Table 69-6.
ANTHELMINTICS FOR DOGS AND CATS
| Efficacy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | Product (Manufacturer) | Dosage | Ascarids | Hook-worms | Whip-worms | Tape-worms |
| Dichlorophene | Many products | Dog: Capsule size as directed | ++ | ++ | − | + |
| Diethylcarbamazine* | Many products | Dog: 6.6 mg/kg daily or 110 mg/kg once PO | ++ | − | − | − |
| Epsiprantel | Cestex (Pfizer) | Dog: 5.5 mg/kg PO | − | − | − | +++ |
| Cat: 2.75 mg/kg PO | ||||||
| Febantel plus praziquantel and pyrantel | Drontal-Plus (Bayer) | 15 mg/kg of febantel | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Fenbendazole | Panacur (Intervet) | 50 mg/kg PO for 3–5 days | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++† |
| Ivermectin*‡ | Heartgard Plus (Merial) | Dog: 6 mg/kg PO monthly | ++ | ++ | − | − |
| Milbemycin oxime* | Interceptor, Sentinel (Novartis) | Dog: 0.5 mg/kg PO monthly | ++ | ++ | ++ | − |
| Piperazine | Many products | 110 mg/kg PO | ++ | − | − | − |
| Praziquantel | Droncit (Bayer) | See label; PO, SC, IM | − | − | − | +++ |
| Pyrantel pamoate | Nemex (Pfizer) | 10 mg/kg PO if <2.5 kg, 5 mg/kg PO if >2.5 kg | +++ | +++ | − | − |
+++, excellent efficacy; ++, good efficacy; +, minimal efficacy.
*
Drugs used concomitantly as heartworm preventatives (see Chapter 152).
†
Efficacious for Taenia species of tapeworms only; not effective against Dipylidium caninum.
‡
Consult package insert because of special safety precautions or potential for serious side effects.