I'm a little late with this post as the pups had their first worming treatment last Wednesday (just over 2 weeks old). I bundled all the pups (took two plastic crates this time) and Jess into the car and off to the vets where the vet nurse weighed them all (weights ranged from 1.27kg to 1.68kg) and showed me how to give them the Drontal puppy worming treatment. The bottle came with a 5ml syringe that you use to draw off 1ml per 1kg of body weight and then cradling the pup inject slowly it into the side of their mouths. The poor little guys weren't terribly impressed - the first small squirt was fine then once they got the taste of it on their tongues they kept trying to spit it out ! Pink coloured saliva ended up everywhere - I'm glad that the nurse showed me her doing the first pup otherwise I would have thought I was doing a terrible job. The nurse did one, I did two more while there and then did the rest once I got back home. Taking 9 pups along to the vets turns you into somewhat of a minor celebrity ! While I was there every 5 minutes it seemed someone else was knocking on the door to have a look at the puppies :) Great service from Oak Tree Vets - I was there at least 30 min and there was no charge :) Cost of the Drontal puppy was £24 for 100ml - I'm not sure if I'll need another one but I will get the next one off the internet and save a few pounds.
Cost : £24
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