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when should I worm and vaccinate newborn puppies ?

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I worm our puppies once a week, starting at 2 weeks of age. We give there first shot at about 5.5 weeks once we ween them completely off there mom. I was always told not to allow them back on mom once that shot is given. Good Luck!

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I disagree on the worming. I think it is the most important thing you can do for pups. Start at 3 weeks and worm every two weeks. Most worms are picked up from the ground or living quarters once the pup starts wondering around. I also recommend worming one time with Strongid T and then swapping in two weeks safe guard. Both are cheap and do the job. Hookworms are the worst worm down here on pups and once you see they have them they can be dead in a couple days. They hook themselves to the intentional wall and such the life out of pups.

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I worm our puppies once a week, starting at 2 weeks of age. We give there first shot at about 5.5 weeks once we ween them completely off there mom. I was always told not to allow them back on mom once that shot is given. Good Luck!

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Everybody has their own reasons as to when and why for worming and shots.
Anyone that reads my posts by now knows I offer up real life experience and a lot of research .
So my reply here is based on both.

As to shots.

Unless you use the puppy shot that specifically states it OVER RIDES the mothers maternal antibodies you are wasting your time giving any shots until after they have been weaned.This is a reason it is best to have mom up to date on shots before breeding.
It is pretty common practice now to give 5 ways that omit the leptos initially.

Worming. Lots of differing opinions.

Mom can be worm free and still pass on round worms.
ALL adult dogs carry round worms eggs. The stress of whelping causes those eggs to hatch hence the pups are infected through moms milk.
Nemex II ,Strongid,even human pin worm wormer.All the same and extremely safe.Just take care on dosage as they all have different concentrations
I am kind of loathe to worm pups until I begin partially weaning at 4 1/2 weeks to 5 weeks.
The reason is mom is still cleaning up after the pups and she will ingest some of the poo that has worms as well as the wormer. She will actually pass worms as the wormer worms her also as it passes through her digestive tract.
Here is an experience I did recently have with a litter I raised.
The owner had given a heartwormer immediately prior to breeding.
When I wormed the pups at 5 weeks ,not one pup passed any worms.I was greatly concerned as I had never experienced this .I really thought I got a bad batch of wormer or had not dosed properly.
I rewormed taking great care to weights and doses one week later. Still no worms. Three worming later and still no worms from them or mom.

Upon checking the heart wormer used I found it also killed rounds.
Heartwormer generally is good for 30 days so I could only conclude that it killed all hatching rounds before they could be passed and developed in the pups.
So yes, I did raise a worm free litter because of the heartwormer.
Sorry I don't remember the name.

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Worm pups at 2 wks and every 7 to 10 days for the first 6-8 wks...taper off slowly after that but watch pups closely...pale gums on pups means hook worms and like Bruce says...they are deadly on pups...they suck the blood right out of the stomach lining...big round tummy and you can bet the pups are full of round worms...round worms kill slowly by robbing the nutrients from the pups...also if the pups have rounds chances are they have hooks...

The female needs to be treated for worms several times as well to stop or slow the worm cycle down as well...

Vaccines...I have a minimum schedule I follow...but I think it is best for the average dogger to follow recommendations...

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Thanks all
I have had good luck with the human pin wormer so I guess I will start that at 3 weeks.

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