My dog missed deworming. How often should adult dogs get dewormed?

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My dog completed her vaccine and deworm but she still need to go back every 3 months for deworm. The thing is, I've missed to bring her to vet and she's 3 weeks delay from the scheduled deworm. My dog is indoor and 2 years old. I saw a chart stating that deworm can be done 3 or 6 months once done with the puppy series shots. Please advise. Thanks. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 2 months old

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

Regular deworming has been advised for a long time, but the current practice is to test and treat only if necessary. Personally, I think deworming every three months is overkill and a big reason why we have resistance now. If you live in an area that's high risk for worms and your dog is more likely to get exposed to worms, then testing every six months should be fine. If it's a lower risk, then testing once a year would be more practical. Your vet should be able to help get you on a more strategic deworming plan. For now, I would not worry about missing this one deworming. She should be fine and can wait at- least another month to check if the deworming is needed. I hope that helps.

My dog missed deworming. How often should adult dogs get dewormed?

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