still see alive worms in tims too after worming him???

[animalmad]

Hi
wondered if anyone knows why im still seeing alive worms in Tims poo after his second worming dose

he is being treated by myself with Panacur paste, 3 small doses every 10 days.

after seeing more live worms in his poo today whist he was in the bath i gave him some extra paste on a tomato and made sure i watched him eat it all.

just wondering if this is normal

ps, tim is lively in him self and still eating well

appreciate your advice in advance

[Helen M]

Wormer does sometimes work by making the gut wall 'unpalatable' to the worms, so they simply stop eating into the gut lining. Therefore it doesn't necessarily kill them outright. If your tort has a quick transit time or the worms are near the end of the gut it is possible they will be passed out alive.

Helen xx

[Easter Bunny]

Think it's normal to see live worms during treatment. Someone did say to me on here that the panacur doesn't kill the worms it just makes the worms not want to live in the gut anymore and they come out. See what others say xx

[Box girl]

Found this on the web Panacur does kill the worms

How does Panacur work?
Panacur oral dewormer contains fenbendazole, which kills parasites by disrupting their energy metabolism.

It can take a few doses to kill them all so don't worry. If we think about it we need them to die or thye will just go back in it;s bad enough we have to wait 2 yrs for all the eggs in the area to die hence the regular worming.

[animalmad]

thanks all, I will be glad when Tim is worm free, hate knowing there inside him, urrrgggghhh