Deworming in Grant Park, Atlanta, From Your Local Vet

Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care - Grant Park is a vet in Grant Park, Atlanta, that deworms puppies, kittens and grown dogs and cats. Most young pets carry roundworms or hookworms from birth, so the vet starts deworming at the first visits and repeats it on a schedule. Adult pets get a dewormer when a stool test finds worms, or a monthly product that keeps them clear.

Call (470) 256-0274 or book a deworming visit online.

Which worms do pets in Atlanta pick up?

Georgia's mild winters let parasites stay active almost all year. The ones the vet looks for most are:

• Roundworms: passed from mother to puppy or kitten before birth or through milk. They look like spaghetti in stool or vomit.

• Hookworms: live in warm, moist soil. Larvae can get in through a dog's paw pads, and they feed on blood, so a heavy load can make a young pet weak and pale.

• Whipworms: a dog problem. Eggs last in soil for years, so a yard or park patch can keep reinfecting a dog.

• Tapeworms: come from swallowing a flea, or from hunting mice and lizards. You may see small, rice-like bits near the tail.

• Giardia: a one-celled parasite, not a worm, that spreads through water and stool and causes soft, smelly diarrhea.

Some of these can also infect people, mostly children who play in soil. Picking up after your dog and washing hands after yard work go a long way.

How often should my puppy or kitten be dewormed?

Young pets are dewormed every two to three weeks at their early visits, often on the same day as their shots, and then the vet moves them to a monthly plan. Kittens get this more than any other age group. Across Petfolk from October 2025 to September 2026, about 21% of kitten wellness visits included a dewormer, compared with about 14% of puppy visits.

See the puppy vaccine schedule and kitten vaccine schedule to plan those visits together.

Do adult dogs and cats still need it?

Yes, but usually through prevention, not a dewormer every few weeks. Many monthly heartworm products also treat common intestinal worms. The vet will check what your pet takes now and tell you which worms it covers and which it does not. A yearly stool test catches anything the monthly dose misses.

Pets who hunt, eat grass, swim in creeks or visit busy dog spots like Walker Park on Memorial Terrace SE pick up more. City of Atlanta rules ask everyone to clean up after their pets in parks, which helps every dog who walks there after yours.

Clues that point to worms

Many pets with worms look fine, which is why stool tests matter. When signs show up, they often include a pot belly in a puppy or kitten, soft stool or mucus, scooting, a dull coat, weight loss even with a good appetite, or worms in vomit. Bring a photo if you see something odd in the yard.

The deworming visit

The vet weighs your pet, because dewormer doses go by weight. If you have a fresh stool sample from the last 12 hours, bring it in a sealed bag. The vet may run a fecal test first to see which parasite is there, since no single dewormer kills them all. Most dewormers are a chewable tablet or a liquid by mouth. Gentle, Fear Free handling keeps the visit short and calm, even for a squirmy puppy.

You'll get an estimate before any test or treatment. The final bill can differ if the plan changes during the visit.

After the dose

Seeing dead worms in stool for a day or two is normal. A second dose two to three weeks later catches worms that hatched after the first one. If your pet vomits within an hour of the tablet, call, because the dose may need to be repeated.

When worms become urgent

Call right away if a puppy or kitten has a swollen belly, pale gums, bloody or black stool, or will not eat. A very young pet with a heavy hookworm load can lose blood quickly. If your pet collapses or cannot stand, go to a 24-hour emergency hospital. MedVet Atlanta on Century Circle NE is one that sees pets without an appointment.

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