Worming Treatment

Re: Worming Treatment

Shane — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:01:59 GMT

I'm just a big drontal fan, always have been, and like to start puppies on them as quickly as possible. I've seen the results of Advocate and am impressed with their coverage range as well.

Re: Worming Treatment

Lorna Marie Kemble — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:09:51 GMT

At my clinic we like to use Advocate along side Drontal or Profender (for cats if clients prefer). We do stock a small amount of Frontline and Advantage too.

Puppies and kittens tend to have Panacur.

Re: Worming Treatment

Fiona Leathers — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:32:27 GMT

We start puppies & kittens off with advocate and then move them onto drontal or profender. We go through worm control throughly with our clients to check if their requirements have changed any, if we haven't seen them recently & highlight any areas which should be changed. As we are not far from Glasgow & a confirmed case of lungworm made it to the local papers, this brought it to the attention of a lot of clients. We sell a lot of advocate & if new clients are on a different flea treatment, we would advise them to change. If you have a good reason for them changing, they usually heed our advice.

Re: Worming Treatment

Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:43:51 GMT

Having just watched as a dog died of suspected lung worm haemhorrage l hate the **** fhings. Suspected because x-ray pattern looked like it but nothing found to confirm on any and all possible tests. She also had a bad reaction to first lungworm treatment so vets held back to do in slower stages but O opted for PTS felt dog had enough.

On death blood poured out of nose and mouth.

Re: Worming Treatment

Suzanne Hall — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:28:59 GMT

On my own dog I use Panacur for the worming and frontline for the fleas. Said dog had reaction to drontal hence the move to panacur.

At work we stock most types of wormer, but tend to use either drontal or milbemax for dogs and either milbemax or profender for cats.

Have seen a couple of cases of possible lungworm around the area in the last couple of years, but it is not something that our practice pushes to worm against routinely.

Stock the usual advantage, frontline and stronghold along with a small supply of advantix and advocate.

Re: Worming Treatment

Shane — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:52:47 GMT

Totally agree with you there Caro! I'm the same.

Re: Worming Treatment

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:17:29 GMT

http://www.stclairvet.co.uk/news.htm#heartworm

Found this on my local practice website.

Re: Worming Treatment

Rachel Jayne — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:11:40 GMT

I don't like Drontal & we don't sell it at my current practice - thank goodness!
There's no point anyway, cos clients can get it in Tesco etc!

I'm a big fan of milbemax, dosing is so much easier than splitting drontal tablets up & having them foam at the mouth!

Re: Worming Treatment

nicky shoult — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:06:47 GMT

we use advocate for routine flea treatment and recommend three monthly treatments with drontal for dogs and profender for cats (money dependant!)

Puppies and kittens all start on advocate and panacur paste then go onto above regime.

We leave minimum of 2 days between treatments of Advocate and Profender.

And if clients concerned re ticks then dogs get Advantix and cats get frontline spray!

Re: Worming Treatment

Faye Sewell — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:12:15 GMT

We currently use Milbemax for puppies and kittens and adult dogs and cats, also use stronghold in the cases that need it and also have profender available and panacure.

Pregnant and lactating we use panacur or milbemax, or stronghold and milbemax.

Just trying to find out whats going to be cheapest for my musm puppy, she has asked me ot looking it for her, as its 14yrs since she has had a puppy or her own.

Im goign towards stronghold monthly and milbemax 3 times yearly until 1yr old, then just milbemax?

faye x

Re: Worming Treatment

Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:05:24 GMT

I am now into pushing wormers that effect against lungworm. After locuming at Mikes and finding out the incidence out there it is l think THE most importaint worm about, very underestimated.

Re: Worming Treatment

F1chick — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:57:08 GMT

Panacur Liquid for whelping and pups pre weaning

Drontal suspension for puppies

Drontal Tablets

For cats:

Panacur for babies

Profender when they are big enough

Client given choice of Drontal or profender.

If profender chosen 48hrs between that and Frontline

Re: Worming Treatment

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:28:33 GMT

I had mine on Advocate for a while, but you still have to give them another wormer on top, and its so bloody expensive, so I have went back to milbemax and frontline, it works out cheaper for me doing it that way.

I gave my dog drontal when pregnant,(10 yrs ago) the vet had to look it up to see if it was ok and it is, I am not sure about milbemax in pregnant bitches/queens though.

Panacur for puppies and kittens till they are old enough to get either a drontal or milbemax...the quicker they get off the bloody liquid/paste the better, I bloody hate that stuff, it goes everywhere.