Worming your dog.

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(I used to worm my boys when we lived in Jamaica.)

I worm adult cats and dogs about once a year. Puppies and kittens get roundworms so need worming a few times. Adults get tapeworms but you’d see segments if they had that.
We don’t take healthy children to the doctor so I think vet packages are unnecessary and purely for the benefit of the vets.

I use Drontal, flick them like treats and disappear down their throats.

I’m on a ‘package’ with my vet so get wormers, flea treatment, consultations, claw clipping, ear hair removal, and annual injections as part of the package.

Worms cover a variety of types apart from intestinal ones, there are heart worms, lung worms etc. These latter especially cannot be controlled through ‘natural’ remedies however much we would like that to work.

Yes, there’s a risk with everything but that has to be weighed up versus the very real risks of other consequences.

Over the counter spot on treatments don’t work I agree. The ones you get from the vet might cost more but the should cover everything from worms (all bar tape worm) to fleas.

You get what you pay for.

My dog is wormed every six months with Caniverm tablets. Never had any problems with them.

I get mine from the vets. They are dual flea and worn but not tapeworm. They are nexgard spectra. They are about £10 each but they are palatable so no problems taking them. My dog has never had any reaction even though she is fussy.

Wormwood- well, of course it was named for that reason, but not sure it would kill some of the more dangerous worms.

We have no choice with Emma- as UK regulations/passport - make in compulsory for her to be wormed by the vet before every visit to UK- fortunately we have never been more than every 3 months.

I use food grade diatomaceous earth for both flea and worm prevention. I won't use nasty organophosphates in my house - too poisonous!