Ask A Vet Question of the Month Winner

The winner of May's Ask A Vet feature on BudgetPetCare.com has been announced - congratulations go to Judy Thompson who asked:

A rep from frontline told me that you could use a small dog supply and and divide it 3 ways to use on three cats. He said it would not hurt and be less expensive and we could keep all our cats protected. Is this true and what size would I use to get the right amount. These cats are inside cats.

Our in-house vet answered:

Frontline Plus has the same ingredients for cats and dogs but the quantity is different between the two species. Both products, Frontline for cats and Frontline for Dogs, have fipronil and S-methoprene as their active ingredients. As you probably know fipronil is a powerful insecticide which will kill all fleas and ticks, and S-methoprene is a growth hormone regulator...

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Pet Med Spotlight - Canex for dogs

Canex Multispectrum Allwormer for dogs, manufactured by Pfizer, is a medication in the form of a tablet given to dogs to control gastrointestinal worms, such as roundworm, hookworm, whipworm and tapeworm.

Given to dogs, puppies and lactating or pregnant dogs, Canex treats a wide range of worms (not including heartworm), and is sold as an appetizing meaty cube, chew or tablet that dogs love to eat.

Directions of use for Canex

Before giving your dog Canex Allwormer, they should be weighed so that the correct dosage can be given. A single Canex tablet will treat a 10kg dog. Fasting prior to the giving the dose is not necessary - tablets are palatable and easily administered to your dog or puppy whole or crushed and sprinkled onto its food.

When treating worms, ensure that all pets in the household are treated at the same time.

For puppies up to 12 weeks of age, commence treatment at two weeks of age. A dose of Canex should be given at 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks of age. For older dogs over 12 weeks of age, give a dose every three months. More frequent treatment may be required for dogs and puppies that live in close confinement to other dogs, or where humid weather conditions prevail.

Spectrum of activity:

Roundworm:

Toxocara canis.

Toxascaris leonina

Hookworm:

Ancylostoma caninum

Ancylostoma braziliense

Whipworm:

Trichuris vulpis.

Tapeworm:

Echinococcus granulosus

E. multilocularis

Dipylidium caninum

Taenia ovis, Taenia pisiformis, Taenia hydatigena.

Canex active ingredients

Canex Multispectrum Allwormer contains the following active ingredients - Praziquantel, Oxantel and Pyrantel Embonate.

How to buy Canex For Dogs

At BudgetPetCare.com we are delighted to offer an additional 5% discount when buying Canex For Dogs. Just use the coupon code BPC50 in your shopping cart when checking out. Prices start from just $8.29 for a 20ml pack of Multispectrumn Wormer Puppy Suspension.