Good day. Now, with a shudder, I remember those minutes when my heart just blew over my cat.
First, she picked up a flea somewhere. But it was not so bad. A little later, she also appeared worms.
She flatly refused to use special pills with food, there was no possibility to bring them to the veterinarian. By the way, I discovered another tool that helped get rid of the problem. Want to know which flea and worm drops for cats are the most effective? Then read on.
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Should I use flea and worm drops for cats?
Parasites in animals, most often, are of two types. These are skin parasites - fleas that live on the skin of a cat or dog, in its hair. Internal parasites are also common - worms that multiply in the body and whose symptoms are not so noticeable.
An example of such a drug are flea and worm drops for cats.
Symptoms of worm infection
The remedy for worms for cats is quite toxic (when it comes to tablets, pastes or drops). Therefore, it is prescribed only when the presence of invasion is proven.
Perform fecal analysis is necessary in the following cases:
- The animal has a significantly reduced appetite or an aversion to previously beloved types of food;
- Periodically, slight vomiting is observed;
- Significant weight loss associated with loss of appetite;
- The animal quickly gets tired, drowsiness increases, interest in games decreases;
- Stool disorders - both diarrhea and constipation;
- Pain in the abdomen - the cat seeks to lie in such a way as to restrict access to the abdomen, reacts aggressively to attempts to touch the abdomen;
- Bloating is especially noticeable in kittens, and the younger the kitten, the more pronounced the symptom may be;
- Flatulence.
However, these symptoms are expressed only with intestinal localization of parasites. If the invasion is localized in other internal organs, then the symptoms will be different.
The animal is lethargic, depressed, the hair does not shine and falls out. Observing such a condition in an animal, even veterinarians sometimes do not realize that it is necessary for him to prescribe drops at the withers of worms.
Symptoms of flea infection
A flea remedy for cats should be used when the symptoms of this infection are manifested. Drops on the withers of fleas are not too toxic and can be used regularly to prevent infection by parasites.
However, if the animal is constantly living at home and does not come into contact with infected animals, then this is not necessary.
Drops at the withers for cats should be used with the following signs of infection of the animal:
- Frequent itching, sometimes in the same area, sometimes in different areas;
- The animal is irritable;
- The sleep is disturbed, sometimes the cat wakes up in order to scratch himself or begin to actively lick;
- The coat is getting dull;
- There is a tendency to hair loss, the animal is covered with accumulations of fluff that appear after combing one or another site;
- If immediately after the animal scratched itself, part the hair in this area to the sides and wait a bit, you can see a flea on the skin;
- On the body of the owners of the animal bites appear, usually arising at night.
The most reliable way to determine if drops against fleas is necessary for cats is to wash the animal. In the process of washing, you must carefully look at the water, as insects can appear in it. After washing the pet, you can wrap it in a towel and then inspect the towel - sometimes parasites remain on it.
It is important to remember that flea remedies for dogs are not suitable for cats. Universal remedies suitable for both species can be used, but they are less effective than a specialized flea remedy for dogs or cats.
Preparations for fleas and worms
Universal drip medicines for worms for kittens are produced by different manufacturers. These are mainly expensive foreign products. The most popular are the following:
- Drops for cats Profender, made in Germany, are of high quality and efficiency compared to peers. At the same time, the drug is relatively inexpensive - about 350 rubles;
- The medicine for fleas and worms for kittens Stronghold costs about 700 rubles. It is made in the USA. The only drug of all similar ones that acts not only on adult worms, but also on their larvae;
- Prazitsid complex - the most economical and ineffective universal drip preparation for cats from worms and fleas;
- Spot-on leopard - drops from worms for cats, which also help get rid of the ear tick, which also often affects walking cats;
- Inspector - Total - effective drops from worms for adult cats. They are limited to use on animals weighing less than 4 kg, that is, it is impossible to treat a kitten from fleas with this tool.
