I don' use the "does everything" products that include flea and tick treatments. However almost everywhere can see heartworm cases these days so I treat for that from September to March, noting that Milbermax does in the months its given. Vets are seeing heartworm cases in Canberrra now.

"Chewy" wormers? - not for my dogs who clearly think they taste like shite. I just pop the pills in and follow with a treat.

I don't like worming every month either, so the once a month top line treatments aren't for me. That's why I don't give Heartworm tabs unless I've had the dogs in an area that has it. And the chewy tabs are totally rejected by my dogs :)

Edited May 21, 2015 by Ranga

[CrazyCresties]

Another vote here for Milbemax, have used it for a good few years now with no vomiting. Drontal often caused vomiting before in the dogs I used it on.

[Ranga]

Another vote here for Milbemax, have used it for a good few years now with no vomiting. Drontal often caused vomiting before in the dogs I used it on.

The trouble is, Milbemax it is for Heartworm as well. I don't need to treat for heartworm :)

Edited May 22, 2015 by Ranga

[CrazyCresties]

I used it in the UK too - certainly didn't need it for heart worm there either, but it is sold there as a broad spectrum intestinal wormer.

[Salukifan]

Another vote here for Milbemax, have used it for a good few years now with no vomiting. Drontal often caused vomiting before in the dogs I used it on.

The trouble is, Milbemax it is for Heartworm as well. I don't need to treat for heartworm :)

It kills heart worm because of the way it works. There isn't an additional additive to treat heart worm specifically that I'm aware of.

Edited to add Milbermax fact sheet. The same ingredient taking out the roundworms, hookworms and whipworms targets heart worm

As I said in my other post, heartworm is now occurring in areas traditionally considered unaffected. Here's a press release about it. We have heavy frosts here and vets are seeing it.

Edited May 22, 2015 by Haredown Whippets

[Dame Aussie]

I use sentinel spectrum. It's great and I haven't had any problems. It does heartworm too. All in one chewy treat :)

Same here. Really happy with it.

[Ranga]

Thanks for the replies :)

I went to the vet and bought some Drontal tablets. For the princess who rejects tablets, I crushed one and made a cheese ball (she can never resist cheese) and she scoffed it down. Not only that, she didn't barf it up later

Edited May 23, 2015 by Ranga

[Pet Protector NSW]

We use Diatomaceous Earth on our dogs to control intestinal worms, they have an annual heartworm injection. DE is silica and also is loaded with minerals great for a dogs health. The biggest turn off of owners using it is the shipping cost which is sometimes as much or more then the product but if going natural is a preference it's no different to buying expensive treatments every month.