The American Beagler Forum

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

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

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

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.

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 ?

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

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

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

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

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