Veterinarians rarely prescribe such complex preparations. Most specialists adhere to multicomponent prophylactic therapy for cats.
Treatment
To process a kitten with a preparation for worms and ticks, released in this form, is quite simple. It is necessary to apply a few drops to a place inaccessible to licking. That is why such preparations are more convenient to apply to the withers for cats.
There the animal will not be able to lick it or erase it with its paw. The required amount of the drug in drops for the quality treatment of the kitten from fleas and worms is indicated in the instructions. It can vary depending on the size of the animal, its state of health and age.
In order for the treatment of kittens from fleas and ticks to be of high quality, it is necessary to spread the hair and apply the drug pointwise to prevent infection on the skin. At the same time, it is advisable not to apply a tool to the wool for its best absorption.
Complete with each drug of this type from worms and fleas comes instructions and a pipette.Dosing must be taken very carefully, since these medicines for flea and worm kittens are toxic and overdosing with them can cause severe poisoning in the animal.
Particularly careful should be the owners when moving from one drug to another. Different drops for cats from worms and fleas contain different amounts of active substance. Therefore, the dosage may vary depending on the manufacturer.
Efficiency
The question of whether drops from fleas and worms are effective for kittens remains an open question. There is evidence of their effectiveness and positive feedback on their use.
However, such flea remedies for cats are good as a means of preventing infection. They do not allow fleas to breed in the hair of an animal. But even for prevention, such a tool can be ineffective if the cat walks on the street.
For such cats, it is recommended to use a collar soaked with a flea and tick composition.
Universal drops for cats from parasites for the prevention of worms are also not too suitable. The remedy for worms for cats at the withers in some cases can prevent infection when its probability is small.
Even less suitable for treatment. In most cases, a pet is diagnosed with helminthic invasion when it has already become widespread.
In this case, more thorough treatment with significant dosages of anthelmintic agents is required. Such dosages can be provided only by an oral medicine for internal parasites (parasite tablets, suspensions, pastes).
Nevertheless, a tick and tick flea remedy for cats can be a good prophylaxis for domestic cats (those that do not walk outside and do not come into contact with infected animals). They can prevent the development of invasion if the amount of the pathogen is small.
Need reliable protection of the animal from fleas and worms?
Drops at the withers IN-AP complex is a modern drug against external and internal parasites at the same time.
Where does the pet get parasites?
The health of pets, cats and dogs depends on many factors. Its maintenance is a process that requires a competent, integrated approach. The problem of infection of pets with external and internal parasites is relevant in any season.
Its exacerbation is observed in the spring-autumn period, since fleas and ticks are most active at this time. Parasitic diseases are caused by helminths, insects, protozoa and arachnids (ticks).
Among the main ways of infection with them:
- Alimentary way. Parasites enter the animal’s mouth with food and water;
- Contact path. When communicating a healthy animal with a patient or through care accessories;
- Intrauterine route. A future kitten or puppy becomes infected in the mother’s uterus during pregnancy;
- Through the bites of blood-sucking arthropods.
Eggs and larvae can be found in soil, grass, litter, water from puddles. Various invertebrate animals can also be carriers of parasitic worm larvae.
Thus, the likelihood of a pet becoming infected with various types of external and internal parasites is very high, even if he never leaves the walls of his house. The most common parasites in cats and dogs are helminths (round and ribbon), fleas, ticks, lice eaters and lice.
Types of helminthiases (worm infections)
Cestodoses are a number of diseases caused by tapeworms (cestodes).These parasites live in the small intestine and can cause serious harm to the body of a cat or dog. The length of an adult worm can reach several meters.
Infection with worms, or invasion, causes an upset digestive system, weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, constipation, the animal may have an elastic, bloated abdomen and poor coat condition. In some cases, with severe invasion, the death of a pet is possible.
Moreover, pets have helminthiases in common with humans, therefore, infection of an animal with helminths can be dangerous for the owner. Symptoms of worms in pets can vary depending on the type and degree of invasion.
