Lazy Daisy Hits The Terrible 2s

[kerry0378]

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Well i never had this problem with Charlie (who today got bullied by a jack russell, hes so soft) but my previously fairly well behaved girl (for a pup anyway) is now destroying anything within teeth range.

Oh and while im on how often can i worm her as i wormed her last week but today i pulled a worm from her butt (possibly grass but i didnt inspect it too much and id rather be safe)

Pics of Daisy destroying stuff

 

[kerry0378]

and another

 

[whippetmad]

awwwwwwwww Daisy is gorgeous :wub: :wub:

 

[kerry0378]

try again

 

[Juley]

Hee hee. Go for it Daisy. Love Daisy

 

[~Helen~]

:wub: Aw, she's a beauty! A real credit to you with that gorgeous shiny coat. A picture of health and happiness! :wub:

Don't know about worms, I think I wormed Josie every three months for quite a while. Was it a vet-prescribed wormer you gave?

 

[kerry0378]

no it was a shop bought wormer though i think i may get drontel. i just know when is safe though

 

[Seraphina]

I found that many wormers do not work anymore. I only use Drontal. Once the other wormer is out of her system it should be safe to do her again - make it a week to be on the safe side!

Daisy looks lovely :wub: , with that super glosy coat, I would doubt she is badly wormy!

Lida

 

[*Lesley*]

Daisy is gorgeous, and soooo shiny :wub: :wub: :wub:

I use Drontal+ vet sends me a reminder I go pick it up. no sign of worms.

 

[kerry0378]

Thanks, I'm going to go get some Drontel on Friday, I may have made a mistake as my folks seem to think that it probably isnt worms but something else she may have chewed which is possible as yesterday she ran round the house with the toilet brush in her mouth :b I think the shinyness is a combo of good genetics and codliver oil a couple of times a week

I wish i had had my camera on me when i walked through the door yesterday as she came running up to greet me with a dog chew dummy in her mouth, only it was held the right way so it looked like she was sucking it :wub:

 

[Janimal]

Shes a lovely colour Kerry- just fab.. :wub: :thumbsup:

I use Drontal too - and now and then Panacure liquid for worms :thumbsup:

 

[~Helen~]

:b I hate to pass this on, but someone on K9 once told me that a shiny coat might be a sign of worms. I don't know the theory behind it.

I use Milbemax - that's supposed to be the best and catches every type of worm :thumbsup:

 

[Seraphina]

:b I hate to pass this on, but someone on K9 once told me that a shiny coat might be a sign of worms. I don't know the theory behind it.
I use Milbemax - that's supposed to be the best and catches every type of worm :thumbsup:

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Definitely NOT. Animals badly infested with worms have dull dry coats. I have found it with the many animals which i helped to rehome over the years (both dogs and cats). I would always worm them as soon as they entered my house. The difference in their hair within very short time always astounded me.

With my last year litter and the one before I used one of the cheaper worming poducts and my pups coats did not look good at all. After trying just about all the cheaper (and some not so cheap) brands available, I used Drontal and presto! For the last year litter I could not find Drontal syrup and so i used again another brand, without good result. So I gave them Drontal, and this years pups were done with Drontal (first syrup then tabs) and they are like silk.

Lida

Calista and Jacintha

 

[kerry0378]

Wow their coats look absolutely gorgeous. hes a couple more of my too doing what they do best

 

[~Helen~]

Definitely NOT. Animals badly infested with worms have dull dry coats.

I'm glad you said that, because I was a bit offended and indignant when the person accused me of having a dog with worms. And I had always been scrupulous about worming, too, so I knew Josie didn't have them! But I'm no expert so I wasn't able to argue :b

 

[Jill]

Gorgeous pictures Kerry! Daisy is looking great... a lot like her dad but with mum's colouring! Charlie looks lovely as well.

As for the worming, I think your probably right to wait a little bit before using something like Drontal. I think a risk from excessive/unnecessary treatment is that some internal parasites can develop resistance to some treatments, making the drugs less effective later. Apparently there is a new product on the market called Advocate on the market manufactored by Bayer which is a spot-on monthly treatment meant to be effective on fleas, worms, mites(including fox mange).

Oh yeah, and make sure that when you worm Daisy you worm all your dogs(pets) at the same time and clear your garden of any feces.

-jill

 

[Seraphina]

Gorgeous pictures Kerry!  Daisy is looking great... a lot like her dad but with mum's colouring! Charlie looks lovely as well.
As for the worming, I think your probably right to wait a little bit before using something like Drontal. I think a risk from excessive/unnecessary treatment is that some internal parasites can develop resistance to some treatments, making the drugs less effective later.  Apparently there is a new product on the market called Advocate on the market manufactored by Bayer which is a spot-on monthly treatment meant to be effective on fleas, worms, mites(including fox mange).

Oh yeah, and make sure that when you worm Daisy you worm all your dogs(pets) at the same time and clear your garden of any feces.

-jill

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I have also heard there is something new coming on the market. However we already have here product called Revolution which does fleas, heartworm and mites and also worms in cats but not worms in dogs.

I am bit concerned about all this stuff we put in and on our dogs. There is also some evidence that little bit of worms is Ok, actually it is part of the natural ballance of the digestive system, just like the good bacteria. I am not saying that we should not worm dogs, though! But in nature dog would cover large area and would not be reinfecting himself the way our dogs which live in a small yard in a densely populated area, do.

I try to strike the ballance by only using products when they are needed and alternate products based on different active ingredience to avoid developing immunity of the parasites.

Lida