This can lead to blood loss and anaemia, which has the potential to be very serious in the early stages of your puppy's young life. That's why it's so important to worm your puppy as soon as you can (usually from the age of two weeks)1.
Can you deworm a newborn puppy?
Worming the puppies: Pups should be wormed for the first time at 2 weeks of age, then at 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks old (fortnightly until 12 weeks of age). After this they can be wormed monthly until they are 12 months old.
When Should newborn puppies first be dewormed?
Puppies can be treated for worms ('deworming') as early as two weeks of age but it is more common to treat them when they are three and six weeks of age. It is important to weigh the puppies accurately so that the proper dose of medication can be used.
How much dewormer do you give a newborn puppy?
Deworming Protocol: All puppies receive pyrantel by mouth at 1ml/10 lbs. of body weight, beginning at 2 weeks of age until 12 weeks of age.
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