External parasites in cats and dogs
Fleas are common external parasites. The infected animal is constantly itchy from their bites. Redness, sores, scratches occur on the skin of the pet. Many cats and dogs are sensitive to flea bites, they comb the affected areas, which can cause bald spots on the body of animals.
An animal can become infected with lice very easily, these ectoparasites are dangerous not only for pets, but also for their owners. It is difficult to notice lice with the naked eye, since they tend to gradually change the color tone of some parts of the body to the color of the coat and skin of the animal.
Lice-eaters are small insects that can inhabit both the body of cats and the body of dogs. A pet can become infected with water-eating by contact with a sick animal, kittens and puppies can "pick up" this disease from the mother.
Prevention and treatment
It is easier to prevent the disease than to treat the infection of animals with parasites. Therefore, the owner of a cat or dog should pay special attention to preventive measures. These measures will be most effective when implemented comprehensively.
Among the main measures for the prevention of infection by external and internal parasites can be identified:
- Compliance with the rules of feeding, care and maintenance of animals;
- Prevention of contact of domestic cats and dogs with carriers, intermediate hosts of parasites (fleas, mosquitoes and others);
- Processing accessories for animal care.
If you still find parasites in the hair or feces of the animal, you must immediately begin treatment. Some pet owners believe that if the pet’s feces contain fragments of worms or whole worms, then they are completely out of the body and the animal is healthy. However, this is completely wrong.
What to do if a pet refuses to take an anthelmintic for cats and dogs? A unique solution - drops at the withers of the IN-AP complex.
When giving a drug to a cat or dog, owners may encounter various problems. The main ones are the refusal to take the drug by the pet because of the sharp, unpleasant taste and smell of anthelmintic agents for cats and dogs, especially cats, and increased salivation when giving antiparasitic drugs to the mouth.
In addition, preparations against fleas and worms have a high total cost and are contraindicated for joint use. The interval between taking drugs against external and internal parasites should be at least 10 days.How to cope with these difficulties to the owner of the animal?
The research and development enterprise "Astrafarm" offers its own way out of this situation.
The company's specialists have developed a highly effective drug that can be successfully used to destroy external and internal parasites - drops for cats and dogs from fleas and worms IN-AP complex.
IN-AP complex solves infection problems
Fleas and all kinds of ticks. This is the only comprehensive tool that simultaneously destroys fleas and ixodid ticks. Drops for dogs and cats IN-AP complex destroy external parasites at all stages of development;
round and tape helminths, including larvae of dirofilariae.
The remedy for fleas and ticks has a convenient form of application - drops on the withers. Moreover, the use of several types of drugs from internal and external parasites is not required. The owner of the animal disappears the need to choose and purchase two or three different drugs and higher costs for their purchase.
IN-AP complex has the longest period of protective action - up to 50 days. Compared with domestic drugs, it has less toxicity due to the use of modern, safe active substances that undergo deep cleaning.
The assortment is presented with drops for cats and dogs of various weight groups, which ensures ease of use and dosage.
Efficiency and action:
- Protects your cat from ecto- and endoparasites located at all stages of development;
- The only comprehensive preparation of domestic production that can affect microfilariae;
- It has the longest protective effect - from 6 to 7 weeks.
Security:
- It does not have a toxic, skin-irritating and allergenic effect on the body of your cat;
- Side effects and complications during use are absent.
Ease of use:
- It is applied to the withers of the cat and protects the animal simultaneously from ecto- and endoparasites;
- Has a convenient form of release - drops;
- Does not scare the animal away with its smell, does not leave greasy spots on the cat's hair;
- In the package of the drug IN-AP complex there is an instruction with a complete and clear description of its use.
Operating principle
After applying the drug to the skin, aversectin C1 is gradually distributed over the coat and surface of the animal’s skin, exerting contact insecticide and acaricidal action in places where parasites are located (on the skin, in the hair follicles and sebaceous glands), and after absorption, a long-term systemic nematodicidal and insect-acaricidal action.
