worming a dog

[Connemmara]

I have a wee dog and have certainly wormed him about 3-5 times - but could anybody tell me why I have to worm him.

He eats his dinner about 1or 2 in the day but my sister (when she is here on a Sunday) cannot believe that he wants to keep eating. Yesterday he flew in from the yard after eating quite a good dinner - jumped onto her knee and stole her bacon. I dont want to give him 2 meals cos he will get fat

[ruthann58]

can you not split his food into 2 or 3 meals i wouldnt want to eat just once a day would you. our beagle has hers spilt into 3 meals and she is not fat

[Connemmara]

thanks for that ruthann but when I first got him I gave him a meal at 12 midday and then at 6.pm - then what happened he left the food at 6.00 and it was thrown out that is why I stopped the second meal. Anyway do you know why you have to worm a dog - that was my main question

[ruthann58]

you need to worm them because they pick up worms very easily the same with cats, about every 3 months should be fine ,we use drontal bought on line as far cheaper then buying from the vet

[ruthann58]

hehe bet your sister was miffed she lost her bacon

[lankeela]

I worm my dogs every six months unless they have had fleas when I do them again as ingesting the flea eggs can then cause worms. Also if they eat anything they find out in the country such as rabbits etc, but other than that they are not done any more often. I use Drontal bought from Pet Dispensary online, where they are on offer buy three get one free.

[lankeela]

http://www.petdispensary.co.uk/

[wildwood]

Even if your dog never goes outside you still need to worm it. Worm eggs can be anywhere and you are almost certainly to walk some inside on your shoes at some time. When hatched they seek the warmth of an animal and some can enter through the skin - dog's paw. Dogs also lick their paws and will thus ingest the eggs/worms on the bottom of their paws.
The fact that many dogs will eat the excrement of other animals makes them very susceptible to worm infestations.

[kita1]

You need to worm your dog because some worms (Roundworms and Tapeworms) can easily be caught by humans. Children especially can be affected by them.

The eggs can lie dormant in soil for a long time.

In extreme cases some can cause eye sight problems or blindness in humans.

Some Tapeworms can cause liver damage in people.

[kita1]

Sorry, forgot the link!!

http://www.vetontheweb.co.uk/pet-clinic-detail .asp?id=209

explains in more detail why/how to worm your dog.

[woofgang]

our dogs get breakfast after morning walk and dinner at sixish but dogs are thieves and scavengers by nature and if something smells yummy they will try to nick it....can be trained not to but their nature is to eat what they find or can steal!

[Horseluver12]

How old id your dog?? If hes over about 1 year of age feed him maybe a bit in the morning, then at dinner give him a cup or so. it depends how big your dog is.