I have a Treeing Walker coonhound I adopted from a family who found him beside the road. I have had him for about two months now. I have wormed him with Ivomec.
My concern is that he is very thin, almost to the point of looking malnourished. I have fed him more than enough food. I have had more than a dozen dogs over the last 15 years, and he is the first one that I have not been able to put weight on.
Anybody have an idea on what to check for, or what I can try?
Thanks for any suggestions!
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I also worm my dogs with Ivomec. My vet told me Ivomec was not strong enough to kill tape worms, and certain other adult worms. He adviced me to worm them twice a year with something stronger. Panacur is what I use. You could also use anything with fenbendazole.
I have taken dogs to the vet before to get rid of worms or parasites ect.. But I am thinking those dogs are bred to be thin and very active are they not? You could try keeping him penned up in close quarters to try and slow his movement down somewhat. This could possibly allow him to gain weight if that is what you want him to do...
Thanks for the ideas. I will try a different wormer first. He is already kept in a pen, so he doesn't burn tons of calories running around the neighborhood or anything. I have checked the stool for roundworms (didn't see any), and also didn't see any sign of tapeworms. But without a microscope you can't be sure.
If another wormer doesn't work I guess I will go to the vet.
BTW, has anybody tried Vitamin B? I seem to remember hearing something about it helping dogs appetites. Although he eats okay already, not too much but not a picky eater either.
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bigalc:
I use horse wormer(make sure it has fenbendalze in it), use small amounts. Worm for about 5 straight days that should kill all the eggs.
If that doesn't do switch dog food brands and go to vet.
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been thinking about doing the same thing with horse wormer, it costs about $20 twice a year to treat with panacur (that is on top of ivomec monthly) I can buy enough horse wormer to worm all my dogs for that price. And it is the samething, higher concentration. How do you calculate the amount given? (as far as cc/bodyweight). What % fenbendazole do you use?
bigalc:
I use horse wormer(make sure it has fenbendalze in it), use small amounts. Worm for about 5 straight days that should kill all the eggs.
If that doesn't do switch dog food brands and go to vet.
DocBars
Why wait to take him to the Vet? All your questions could be answered in one visit.
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Why wait to take him to the Vet? All your questions could be answered in one visit.
Well, as for me, the answer is, as usual: $$$
All the vets around here will charge over $100 bucks for office visit, tests, and treatment. Probably closer to $200.
I would rather try advice from fellow dog owners first, before paying out that much money. If the dog was badly hurt, or gravely ill, I would go to the vet right away.
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Check in his feces for something that looks like rice in it. These are tapeworms and the ivomec won't kill them.
I prefer the Zimectrin Gold if it's possible he has tapeworms. Give him a pea-size amount on the back of his mouth for three straight days and if he's got tapes this will cure him. Skip him monthly dose of ivomec though as Zimectrin Gold already has ivomectin in it.
I would switch him to a high protein/fat ratio food until he goes to putting on weight too, like a 27/18 or 24/20 food. To most people who haven't ever owned a treeing/running walker hound alot of them think they are too skinny/malnourished when in fact they are in really good running shape. Walker hounds are usually thinner because too much fat causes alot of stress on the dogs during entended periods of activity. Although most of mine are a little overweight now, they lose the fat quickly during hunting season and if you don't feed them a high ratio food they will be malnourished quickly.
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