Fipronil, accumulating in the epidermis, hair follicles and sebaceous glands, has a long contact insectoacaricidal effect, causing impaired transmission of nerve impulses, which leads to paralysis of the muscular system and death of insects and ticks.
Praziquantel is easily absorbed through the skin, enters the bloodstream, organs and tissues, including the intestines, where it has a cestodocidal effect, based on increasing the permeability of the parasite's cell membranes for calcium ions, which leads to disruption of neuromuscular innervation, paralysis and death of helminths, facilitates their removal from the gastrointestinal tract.
Composition. The composition of the IN-AP complex includes: aversectin C1, fipronil, praziquantel.
Contraindicated in individuals suffering from or recovering from infectious diseases. It is not used simultaneously with other antiparasitic drugs.
Drops on the withers of Vitomax Platinum for cats
Drops on the withers of Vitomax Platinum for cats weighing from 4 to 8 kg - a veterinary preparation of a spot application (Spot-on preparation). Vitomax Platinum - a new series of drops on the withers for cats. Antiparasitic drug is used for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes.
Thanks to the combined combination of fipronil and ivermectin, droplets destroy fleas, ticks, lice, lice eaters and endoparasites at different stages of development.
Used substances: Fipronil (fipronil) the most used substance in a relatively new group of production of synthetic insecticides. Mode of Action: Paralysis of parasites.
Usage: Fipronil is widely used as an external insecticide for cats and dogs to get rid of fleas and ticks. Fipronil, mixed with oily solvents, is collected in the follicles of the wool, from where it is gradually released.
Safety: Together with other components, some pets may experience temporary sensitivity at the application site.
Ivermectin is rapidly absorbed and distributed in the organs and tissues of the animal, providing a parasiticidal effect for 10-14 days. It is excreted in the urine and bile, in lactating animals also with milk.
Composition: 1 ml of the drug contains active ingredients:
- fipronil - 100 mg;
- ivermectin - 15 mg.
Indications for use: Drops on the withers of Vitomax Platinum are used for the prevention and treatment of animals affected by fleas (Ctenocephalides spp.), Scabies mites (Otodectes cynotis, Notoedres cati, Sarcoptes canis), ticks of the genus Demodex and Ixodes; with intestinal nematodoses, prevention of dirofilariasis (effective against L3 and L4 larvae of the Dirofilaria immitis stage).
The drug is applied externally, applied directly to the skin in the withers and along the spine.
After a single treatment, the protection of the animal from ectoparasites and endoparasites continues for 1.5-2 months. For preventive purposes, animals are treated every 1.5-2 months. With scabies and demodicosis, the treatment is carried out 2-3 times with an interval of 8-10 days.
Contraindications:
- Not applicable to sick, depleted and weakened animals.
- Not applicable to animals up to 12 weeks old.
- It is not used in animals sensitive to fipronil, ivermectin or other components of the drug.
- Not applicable to cats during lactation and pregnancy.
Release form: Polymeric ampoules-droppers or bottles-pipettes of 1 ml. Secondary packaging - cardboard box.
How to choose a remedy for parasites for cats?
Even if your cat has never gone outside the apartment, you can not be one hundred percent sure that she has no parasites. Parasitic diseases do not depend on the animal’s lifestyle, and therefore parasitic drugs are relevant for all cats without exception.
Effective parasite remedies are those drugs that should be in your veterinary medicine cabinet. These drugs can be prescribed for prophylactic or therapeutic purposes.
There are highly specialized drugs - intended for the treatment and prevention of either fleas and ticks, or affecting only worms, and complex, which eliminate several problems at once.
Remedies for parasites are available in the form of drops, sprays or tablets.
Highly specialized drugs:
- Advantage drops - from external parasites (fleas);
- Frontline - from external parasites (fleas, ticks);
- Bolfo collars and sprays - from external parasites (fleas, ticks);
- Drontal tablets - from worms;
- Pratel tablets - from worms;
- drops Profender - from worms.
