Hi I am new here so please forgive me if i am posting in the wrong section or braking any rules.
This morning when taking my 1 year old rottweiler cross (bella) out to the toilet i noticed a 2 inch moving worm in her stool (it was white, round and looked slightly like spaghetti), since then she has had a lot of worms hanging from around her bum, she is also leaving them on the floor etc... she seems ok in herself, other than her rear end which seems to be irritating her. As its saturday evening i can not take her to the vets, i really dont want to leave my dog like this until monday... when she was a puppy and i initially got her jabs and tablets i was advised not to buy over the counter worm tablets as they could do the dog harm... is this the case?

If possible could anybody tell me what i can do to make my dog more comfortable, and if there are any SAFE over the counter tablets i can buy my dog and from where, also i am aware that roundworm can be spread to humans, other than basic hygeine (washing hands etc) are there any other precautions i can take to make sure these worms are not passed onto anyone else???? please get back to be asap.

Some super markets sell wormers. Our local Sainsburys sell drontal on their phamacy counter. You can buy them online cheaper but they probably wouldn't arrive with you untill after you could get to the vets.

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Pets at Home are open until 8 (I think- be quick!), they sell drontal and panacur. Boots sell drontal too, ours is a midnight pharmacy but don't know if many of them are open that late.

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Yes i get drontal from pets at home its the same one the vet gives me. You should worm her every three months so they dont come back. Also make sure she is de flead as i am told they can give a dog worms as well. Quick go to pets at home or a super market anything is better than nothing.

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Thank you guys for the quick replies..... unfortunately pets at home is closed by 6pm on saturdays, but i will be down there first thing in the morning. Is Drontal safe to give dogs? Also... i know this is a silly question... but as the worms are coming out alot, is it ok for me to put knickers on bella whilst she is in the house?

PAH open at 10am tomorrow and definitely sell Drontal Plus. Yes, it's perfectly safe, but you will need her weight to work out how many tablets to give her. Will be fine to put knickers on her tonight, but definitely get down to PAH first thing. Poor girly!

is there not a supermarket open? yes drontal is safe the vet gives it to me. Iv not heard of any unsafe wormers, some are just better than others. If the worms are falling out of her bum it sounds like she has a bad infestation. I wouldnt put knickers on her i dont like the idea of the worms against her skin, better in than out. Also i would wash her bedding on a boil wash aswell.

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Do you normally worm your dog? Every three months is recommended with a decent wormer like Drontal Plus or Milbemax.

bella has been living with a friend for the past 6 months as i could not have her living with me, as far as i was aware she has been kept healthy in terms of fleas and worms, although now i beg to differ.... right now i feel like an extremely irresponsible dog owner and feel sorry for my poor puppy. i will get her to pets at home in the morning and then hopefully i will be able to get her weighed there too

Drontal Plus is, I seem to remember, 1 tablet per 10kg bodyweight, so as long as you have a rough idea it will be fine. If you can get her weighed there, that's good, but if not go for the upper tablet dose, as she has a current infestation. For example, if she was 30kg she would need 3 tablets of Drontal Plus.

Don't feel bad - it's uncomfortable for her but won't harm her short-term. I would just make sure she has wormer every 3 months from now on.