Puppy has fat belly. How to prevent worms spreading to my other pets?

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If a puppy has worms can it cause their tummys to rumble? What should I do to keep my dogs and cat from getting worm from a puppy I found and bought home? My dogs and cat got all their shots last September about. The puppy is kinda bony but has a fat belly I've had her for 2 days so I been feeding her. I got some wormer from the animal shelter but idk what kind of worms it kills.

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Yes, intestinal worms can cause a puppy's tummy to rumble, and she certainly can pass them along to your other cats and dogs. The fat belly is an indication of worms, and if you got the deworming treatment from the shelter, more than likely it kills roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms. Tapeworms require a medication called praziquantel to kill, and that is available by prescription only from the vet. To keep your dogs and cats from getting worms themselves, you will need to give them deworming treatments as well. I recommend Panacur, which you can get from your vet's office. I also recommend Drontal, which contains the praziquantel I mentioned, and that is available by prescription from the vet. You will need to give your new puppy and your other animals another deworming treatment two weeks after the first to kill all the worms. After that, your cats and dogs should be dewormed every three months if they are over six months of age, and the new puppy should be dewormed monthly until she is six months of age. She can then be dewormed every three months thereafter. I hope this helps :-)

Puppy has fat belly. How to prevent worms spreading to my other pets?

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