Is coconut oil an effective home remedy for puppy intestinal worms?

Unfortunately, there are no home remedies for worms in puppies. She will need a deworming treatment for her worms, and you can get one OTC from your vet's clinic (you don't need an exam) or from the pet store. I recommend giving Zura Panacur.

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. There are no effective home remedies against worms. You should get a worming tablet for Munggol as soon as possible. Many of these medications are sold over-the-counter on the internet, in pet shops and in pharmacies. Even if your local vet is closed, you should be able to buy the de-worming medication for him. Also, you can start giving him baby probiotic with each meal - that should help the diarrhea. Once your vet is open again, please, take Munggol in for vaccination.

I am currently working in Belize and we have many other dewormers. Do you not have any veterinarians near you? A better dewormer would be pyrantel pamoate. You cannot get a 2g Ivermectin tablet into a small enough dose for a 1.4kg puppy. Don't even try as you will kill her.

Mange is caused by burrowing mites which are not affected by coconut oil. The mange shampoo may help but there is a much easier way of getting rid of mange mites. Your vet can give your dog an ivermectin injection, you could get "Revolution" flea preventive (this is also licensed for mite treatment and very effective) or you can give your dog the Bravecto flea treatment, which also, and very effectively, kills mange mites.

Intestinal worms need to be killed. There is no alternative or natural remedy that kills worms. The easiest and safest way to do that is to use a worming medication that does exactly that. If dosed properly according to the weight of the animal, worming medications will only affect the worms and will not affect the animal. There are some exceptions: Ivermectin should not be used in collies and other dogs with MDR1 defect. However, there are many safe alternatives to ivermectin and in general all other wormers are safe and effective.

Sardines will not deworm a puppy. You could try an over the counter broad spectrum dewormer from a pet store. It will treat most parasites but not all so it would be best to have a stool sample tested for parasites to make sure an additional dewormer isn't needed.

This would depend on the types of intestinal parasites diagnosed. In general, Strongid (pyrantel pamoate) and Panacur (fenbendazole) are two of the most common dewormers used in puppies. Discuss an appropriate dose with your veterinarian before deworming the litter. It will likely need to be repeated in 2 and 4 weeks.