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Should I give my pet dewormer with food or on an empty stomach?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | 3 months and 5 days old | 3 lbs

When to give deworming tab? Befr or aftr eating the food? How many hrs diffrent is shld

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on May 6th, 2020

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It does not matter for most of the de-worming medications. Ideall, you should given the tablet with small amount of food on empty stomach and feed about 1hr later. Please ,remember to repeat the treatment in 2 weeks time.

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