Complex preparations - Advocate Drops - from all internal parasites (worms, ear tick, subcutaneous tick, microfilariae, etc.), as well as fleas.
Which drug to choose?
In the event that the timing of the measures for the prevention of various parasites does not coincide, use a drug directed against a specific type of parasite.
If prevention is carried out simultaneously, then a complex drug, such as Advocate, is best suited - it is used as a preventive treatment against fleas and worms, as well as for the treatment of various diseases caused by ticks.
Before vaccination and viscous prevention of worms and fleas is carried out without fail.
The drugs are used according to the instructions: drops - once every 3 weeks, tablets - once every 3 months. Drops are applied to the withers and are selected depending on the weight of the cat.
The cat will have to give pills forcibly to the root of the tongue, as the cat is quite picky and will not eat a pill wrapped in a treat. The dosage of tablets may be different, it is written in the instructions.
In addition, the active substance of these drops interrupts the life cycle of fleas, since it affects all stages of the life of the parasite. You do not have to reprocess the cat and its litter.
Frontline Combo is a combination of two active ingredients that work together to destroy fleas at every stage of the life cycle: in just one step, Frontline Combo not only effectively destroys adults, but also prevents the development of new generations of insects in the house, protecting your pet from repeated infection.
Collars, for example, such as Bolfo, are also highly effective against fleas and ticks. This collar is able to protect your pet from fleas and ticks for a fairly decent period of time, it is waterproof and does not adversely affect the condition of the skin and coat of a cat.
A broad-spectrum anthelmintic drug Drontal for cats has been used successfully for the treatment and prevention of helminth infections worldwide.
The advantages of this drug are that its action is directed both against round and against tapeworms, in addition, there are no contraindications for its use, that is, it is indicated for kittens, pregnant and lactating cats.
Pratel - tablets from worms of a wide spectrum of action, a universal drug for cats and dogs, effective and safe.
Profender Spot-On - the first anthelmintic for cats for external use (spot-on), is applied to the withers. This is the only drug in Europe that is effective not only against mature, but also larval forms of parasites, i.e. interrupts the entire cycle of their development.
The drug is designed specifically so as not to bring stress to either the animal or the owner.Thanks to the application method makes it possible to deworm in aggressive or finicky animals.
In addition, there are analogues of well-known drugs manufactured in Russia and Ukraine (Api-San, Bars). Keep in mind that the composition of these drugs can be very similar to the more well-known imported products, but when using them, individual reactions are possible, they should be given with caution.
Remedies for fleas, ticks and worms for cats, cats, kittens
Each owner, of course, wishes health to his pet. But without special preparations, it is sometimes very difficult to achieve this.
Even if you do not let your cat out of the apartment, there is still a risk of contracting worms or fleas.
Therefore, you need a drug to prevent this infection. There are preparations for cats and kittens that protect the animal from parasites, both external and internal.
Bayer Lawyer
Bayer Advocate (Bayer Advocate) drops for cats weighing from 4 to 8 kg.
Application: For the treatment and prevention of infection with fleas (Ctenocephalidesfelis), the treatment of allergic flea dermatitis, the treatment of otodectosis (caused by Otodectescynotis), the prevention of dirofilariasis (destroys microfilaria L 3 and L 4 Dirofilariaimmitis), and the treatment of gastrointestinal and other diseases Ancylostomacati, Ancylostomatubaeforme).
Treatment and prevention of infection with fleas: Once treatment with the drug destroys and prevents infection with fleas for 4-6 weeks.
It is advisable to combine the treatment of animals with the drug Advokat ® with environmental treatment (for example, Bolfo® aerosol). In the treatment of allergic flea dermatitis, the drug should be used monthly.
Treatment of otodectosis: A single treatment is recommended. It is advisable to consult a veterinarian 30 days after treatment, as some animals require re-treatment. DO NOT apply to the ear canal.
