Kirislin Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 My puppy weighs 3.6kg and the smallest tablets do a 10kg dog. I can break it up but I've been told to round up to the nearest 5kgs. It means giving her half a tablet. She's so little I worry about overdosing her. Does anyone know if it will be safe for sure to give her a 5kg dose? I'm a worry wart about this tiny girl I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I've heard you can quarter the tablets, but they usually say to round up to the closest 2.5kgs anyway, so the correct dosage would still be half a tablet I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 There are plenty of worming tablets that treat small dogs, 10kg isn't the smallest one you can get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 You could get some Canex puppy worming syrup... or if you go the tablet route half of a Canex or Fenpral worming tablet will be easier on her than Drontal. I don't use Drontal on young pups - seen a few die from complications from the nasty stuff. Then again, most of the pups I've seen it have adverse affects on are rescue pups with decent worm loads... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) We sell ones that do up to 10kg at our vet, we just suggest halving for anything under 5kg. This is Milbemax. We don't use Drontal at all. Edited December 17, 2013 by mixeduppup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRG Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Canex syrup is good or there is Drontal Worming Suspension given at the rate of 1 ml per kg so you could give her 0.5 ml or slightly less - it comes with a dropper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 If she is 3.6kg you wont over dose her on half a tab - break it into quarters and give her two quarters - goes down easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donatella Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I have this problem with mine who weighs 2.9kg. I give her 1/4 tablet as she's only just over the quarter but would be interested to hear if/when I can round it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 I have this problem with mine who weighs 2.9kg. I give her 1/4 tablet as she's only just over the quarter but would be interested to hear if/when I can round it up. I broke it in half but it came out slightly uneven so I gave her the smaller peice for now and when she's next due I'll give her the bigger one. Maybe with your pup you can give her the 1/4 and then another 1/8th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I did a bit of a search before, and there are drontal 3kg tablets apparently. Might work better for you donatella? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I was always told it's better to over dose than under dose as otherwise it won't be effective. The safety margin would be large I could imagine anyway, I would give the pup the half a table as it's the correct amount anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 If the pup is healthy and has been getting regular worming, then a larger dose won't hurt - maybe at worst will make for a bit of yukky sloppy poop for a day or so. At 3.9kgs, and as physically immaculate as Neko is - the half tablet won't muck her about at all. If she had a large worm burden, and wasn't as well cared for as she is, then I'd recommend trying to get as close to an exact measured dose for her as possible. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 thanks everyone. Well I've done it so I just hope if she has a sloppy poo she does it outside. We still haven't perfected house training, but we're getting better all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 You could get some Canex puppy worming syrup... or if you go the tablet route half of a Canex or Fenpral worming tablet will be easier on her than Drontal. I don't use Drontal on young pups - seen a few die from complications from the nasty stuff. Then again, most of the pups I've seen it have adverse affects on are rescue pups with decent worm loads... T. The worming suspensions are useless and can also be easily inhaled causing pneumonia. They are really only meant for for the first one or two wormings of newborns but they don't work anyway. Stick to tablets and a 5kgs does is fine for 3.5kg puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 You could get some Canex puppy worming syrup... or if you go the tablet route half of a Canex or Fenpral worming tablet will be easier on her than Drontal. I don't use Drontal on young pups - seen a few die from complications from the nasty stuff. Then again, most of the pups I've seen it have adverse affects on are rescue pups with decent worm loads... T. The worming suspensions are useless and can also be easily inhaled causing pneumonia. They are really only meant for for the first one or two wormings of newborns but they don't work anyway. Stick to tablets and a 5kgs does is fine for 3.5kg puppy. agreed and if you have a litter you are better off waiting an extra week and using a part tablet from the first time you worm them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 It's OK I've used the tablet. She was wormed with syrup when she was at the breeders and smaller but she's over 4 months old now so I'mve changed to tablets. I did it yesterday and she seems fine. Thankyou everyone for your advice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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