thin beagle

[Cliff n.]

i have two males that are brothers around 3 1/2years old,,,seams lately i can not keep weight on them..ribs show, hair on back stands up,back bony,today they ate a little slower been throwing more food to them..been feeding high protein joy dog food..even tried show time..they are on panacur/ ivomec....but cant keep weight on them?????
any help would be nice
thanks cliff

[mike crabtree]

What kind of doghouse are they in?? They could be using all the food energy keeping warm.

[Cliff n.]

i do keep them in plastic barrels with leaves, straw,cedar chips,mixed......and they are on the ground.?

[Spruce Ridge Beagler]

I use a powdered milk replacer daily when I want to fatten a dog up, tractor supply here in Mi sells several good ones, usually about 24 on the fat and protien. A raw egg and some cooked fatty hamburger once in a while helps too.

[mike crabtree]

A plastic barrel is awful big for 1 beagle.Especially if the door hole is very big and uncovered. A barrel is big enuff for 3 beagles in the winter. My boxes are 22 inches on the inside, and when it gets in the teens or colder I still double my dogs up.

Where is Beaverdam VA ?

[Plowboy]

In my experiance, hair up on back & won't keep on weight, means a big ole Tape worm has setup shop in the intestines. The wormers you mentioned won't phase a Tape.

Plowboy

[Cliff n.]

Plowboy:: what is the best thing to get rid of Tapeworms?? so many product out there!!!!!

mike crabtree:: that's good info on the barrel,, Beaverdam,Va is in western Hanover county, about 15 miles off interstate 295, route 33..and 15 miles off of the Doswell, exit I-95...

TapeWorms what can i use/ without a R/X
thanks cliff

[mike crabtree]

The Panacur gets some tapes. but not the Hydatid tapes.

Paratak Plus, Canine Allwormer, or Drontal+ will get everything but heart worms.

[bigriver]

try the ppo wormer sold by chip eisenhut eisenhuy kennel supply he has adds in all the beagle books
it suspose to get rid of both tape worms