Therapeutic indications
Prazitel for adult dogs is a dewormer for the treatment of mixed infections caused by roundworms and tapeworms of the following species:
Nematodes
Ascarids: toxocara canis and toxascaris leonina (adult and immature forms).
Hookworms: uncinaria stenocephala and ancylostoma caninum (adults). Whipworms: trichuris vulpis (adults).
Cestodes: tapeworms: echinococcus species, (e. granulosus, e. multilocularis), taenia species (t. hydatigena, t. pisiformis, t. taeniformis) and dipylidium caninum (adult and immature forms).
Dosage and administration
Administer orally.
Equivalent to 1 tablet of prazitel tablets for large breed dogs per 35 kg of body weight.
For dogs weighing more than 35 kg, 1 prazitel tablets for large breed dogs should be administered, plus the correct dose of prazitel tablets for dogs equivalent to 1 tablet per 10 kg. Dogs weighing 17.5 kg should be given ½ tablet of prazitel tablets for large breed dogs.
The tablets can be administered directly to the dog or hidden in food. Neither before nor after treatment is a fasting period necessary.
Dosage Guide:
body weight (kg): approximately 17.5 kg; tablets: ½
31-35 kg; tablets: 1
36-40 kg; tablets: 1 + ½
41-45 kg; tablets: 1 + ½
46-50 kg; tablets: 1 + ½
51-55 kg; tablets: 1 + ½
56-60 kg; tablets: 2
61-70 kg; tablets: 2
Target species
Dog