Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Jack Russell Terrier | Female | unspayed | 5 years and 5 months old
My dog has worms in her feces. Is it ok to give her dewormer even though she just had a litter April 7th and still feeding them?
1 Answer
Published on April 19th, 2019
Pyrantel (roundworms, hookworms and whipworms) and Drontal plus (also effective against tapeworms) are safe for nursing female dogs. Intestinal parasites are zoonotic/transmissible to humans by fecal/oral contact so be super diligent about hand washing after handling her or her pups. It is likely that all her pups have worms now too but they should be at least 6 weeks of age before deworming with its pyrantel. Good luck and congrats on the puppies!
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