My dog has roundworm. What dewormer is safe for my other dogs, including my senior?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | neutered | 6 years and 2 months old | 90 lbs
one of my three dogs was diagnosed with roundworm. What type of de-wormer do I use? Common sense tells me, I need to de-worm the other two dogs, if so, the de-wormer needs to tolerated by an twelve year old. Thanks for your input.
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Published on March 3rd, 2017
Round worms are usually treated with pyrantel pamoate which can be used in dogs of all ages. Using a monthly heartworm prevention, like Heartgard, would protect your dogs from heartworms and intestinal parasites so you should talk to your vet about starting Heartgard every month.
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Published on May 6th, 2018
You can get any puppy wormer available from the pet store or your vet. For your elderly chihuahua you can get any dog wormer available. Sentry, Panacur, Safeguard are some wormers suitable. for dogs and will cover all worms except tape worms
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Published on May 24th, 2018
Treatment should not harm her as long as she is otherwise healthy. The most common side effect of a deworming is some minor stomach upset (vomiting or diarrhea). Not treating her is far riskier to her overall health. Consider a monthly preventative that will protect against heartworm as well as the 3 most common intestinal parasites: hookworm, whipworm and roundworm. Discuss options/products with your veterinarian.
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