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Originally Posted by bjh  I know some people that bought dogs from well know show breeders and their dogs had coccidia and/or giardia. Anyone that has a large number of dogs is at risk of getting it no matter how clean they try to keep their place. |
That is not the issue here. the issue is should puppies be dewormed routinely, without first determining if the have worms.
New research shows that it is not good and should not be done. Feeding poison to our puppies unnecessarily is not good. it causes other issues down the road. Why not just get a simple stool sample test done first.
One little test. And then if the puppies do have worms, you can treat all of your dogs, because if one has worms, chances are they all do, and you can prevent it the next time by keeping your adult dogs worm free, and you won't have to deworm the puppies.
it's about education, it's about new breeders learning from experienced breeders.