16/08/2026
Feroz Puppy's are just over 2 weeks of age, they now love to play, have started to eat gruel and are wanting to move around and explore.
Keeping healthy puppy's is important and worming is important.
Why Regular Worming Is Important
Worming is an important part of dog ownership and should begin from an early age. Both puppy’s and adult dogs can be exposed to intestinal parasites through their everyday environment, making regular parasite control essential for maintaining their health and wellbeing.
How Adult Dogs Can Get Worms
Adult dogs can become infected with worms in several ways, even when they are healthy, well cared for and live in a clean environment. Worm eggs and larvae can survive in contaminated soil and grass, and dogs can become infected by sniffing, licking or eating contaminated soil, grass or other surfaces.
Dogs can also pick up worm eggs through contact with contaminated faeces or areas where infected animals have toileted. Dogs that hunt or eat rodents, birds or other animals may ingest worms or their larvae.
Fleas are another common source of infection. Fleas can carry tapeworm larvae, and if a dog accidentally swallows an infected flea while grooming, they can develop a tapeworm infection. Eating infected raw meat or offal can also expose dogs to certain types of worms.
Some parasites can be passed from a mother to her young, either before birth or through nursing. Contact with infected animals or contaminated environments can also increase the risk of exposure.
Why We Start Worming Puppy’s at 2 Weeks
We begin worming puppy’s at 2 weeks of age because they are particularly vulnerable to intestinal worms, which can be passed from their mother. Puppy’s can become infected before birth or through their mother’s milk, and a heavy worm burden can be extremely dangerous and, in severe cases, fatal to a young puppy.
How Puppy’s Get Worms
Some worms can become active during pregnancy and pass from the mother to her puppy’s while they are still developing in the womb. Puppy’s can also become infected with parasites such as roundworms and hookworms while nursing from their mother.
As puppy’s become more mobile and begin exploring their surroundings, they can also be exposed to worm eggs and larvae in contaminated areas.
Why Early Treatment Is Important
Puppy’s grow quickly and require a high intake of nutrients. Worms compete for these nutrients and can contribute to poor growth, weight loss, malnutrition and a characteristic bloated or pot-bellied appearance.
Young puppy’s have immature immune systems and are less able to cope with a heavy parasite burden. Puppy’s can also begin passing worm eggs into their environment at a very young age, which can increase the risk of parasites spreading to other animals and people.
Our Worming Schedule
At 2 weeks, puppy’s receive their first worming treatment. Worming is then continued every 2 weeks at 4, 6, 8 weeks while with us, and then should continue to be at 10 and 12 weeks of age.
Treatment continues monthly until 6 months of age. Adult dogs should continue to receive ongoing parasite control throughout their lives, with the frequency determined by the worming product used, the dog’s lifestyle, level of exposure.
Regular worming from an early age is an important part of puppy care. Maintaining an appropriate worming program throughout adulthood helps protect dogs from parasites and supports their overall health and wellbeing.
