Full chocolate lab??

[staceyj]

Worms are typical in any puppy that age and often are not visible to the naked eye. A fecal flotation (stool sample) is generally required at a veterinary office to confirm types of parasites and proper medication for treatment.

 

[OkieChickenGal]

They were incubating. Usually a pup will be wormed several times before a certain age. Its been a while since I had pups, but I do remember my dog, even though she came from a reputable breeder, was wormed a good 3 times by the vet at her checkups. Its a safety measure.

Thanks! I dewormed her this morning. When should the worms fully disappear?

 

[OkieChickenGal]

She does have a lot of worms

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

Thank you both! She also told me the puppy didn't have worms... And for the past 6 days I didn't see any. But now she's got them. Why weren't they in her stools the past 6 days but they are now?

Worms are part of the puppy life...unfortunately. Pups are usually born with worms (roundworm) from the Mommy's uterus. Worming every 2 weeks from 2 weeks of age up to 8 weeks of age then another at 12 weeks. Then a maintenance every 3 months.

Take a stool sample into the vet...to determine which worm you are dealing with...there are different ones that dogs get...

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

When your pup becomes a senior citizen, he'll show a little white too. Here's my 9 year old Chocolate Goof.

 

[staceyj]

Veterinary care and follow up is essential to giving a puppy the good start that it needs in order to live a happy, healthy life.
I'd recommend setting up an appointment ASAP.
Generally in a contract that you receive when buying any purebred dog it will clearly state that you have x number of business days (usually a week or less) to have the dog examined by your veterinarian of choice and get a full bill of health.
If the DVM finds a congenital malformation in the dog such as a heart defect, blindness, joint malformation, among other things etc, you are entitled to a refund of your purchase price from the breeder and the breeder is obligated to take the dog back.
This affords you the opportunity to opt out of a bad agreement caused by unfortunate circumstances or irresponsible breeding.
That said, especially since you have voiced concerns over this puppy that suggest you have some suspicions,
I really hope you have a valid contract and seek the knowledge and expertise of a reputable veterinarian.

 

[JaeG]

Here's an extract from this page that explains how worms infect puppies even before they are born:
http://www.akc.org/content/health/articles/roundworms-in-dogs-symptoms-treatment-and-prevention/

From their mother. It’s very common for puppies to be born with roundworms, as the larvae are often transmitted from the mother just before birth or through nursing.

Here’s how this happens: The canine roundworm has unfortunately evolved a very efficient way to propagate itself. If a dog has ever had roundworms, a number of dormant (“encysted”) larvae can remain in body tissues, even if the dog was treated and the adult worms eradicated. These encysted roundworm larvae can remain dormant for the rest of the dog’s life—unless the dog is a female and becomes pregnant, at which time the larvae reactivate and are then passed to her puppies. The puppies can be infected either while still in the mother’s body or after they are born, through her milk. So even with a very healthy, well-cared-for mother dog and puppies, the puppies should routinely be treated for roundworms (see below), starting at a very young age. Owners of pregnant dogs should ask their vet about safe deworming treatment of the dam during pregnancy that could reduce transmission to the puppies.

Larvae that have been reactivated during the female’s pregnancy can also remain in her body and make her sick.

 

[JaeG]

All Labradors are actually white but their genes determine the distribution (or not) of the melanin across their body, as well as the intensity of the pigment (whether they are black or chocolate, or more rarely, brindled or with tan points). Residual white can pop up in any solidly coloured dog breed. There are some amazing looking golden labs with black patches all over them - very rare but very striking none the less.

If the majority of the litter was a solid chocolate colour I think you can be assured they are pure.

 

[Starlings and dogs]

she looks very small for a lab puppy