There is no worming treatment that is 100 % effective, and they also don't
kill immature worms that are developing in your dog's body.
Praziquantel does not
kill immature worms.
Not exact matches
Since none of these treatments will
kill the
immature forms of the
worm or the migrating larvae, at least two or three treatments are needed.
Once the
immature parasites have been treated, the adult
worms are
killed with a series of two or three treatments of a
worm -
killing poison called melarsomine dihydrochloride.
Getting rid of the parasite includes elimination of the adult
worms and
killing the
immature microfilariae.
The goal is to first stabilize your dog if he is showing signs of disease, then
kill all adult and
immature worms while keeping the side effects of treatment to a minimum.