Puppies are born with roundworm infestation...(90%, according to University of California Davis). At two weeks the roundworms start migrating. At 3 - 4 weeks they migrate to lungs,(pneumonia) stomach,(vomiting them up, inhaling them, pneumonia) eyes, (potential blindness) and other organs, before making their way back to the intestines. Recommended protocol is to worm with Pyrantal Pamoate at two weeks, and once a week thereafter until two months, and then every two weeks until 3 months old, when a natural immunity manifests itself. After that, once a month. Allowing puppies to go unwormed past two weeks is very dangerous, and is a frequent cause of roundworm pneumonia, which is usually fatal in puppies. A friend recently waited until 4 weeks to worm her pups, (Maltese), I told her to worm them immediately. They were FULL of huge roundworms, and these pups weighed like 3 lbs. She was lucky the worms had not killed them. I was advised at my first litter to worm at 4 weeks, and I lost two pups to roundworm pneumonia before they were ever wormed. Please, list, start worming your puppies at two weeks, and once a week thereafter. When puppies die for seemingly no reason, worms are sometimes the reason. Besides all the other horrors, starvation is also a very possible reason. Syd In a message dated 6/5/2008 9:56:19 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Lacy340@xxxxxxx writes: when do you start worming pups. Mine are 4 weeks old and on Formula, Raw hamburger and rice cereal and a little water to wash it down. **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================