Before prophylactic treatment, it is recommended to diagnose dirofilariasis in cats older than 6 months. If the animal has confirmed the presence of mature forms of dirofilaria, then treatment should be carried out in accordance with modern methods.
Nematodoses: A monthly treatment with Lawyer ® reduces the possibility of reinfestation with nematodes. Lawyer ® can be used as a seasonal treatment against nematodes.
Method of application: For external use. Remove the pipettes from the packaging, remove the cap, puncture the protective foil. Separate the hair in the neck area at the base of the animal’s skull so that the skin is visible.
Contraindications: Do not use kittens under the age of 9 weeks. For patients who are weakened, as well as cats weighing less than 1 kg, the drug should be used at the discretion and under the supervision of a veterinarian. Other macrocyclic lactones cannot be used during treatment.
Adverse effects: In very rare cases, short-term itching, contamination of the coat, erythema on the skin, and vomiting can occur, all of which disappear without treatment.
The drug is bitter, therefore, if the animal licks the place of application after treatment, salivation is rare in rare cases, which is not a sign of intoxication and passes after a few minutes, sometimes when licking, the manifestation of nervous phenomena that quickly pass is possible.Proper application of the drug minimizes the possibility of licking applications to animals.
Caution: The contents of the pipette should not get into the eye or mouth of the animal. Short-term contact of animals with water in 1-2 cases does not reduce the effectiveness of the drug. Frequent bathing of animals with shampoo or other immersion mixtures may reduce the effectiveness of Advokat®.
Avoid contact with eyes, mouth and skin. Do not eat, drink or smoke during treatment. Wash hands after treatment. In case of contact with skin or eyes, wash the product with soap and water, rinse with water.
If symptoms persist or the drug has been swallowed, consult a doctor and show the package insert or package. DO NOT groom, do not stroke the animal until the application site has dried.
The solvent that is part of the preparation may stain certain materials (skin, fabric, plastic, etc.), therefore, before the animal can touch these materials, allow the preparation to dry.
Release form: Pipettes of 0.4 ml and 0.8 ml, packed in a blister of 3 pieces.
Storage: In the manufacturer’s sealed packaging, in a dry place inaccessible to children and animals, separately from food and feed, at a temperature of 0 ° to 30 ° C. Shelf life: 3 years.
Drop inspector
Inspector - a comprehensive drug for internal and external parasites. Active ingredients: fipronil (10%), moxidectin (1%).
Allowed handling of pregnant and lactating cats. Kittens are allowed from the age of 7 weeks. For preventive purposes, the drug can be used monthly throughout the year.
Prazicide complex
Prazicide-Complex - a drug for combating internal and external parasites of dogs and cats.
Prazicide-Complex is prescribed for adult dogs and cats, puppies and kittens, starting from 2 months of age, for the treatment and prevention of intestinal nematodoses, cestodoses, entomoses, otodectosis, sarcoptosis, notoedrosis, demodecosis, and to protect animals from the attack of ticks.
The 1 ml prazicide complex contains praziquantel 102 mg, ivermectin 24 mg, levamisole 25 mg and thiamethoxam 35 mg as active ingredients, as well as excipients: dimethyl sulfoxide, polyethylene glycol, benzyl alcohol.
In appearance, the drug is a clear, light yellow liquid.
Shelf life subject to storage conditions is 2 years from the date of production.
It is forbidden to use the Prazicide-complex after the expiration date.
The drug is released at 0.3; 0.85; 1.0; 1.7; 2.5; 3.5 ml in polymeric tube-pipettes, individually packed in a double-sided transparent blister of polymeric material on latches, complete with instructions for use.
The drug is stored in the manufacturer’s closed packaging, in a place protected from direct sunlight, separately from food and feed, at a temperature of 2 ° C to 25 ° C.
Prazicide-complex should be stored out of the reach of children. Unused drug is disposed of in accordance with legal requirements.
