Well, after reading all these posts I assume that i'm supposed to be giving worm medicine on a regular basis. I've only had beagles for a little over a year.I have given them worm medicine a couple of times. Just some that I bought at wally world and I don't remember now what kind it was. Would someone please tell me what to do and please forgive my ignorance on this matter.
Especially living in the south, most people give their dogs heartworm preventative once a month.
If you only have a few dogs you can get a pill from your vet.
If you have a lot of dogs you can buy a bottle of Ivomec Cattle Wormer and give your dog 1/10 cc per 10 lbs of weight. For a 20 lb beagle, youd give 2/10, 30 lb 3/10, etc. Keep in mind that is tenths of a cc, not a full cc.
Apparently it burns or tastes bad and most dogs dont like the taste so I usually get whatever we have in the refrigerator at the time (tea, orange juice, apple juice or whatever) and after I pull the correct dosage into the syringe Ill put some of the juice, tea, etc. in it.
Open the dogs mouth and squirt it toward the back of the mouth, then hold their head up a little bit and pet em till your sure they swallowed it.
Some people might have a totally different way but thats how I do it.