Showing posts with label hookworm. Show all posts
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Monday, 10 May 2010

Pet Med Spotlight - Popantel for cats

Popantel for cats is a complete allwormer tablet that is used to control and treat gastrointestinal worms in cats and kittens.

Manufactured by Jurox, a major veterinary pharmaceuticals company in Australia, its active ingredient is Praziquantel 50mg.

It is available to buy to treat all species of gastrointestinal worms, including tapeworm, hookworm and roundworm.

A single tablet of Popantel will treat an 11lb (4kg) cat, and it may be combined with other treatments, especially heartworm prevention and flea/tick medication.

The Popantel treatment offers gentle but very effective control of worms.

Directions of use

Before administering a dose of Popantel, ensure that you weigh your cat before commencing treatment.  Popantel should be given to your cat or kitten as a single dose orally on an empty stomach.

Kittens and cats that weigh less than 5lbs should be given half a tablet.  The tablet is scored in quarters to ensure accurate doses can be given to small cats and kittens.

Administer the dose every two weeks from two weeks old until the age of 12 weeks, then monthly after three months until six months, then every three months when your cat reaches adulthood.

Popantel Side Effects

Side effects for Popantel are rare when the correct dose is given to your cat or kitten, and has been approved for kittens, pregnant and lactating cats.

Where Can I Buy Popantel?

Popantel Allwormer Tablets for Cats can be bought at discount prices from our online store at budgetpetcare.com for as little as $3.67 per tablet.  Our sale is now on, meaning that you can save an extra 5% on all products - use the coupon code BPC50 when you buy Popantel for Cats.

Tuesday, 4 May 2010

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.