{"id":711828,"date":"2010-04-08T10:22:51","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T14:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askthevet.smartpak.com\/?p=776"},"modified":"2010-04-08T10:22:51","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T14:22:51","slug":"using-horse-dewormer-in-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/711828","title":{"rendered":"Using Horse Dewormer in Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, I was told by a shi-tzu breeder that it would be ok to give my shi-tzu’s liqui-care p. for worms. I know this stuff is for horses, is this ok or not? Thank you. CO, Michigan<\/em><\/p>\n

Dear CO,<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a fan of my Ask the Vet blog, then you know I\u2019m not a fan of giving dogs products made for horses and vice versa. So the short answer to your question is: no, giving your shih tzu a horse dewormer is NOT okay.<\/p>\n

The long answer is that horse dewormers are way more concentrated than dog dewormers. The product you specifically mentioned, Liqui-Care P, is designed to be given at a rate of 6ml per every 100lbs body weight. For a 1,000 pound horse, that\u2019s 60mls, easily doable with a large syringe. But for a 10lb Shih Tzu, that\u2019s only 0.6ml, a small amount to have to be sure to measure correctly. And since this particular dewormer is a suspension\u2014meaning it has to be shaken or stirred first because it has a tendency to separate\u2014you have to be that much more careful when it comes to measuring.<\/p>\n

My advice is to stick with a product specifically made for dogs and puppies. Most of the canine dewormers that contain the same active ingredient\u2014pyrantel pamoate\u2014are designed to be given at a rate of 5ml (one full teaspoon) per every 10lbs of body weight, a convenient amount to give to a small dog.<\/p>\n

One other thing to think about: since pyrantel pamoate controls the roundworms Toxocara and Toxascaris and as well as the hookworms Ancylostoma and Uncinaria, why not use a heartworm preventative like Heartgard Plus <\/a>or Tri-Heart Plus which not only controls these parasites but also heartworm, a much more deadly threat?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello, I was told by a shi-tzu breeder that it would be ok to give my shi-tzu’s liqui-care p. for worms. I know this stuff is for horses, is this ok or not? Thank you. CO, Michigan Dear CO, If you\u2019re a fan of my Ask the Vet blog, then you know I\u2019m not a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":387,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-711828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2Zb6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/387"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711828\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}