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What over-the-counter medicine can I give my dog for hookworms?

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It's possible to treat roundworms with over-the-counter medicines such as pyrantel pamoate. Dogs need several doses spaced about two weeks apart to kill all the worms, because wormers can only kill the worms living in the dog's intestines and not the eggs or larvae. Repeated doses kill the new worms as they hatch.


Can you treat hookworms in dogs over-the-counter?

Drontal Plus is a safe and effective broad-spectrum dewormer that eliminates multiple types of parasites with one dose. It kills tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms within seven days. Just offer the Drontal Plus Taste Tab flavored chewable tablet to your dog alone or with a small amount of food.

Can I treat my dog for hookworms at home?

Pumpkin seeds are an extremely effective deworming agent because they contain an amino acid called cucurbitacin. This paralyzes the worms making them easily eliminated from the intestine. They can be fed whole as a treat or you can grind them into a fine powder and add to Fido's food.

Can I buy hookworm medicine over-the-counter?

Mebendazole is a type of medicine for treating worms. It is used mainly for infections of the gut such as threadworms (sometimes known as pinworms) and other less common worm infections (whipworm, roundworm and hookworm). You can buy mebendazole from a pharmacy.

What over-the-counter medicine can I give my dog for worms?

There are two over-the-counter dewormers for dogs with praziquantel — Bayer quad dewormer and Bayer tapeworm dewormer for dogs. Most over-the-counter deworming medications do treat other types of tapeworms, like the ones dogs can get from eating rodents.

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