Vacation conditions: without a prescription of a veterinarian.
Farm St-va: Prazitsid-complex refers to the combined antiparasitic drugs.
Ivermectin, which is part of the drug, has a wide spectrum of action, is active against the larval and mature phases of the development of intestinal nematodes and cestodes, fleas, lice, lice, sarcoptoid, demodectic and ixodid ticks, parasitizing in dogs and cats.
The action of praziquantel is based on the inhibition of fumarate reductase, persistent depolarization of muscle cells, impaired energy metabolism, which causes paralysis and death of helminths.
Levamisole has nematodicidal activity, and also exhibits immunostimulating properties due to an increase in the number of T-lymphocytes.
Thiamethoxam is a compound from the group of nicotinoids, has a contact and intestinal insecticide and acaricidal action. Being an antagonist of nicotine-acetylcholine receptors, it causes hyperpolarization of arthropod nerve fiber membranes, which leads to the death of parasites.
Contact with mucous membranes causes slight irritation. The drug is toxic to fish and bees.
Application Procedure: The prazicide complex is prescribed for adult dogs and cats, puppies and kittens, starting from 2 months of age, for the treatment and prevention of intestinal nematodoses, cestodoses, entomoses, otodectosis, sarcoptosis, notoedrosis, demodecosis, and to protect animals from attack by ticks.
Prazitsid-complex is prohibited for puppies and kittens younger than 2 months of age, pregnant, lactating, sick with infectious diseases, recovering, exhausted and weakened animals.
Dogs of the collie, sheltie, bobtail breeds and their crossbreeds should be used with caution.
Depending on the type and weight of the animal, the Prazicide-complex of various packaging is used in the doses indicated in the instructions.
For dogs weighing more than 30 kg, the dosage of the drug is 4.2 ml, which is achieved by combining 2 pipettes with a volume of 1.7 and 2.5 ml.
To destroy fleas, lice, lice-eaters and protect animals from the attack of ixodid ticks, the animals are treated with the Prazicide complex once a month throughout the entire season of activity of insects. The drug is applied to animals externally, by application to dry, undamaged skin.
For the treatment of otodectosis (ear scabies), the drug is applied to the skin once. In the process of treatment, it is recommended to clean the ear canal of exudate and scabs, and in case of complications with otitis media, prescribe antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory drugs.
In case of sarcoptosis, notodedrosis and demodecosis, the drug is applied with a swab to previously cleaned scabs of the affected parts of the body from the periphery to the center with the capture of border healthy skin up to 1 cm, in the doses indicated in the instructions.
Processing is carried out 2 to 4 times with an interval of 10 to 14 days before the clinical recovery of the animal, which is confirmed by two negative results of acarological studies.
Animals with extensive lesion sites are treated in two divided doses with an interval of 1 day, applying the drug first to one and then to the other half of the affected surface of the body.
To prevent licking of the drug, the animal is put on a neck collar, muzzle or close the jaw with a loop from the braid, which is removed 20 to 30 minutes after applying the solution.Treatment is recommended to be carried out comprehensively with the use of pathogenetic and symptomatic agents according to the instructions for their use.
With a significant overdose of the drug in animals, anxiety, hypersalivation, muscle tremors, shortness of breath, diarrhea and vomiting can be observed. There are no specific detoxification agents; general measures are taken to remove the drug from the body.
Features of the drug during its first use were not detected.
Prazitsid-complex is prohibited for puppies and kittens younger than 2 months of age, as well as pregnant and lactating females.
If the next treatment with the Prazicide complex is skipped, its use is resumed in the same dosage and in the same way.
In rare cases, with increased individual sensitivity to the drug (lacrimation, excessive salivation, muscle tremors, vomiting) or signs of skin irritation, its use should be discontinued, rinse with water and a detergent, and if necessary, prescribe antihistamines and symptomatic agents to the animal.
