My question is do you think my dog has worms, and if not, what do you think is wrong with her. Some information includes:
She is a mutt
About 2 years old (not really sure though, we picked her up off the street a year ago)
Yesterday I noticed she was abnormally skinny for her average size.
She is always hungry
She has 9 puppies almost 4 weeks old
She gets fed twice a day, morning and night, one cup of dog food each time (By cup I mean the red plastic drinking cups made my dixie probably 16 or 18 oz.)
She has always been fed this amount of food and has never had this problem before.

If this sounds like worms then please tell me the best medicine to use to get rid of them.
Thanks so much for your help!

This morning I took my 7 week old malamute puppy out of her crate, instantly she pooped huge long spaghetti worms about 40, ranging from about an inch to about 5. I looked up everything on line, grabbed a sample of the worms, found medicine, administered it, washed/disinfected/vacuumed everything in/around the house. I gave the medicine to her about 2 hours ago. Shes very lethargic and eating a bit and drinking a bit. Anybody have any roundworm experience in their puppies? Please tell me what else I can do? How long until this medicine works?

Since the moment my neighbor got his dog I looked after her frequently without being asked. I am an animal lover and have 3 dogs and 2 cats of my own that are well cared for. My neighbor got this dalmation from his sister about 8 yrs ago. She had him promise that he would take good care of her since he had a history of neglecting pets. Over the past 8 yrs the dog has been neglected repeatedly. There was a dog house with the front missing and no appropriate shelter in their yard. I had gotten a Little Tike’s playhouse a few winters ago and set it up for shelter. I would go and get loose hay from the feed store to make it warmer. This dog had a litter of puppies about 5 years ago so she did have some company to play with, because they kept 1 of the litter. Often this man and his daughter would not be home after work until very late in the evening. I would go over and give the dogs water and food in the evening. I can not recall ever seeing this man or daughter outside in the yard with their dogs. I did not check on a daily basis and the dogs were not frail and thin so I know they have been feeding them. Last week I noticed the dalmation was looking very sickly. She was thin except for a swollen abdomen. She could barely stand up. Knowing that their needs were usually not being met by their owners I got a worming pill and gave it to the dogs. I treated both of them. I checked 3 days later and she was able to stand and come to get petted on her head for a while. I notified my neighbor that night that I had treated his animals. He expressed anger because
I had not asked first, and he thought his daughter was taking care of her. Knowing their history of ignoring these dogs I felt it was unlikely she had done anything. I did not go and check on her again and had not seen her in 3 days. Last night the daugher called me to say the dog had died and she was quite ugly to me. She blames me for giving this dog medicine. I feel horrible and very sad, but thought I was doing the right thing at the moment. I simply told her "that what I did had not killed the dog, but what they did not do was the cause". I wish I had an autopsy report to support my feelings. If they were good animal owners they would have taken her to a vet for care. The end result would have most likely been the same, however, in hindsite I wish I could have done more. Perhaps her suffering would not have been prolonged. What do you think about this situation? I am trying not to feel guilty.
Wish I would have called animal control the first day I saw her in that condition. She was standing in the backyard and fell over when the other dog jumped playfully on her. When their cat was ran over a few months ago I took her in for 00 worth of treatment. I paid the bill in full and never expected to get a penny in return. Brought her home and they promised to keep her inside. They did for almost a full day before she was kicked out because "he doesn’t really like her". Thank you for all the comments. I am a medical professional, and not just a busy body neighbor. The hertz worming pill would not have had this result 8 days later. It was a dose for less than half her body weight. I have consulted with a vet and he suspects the paracites were beyond control when I first noticed her and that is the most likely cause of death. I made an error in judgment and while my intentions were good I did the wrong thing.

They had round worms and i gave them some liquid NEMEX wormer and i dont see anymore of those worms, but now, i have got all the fleas off and they have tape worms…These were homeless puppies…HELP!!

I have two boxer-pit puppies that are almost 5 months old. They are inside for the week because of all the snow…But I’ve noticed that when they are asleep they breathe really, really fast. Why do they do this?

They have tape worms (on treatment for it), if that means anything. But I don’t think it’s the meds or the worms. They come inside every night and they always breathe like that since I got them (at 2 months old)…

I have two other older, smaller dogs and they don’t breathe like that…