Marley's Mum

Oh that's good to hear - relief... I'm now very conscience of picking up her business, checking outside several times a day.. Don't want it to happen again..

Thanks for your replies guys. She seems to be back to her normal self and the "signs" of worms (particularly bloating) have disappeared. I assumed that once the worms are dead, they would pass through in her poops - I have been paying close attention to her poops but have not found anything more. The vet said the worm was full size, therefore she has had a full cycle of worms - surely she should have more than one then - if she is not pooping anymore out does that mean they may not be dead?? She is definetly up to date on her wormer and is due again in 2 weeks - if the worms are dead shouldn't they be passing? I have another dog and she has never had worms - so this is a new experience to me. Thanks for all your responces - I really appreciate your comments.

Until I found the dead worm I would have been none the wiser she was infected.. She has always been full of energy and a happy dog - people often ask where the off switch is, lol. She has had a nice, clean, shiny coat and until yesterday I had not spotted any worms in any of her poops. When I bought her I was told that she had been wormed and vaccinated. I had proof of the vacination but not of the wormer. I bought a "generic" wormer from the petstore and gave her the dose as prescribed, then this month I gave her an all in one Interceptor tablet (which I will now continue to use). It appears that the interceptor did its job as the worm was dead. The vet said it would not be a surprise if the wormer provided by the pet store was not a complete wormer. I was advised by the vet to worm her every month, which I will continue to do. She has been fairly lethargic today, which is what is concerning me.... Thankfully her vet is also a 24 hr animal hospital. Thanks for your reply, DTDO.

Hi all, I'm freaking out and would like some guidance if anyone here has unfortunately had to go through the same thing as I am now. Marley (beagle) is 15 weeks old.. Last night when I got home I went outside to do a clean up of her waste... To my horror I found a full grown worm in her feaces. I took it straight to the vet who confirmed it was roundworm. She has been regularly wormed and the vet gave me a drontal wormer for her to take again last night. We spent the night up and down as she was vomitting a fair bit - I phoned the vet who advised that this is a result of the worms and the medication doing its thing. Today my partner has told me that she has diarrohea.. Has anyone experienced this with their puppies? I want to know how long this will go on for and how I will know when she is worm free. I'll be stopping into the vets on my way home but I'm doing my head in here at work... I'm scared for my poor little girl

Hi all.. This is my new baby - Marley Name: Marley Sex: Female DOB: 3 July 08 Age: 9 weeks Colour: Tri-colour Breed: Beagle Hobbies: making a mess of the gardens Loves: Sitting in the pantry Hates: being alone