My puppy has worms, but is active and healthy. What should I do?

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My 4 month old shorkie has the worms that come every once in a while. She is very active loves to play has an appetite isn’t losing weight and doesn’t have a pot belly and poops solid. she is normal and I am concerned about the worms. I believe they are round worms. Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 15 days old | 3.14 lbs

Catherine Stecyk · Accepted Answer

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. This worm looks like a tapeworm. Cassie should be treated with a deworming medication such as Panacar (fenbendazole) which treats roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms. This treatment is generally once daily for 3 days. Then, this same treatment should be repeated again in 3 weeks, and again in 3 months. This is done to ensure that all lifestages of the worms are treated by the medication. If there are any other pets in the household too, they need to be treated/dewormed too! I hope this is helpful!

My puppy has worms, but is active and healthy. What should I do?

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