Expert: Dr. Louis N. Gotthelf - 11/9/2006

Question
i just got these puppies. their about 2-4 weeks old. i just realized that they are covered in fleas. i also have a rottweiler and a blue pitt and two cats! that may have gotten fleas from the puppies. thats a lot of flea medicine, and i don't have ANY  money. what could i do that is REALLY cheap and works good? also one pup likes to drag her butt on the carpet. could this mean that she has worms? if she has worms, doesn't that mean her sister would have them too? what are some of the main causes of death in puppies that i should watch out for?  

Answer
If you cannot afford your pets, you may think about thinning out your herd.

Puppies with fleas can get very anemic very quickly.  Fleas are voracious blood suckers.  So get some flea spray for pupppies and wrap them in a towel for 5 minutes after spraying them. Fleas transmit tapeworms, which can crawl around on the butt.