I bought my 6 week old puppy three day dosage of panacur c (10lb) and gave her the last does this past Sunday. I have a few questions. How long will it take to know if it worked and she's roundworm free? If she still has them how long after the last does can I give her more? I don't want to overdose her and make her sick. Lastly what is the best way to cure diarrhea at her age? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 14 days old | 33 lbs

Aurora-what a lovely name! I bet she's a cute little thing :) We typically recommend repeating deworming treatment every 3 weeks (21 days) in young pups as the deworming medication only acts on certain life-stages of the worms living inside the dog. If Aurora has a heavy worm burden inside you can expect to see some dead/almost dead worms passing in her stool-this is normal. If Aurora continues to have diarrhea a checkup with your regular vet would be recommended. Whilst internal parasites can be a common cause of soft stool in young dogs there can be a myriad of other possible causes, including coccida, parvo virus and inappropriate diet.

It is common practice for puppies to be dewormed at each vaccination. That being said, they can actually be dewormed every 2 weeks until they are 4 months of age if need be. Speak to your vet about it and show them some photos of this stool. It may be worms you are seeing but it may also just be mucous.

I would wait until two weeks after you gave Andy the dewormer, then treat again. Six to seven times is a lot to feed a puppy his age, and he can now be fed twice a day. He's probably going to the bathroom that much because you are feeding him so often. See if reducing his feedings to twice a day plus another treatment with the dewormer helps. If they do not, have him seen by a vet. Best of luck.