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Originally Posted by jackson25 
Let me begin with I've never had a case of worms. However, do take in a a fecal sample as a precautionary measure and have my girl checked prior to breeding. Always say never say never.
Let me add, if your girl is on heartworm meds. Which I usually don't administer prior to a breeding and throughout gestation period. I do continue when the pups are two weeks old. A natural way of deworming your pups. For those continue your heartworm meds. Your girls & puppies don't have worms. Well maybe tapeworms as the heartworm doesn't eradicate those.
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BINGO...my dogs have taken heartworm meds for 30 yrs ...it kills everything except tapes...
If you bring in new bitches, it may be nexcessary to use a course of Panacur if you do not know the breeder's habits well. A bitch can have a negative stool result, but pass worm larva during and after whelping and nursing...the larva live in the tissues, but do not hatch in the adult dogs..
If I had any pups test positive for parasites..I would attack the problem at the root cause. Panacur all adults, treat the house and yard. Put all on heartworm meds..and you might just find your dogs free of worms forever...there has to be a reason someone like me can avoid these problems for so many years..
At one point I had 20 Yorkies and 3 Doxies...they were certainly not confinded to the house and kept apart for each other..I boarded friends Yorkies and had stud service..stilll no worms...because Heartworm meds kills them..read the box.
As to give heartworm meds...those worms kill, so I will chance it.