Flea prevention and worming

[cardiffbec]

Our pup is now 14 weeks old and had his second lot of injections on the 13th May. At his second injection the vet gave him a flea and worming treatment.

Can anyone tell me how often I should be treating for worms and fleas to stop him getting them? Recommendations for products would be good too!

Thanks!

[Chickenpie]

Our vet recommends worming monthly up to 6 months ( we have been using Milbemax a chewable wormer) and then every 3 months there after.
I now use flea treatment monthly as Cola is a very itchy dog- last vet visit the vet found a live flea on her  so I trying to make sure I use the frontline regularly!  The vet also advised spraying the house and vacuuming as the vibrations encourage the fleas to come out and hop back on the dog enabling the frontline to kill them (think I have this right:)

I am interested to know what flea treatment others use...

Wendy

[KeresleyKate]

Our vet told us Arvy who's 12 weeks old needs worming once a month up to 6 months old and we should come in and get him weighed so they can give us the right dose.  He's on Milbemax.  Luckily he's a lot easier to give a tablet to than our cats.  I'm following the weighing because when I tried weighing him at home I was a whole kilo out.

Kate

[elaine.e]

I haven't used any flea preventatives for about 4 years and during that time I've only once found a flea on one of the dogs. That was several months ago and I then treated both dogs with Practic and sprayed the house with Indorex as a precaution. No problems since then.

I just don't like using chemicals on them unless absolutely necessary.

[PennyB]

I only treat for fleas so many times a year  having cats means we get more fleas - when I do treat I use advantage (you can buy cheaply online)

However, because Bosley is always picking up dead things am having to worm them every month at the moment where I would normally only do it 3 or 4 times a year

[Mudmagnets]

Our vet told us Arvy who's 12 weeks old needs worming once a month up to 6 months old and we should come in and get him weighed so they can give us the right dose.  He's on Milbemax.  Luckily he's a lot easier to give a tablet to than our cats.  I'm following the weighing because when I tried weighing him at home I was a whole kilo out.

Kate

I think the worming timing for puppies sounds about the usual.

When Minstrel was little, I found the easiest way was for me to weigh myself & him, then me on my own and take away the difference.  Came a bit of a prob when he started to get bigger and more wriggly though. So now it is a monthly trip to the vets on the bus - a weigh, then a walk and ride home