Prazicide-complex should not be used in conjunction with avermectin-containing and other antiparasitic drugs. Prazicide-complex is not intended for use by productive animals.
Preventive measures: When working with the Prazicide complex, the general rules of personal hygiene and safety precautions provided for when working with medicines should be observed.
Do not pet the animal and let it in to small children within 24 hours after applying the Prazicide complex. It is forbidden to use empty packages from under the medicinal product for household purposes, they must be disposed of with household waste.
In case of accidental contact of the drug with the skin or mucous membranes of the eye, they should be washed immediately with plenty of water.
Stronhold drops
Stronghold 6%, insect-acaricidal drops at the withers for kittens and puppies up to 2.5 kg, 15 mg, pipettes 3x0.25 ml. A clear, colorless or pale yellow solution for external use with a content of 6% or 12% selamectin.
Indications for use. Selamectin, which is part of the drug, has a wide range of systemic nematodicidal, insecticidal and acaricidal effects, is active against nematodes, insects and sarcoptoid ticks that parasitize dogs and cats. It has larvicidal and ovocidal properties.
Dosage and route of administration. Stronghold is prescribed for dogs and cats in order to destroy fleas and prevent re-infestation in animals, for the treatment and prevention of otodectosis, sarcoptosis, hookworm and toxocariasis, as well as for the prevention of dirofilariasis.
The drug is applied to dry skin between the shoulder blades at the base of the neck. To destroy fleas (Ctenosephalides spp) on the body of dogs and cats, Stronghold is used once, and to prevent re-invasion, once a month throughout the entire season of activity of insects.
Possessing an insecticidal, ovocidal, larvocidal effect and interrupting the cycle of development of insects, Stronghold, a month after the first application, provides a sharp decrease in the number of fleas in the habitats of the animal.
For allergic dermatitis caused by fleas, Stronghold is prescribed in the same doses.
The stronghold does not destroy the mature D. immitis, but reduces the number of circulating microfilariae, and can even be used without fear by infected animals. In the event that the monthly interval between the use of Stronghold has been exceeded, it is necessary to apply the drug as soon as possible.
When replacing chemotherapeutic agents in the program for the prevention of dirofilariasis, the interval between the appointment of Stronghold and the previously used drug should be at least one month.
For the treatment of dogs and cats with otodectosis (ear scabies) caused by O. synotis, Stronghold is used once. In the process of treatment, it is recommended to clean the ear canal of exudate and scabs, and in cases of otodectosis complications by otitis, prescribe antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory drugs.
For deworming of dogs and cats with toxocariasis caused by Toxosara cati, Toxosara canis, and with hookworm caused by Ansystostoma tubaeforma, the drug is used for therapeutic purposes once, for the purpose of prevention - every month.
Release form: Packing 3 pipettes with lilac caps 15 mg each (0.25 ml).
I suspected that our cat had worms. Before winter, he recovered well and then lost weight dramatically. I really changed his diet ... I used to steam cereals (buckwheat, oatmeal) and add soft food there, still give a little dry separately and a couple of times a week of raw good (not frozen) Naturally) meat - beef or chicken white meat. He ate very well. But here they decided to switch to premium feed and ruled out cereal additives.
Yes, when I tried to give him a pill for the prevention of worms, I did not succeed. Firstly, he scratched us all (like a cat is small, but strong), and when the pill fell on the mouth for a short time, then the foam went ...
I still want to know what kind of medicine you will advise specifically for worms? Just not expensive! It is important! 300 rubles is already expensive for us. Thanks in advance.
Dear Olga, I read your comment on the article. My wife and I, although felinologists (catologists) with little experience, my daughter gave a pedigree cat for upbringing, but we already learned a lot. Such articles help a lot. I can advise you “Glistogon” - this is a therapeutic and prophylactic drug in the form of a sweet suspension. Giving the animal is very easy. With prophylaxis, it is applied every three months and costs about 100 rubles.