How often should you give flea and tick medication to your dog?

Answer 1

What type of worms does your dog have? Do you have him protected against heartworm? Tapeworm is only one type of worm that a dog can get. It is also transmittable to humans. Roundworm is another type of worm. Each require different types of treatment. With tapeworm you can see small white worms actually swimming in the feces of the animal. It can be stubborn to treat. If the dog has fleas no amount of de worming may help, as the dog gets these worms from ingesting the flea larvae and can keep getting it again and again until the fleas are gone. The best thing to do is call a vet on the phone atleast who will make the best recommendations. Ask around to find the least expensive place if you do take the pet in for observation. The vet can tell you how to treat over the counter next time perhaps. Also some pet store owners are pretty knowledgable about these things. Hold onto the receipt for the worm treatment so you can get your money back if you take your dog in for treatment. Luckily there are treatments for all these things available and once gone stay gone for good with proper precautions. Good luck! : )

Most medications are given once every 2-3 weeks.. until there is no evidence left of infestation: However, it really does depend on the type of worms, the severity of the infestation, and the type of medication being used.... You may be medicating your dog as often as once or twice a day or as little as once every 3 months..... Please consult your vet to determine what the best course of treatment would be for your individual situation..... NEVER self medicate an animal unless directed to do so by your vet....

Answer 2

The Center for Disease Control recommends that puppies be dewormed every 2 weeks starting at 2 weeks of age and continuing until they are started on a monthly heartworm preventative that also treats intestinal parasites. This is because hookworms and roundworms are extremelyl common in puppies and pose a health risk to humans who come into contact with their eggs or larva.

Adult dogs should be on a montly heartworm preventative that also treats hookworms and roundworms. Again, this is to help prevent environmental contamination and thus risk to humans besides just protecting the animal's health.

Answer 3

Puppies should be dewormed frequently starting at just a couple of weeks of age due to the high incidence of parasitism and the fact that common parasites of puppies can be transmitted to humans and cause serious and painful conditions. The eggs and infective larva of roundworms and hookworms can remain in the environment for months to many years after a single incidence of contamination so getting puppies on a preventative deworming schedule should be done very early and continued until they are started on a monthly heartworm preventative that also treats intestinal parasites.

For adult dogs, the risk of roundworm infection is not as high as with puppies but they are still susceptible to hookworms so it is recommended to keep them on a monthly preventative deworming program (often a part of your heartworm preventative) to help minimize the risk of environmental contamination.

You should discuss your deworming routine with your veterinarian to determine if you need to make any changes.

Answer 4

If your dog does end up with an internal parasite, treatment will begin only when the parasite has been accurately identified, since there are different treatments for different types of parasites. You can also talk to your veterinarian about preventative medications that you can give to your dog for certain types of parasites.

Answer 5

when it has fleas and ticks

duhh?

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^Seriously?

K9 Advantix, a topical preventative is once a month application. I'd imagine that's pretty standard.

Answer 6

Puppies should be wormed monthly until they are 6 months old. You can then worm every 2-3 months until eventually only twice a year during adulthood.

Answer 7

they need it every 3 months

Answer 8

Once a month.