Also has an ovicidal effect on nematode eggs.
None known.
Amounts to be administered and administration route:
Shake container before use.
Routine treatment of adult dogs and cats
1 ml per 1 kg body weight as a single oral dose.
(= 100 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight)
Practical dosage recommendations:
2 to 4 kg 4 ml
4 to 8 kg 8 ml
8 to 16 kg 16 ml
16 to 24 kg 24 ml
24 to 32 kg 32 ml
32 to 64 kg 64 ml
For dogs weighing over 64 kg, an extra 10 ml are required for each additional 10 kg body weight.
The dose should be added to feed, directly before feeding or administered by mouth directly after feeding.
Treatment should be repeated when natural re-infection with parasitic worms occurs.
Routine treatment of adult animals with minimal exposure to infection is advisable 2 to 4 times per year. More frequent treatment at 6 to 8 weekly intervals is advisable for dogs in kennels.
Puppies and kittens under 6 months of age
0.5 ml per kg body weight daily for 3 consecutive days given by mouth directly after feeding to unweaned animals or added to feed for weaned animals, directly before feeding.
(= 50 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight daily for 3 days)
Practical dosage recommendations:
Up to 1 kg 0.5 ml daily for 3 days
1 to 2 kg 1 ml daily for 3 days
2 to 4 kg 2 ml daily for 3 days
4 to 6 kg 3 ml daily for 3 days
6 to 8 kg 4 ml daily for 3 days
8 to 10 kg 5 ml daily for 3 days
For puppies weighing over 10 kg, an extra 0.5 ml is required daily for each additional kg body weight.
Puppies should be treated at 2 weeks of age, 5 weeks of age and again before leaving the breeder's premises. Treatment may also be required at 8 and 12 weeks of age. Thereafter, frequency of treatment can be reduced unless the pups remain in kennels where reinfection occurs more readily.
Pregnant dogs
1 ml per 4 kg body weight daily from day 40 of pregnancy continuously to 2 days post-whelping (approximately 25 days) (= 25 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight daily)
Practical dosage recommendations:
4 kg 1 ml daily for approx. 25 days
8 kg 2 ml daily for approx. 25 days
12 kg 3 ml daily for approx. 25 days
20 kg 5 ml daily for approx. 25 days
40 kg 10 ml daily for approx. 25 days
For dogs weighing over 40 kg, an extra 1 ml is required daily for each additional 4 kg body weight.
As treatment of pregnant dogs is 98% effective, puppies from these dogs should themselves be treated with a 3 day course at 2 and 5 weeks of age.
Pregnant cats
Pregnant cats can be safely treated but only require a single treatment at the routine adult dose rate. Administer 1ml per kg body weight as a single dose.
(= 100mg fenbendazole/kg body weight)
Increased dosing for specific infections
For the treatment of clinical worm infestations in adult dogs and cats or Giardia spp. infections in dogs, administer 1 ml per 2 kg body weight daily for 3 consecutive days.
(= 50 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight daily for 3 days)
For the control of lungworm Oslerus (Filaroides) osleri in dogs administer
1 ml per 2 kg body weight for 7 consecutive days.
(= 50 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight daily for 7 days)
A repeat course of treatment may be required in some cases.
For the control of lungworm Aelurostrongylus abst;rusus in cats administer
1 ml per 2 kg body weight for 3 consecutive days.
(= 50 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight daily for 3 days)
100ml bottle.