Panacur oral paste

Should be administered orally by squeezing the paste from the syringe onto the back of the tongue after feeding.

Each injector contains 4.8 g paste, equivalent to 900 mg fenbendazole. To prepare the syringe for the first use, remove the syringe tip and turn the dial ring until the edge of the ring nearest the tip lines up with the zero (0) on the tube. Depress the plunger and discard any expelled paste. To protect householders, discard any unused paste into tissue and immediately dispose of via the household waste. The syringe is ready for use. The plunger has 18 graduations, each unit corresponding to 50 mg fenbendazole. Determine the number of graduations needed based on the body weight of the animal. Turn the ring on the plunger to the corresponding graduation.

Adult Cats and Dogs

Orally administer 2 syringe graduations per 1 kg bodyweight as a single dose (= 100 mg fenbendazole/kg bodyweight). Each syringe is sufficient to dose up to 9 kg bodyweight as a single dose.

Practical dosage recommendations:

Additional syringes are required for dogs and cats weighing over 9 kg. For dogs and cats weighing over 9 kg, two extra syringe graduations are required for each additional 1 kg bodyweight as a single dose.

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 and cats in catteries or a breeders premises.

Puppies and kittens under 6 months of age

Only treat puppies and kittens weighing greater than 1 kg with this product.

Orally administer the recommended dosages as described below, daily for 3 consecutive days

Each syringe is sufficient to dose up to 6 kg bodyweight for 3 consecutive days.

Practical dosage recommendations:

Additional syringes are required if puppies weigh over 6 kg under 6 months old. For puppies weighing over 6 kg, an extra syringe graduation is required daily for each additional 1 kg bodyweight.

Puppies and kittens 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 puppies and kittens remain in kennels or kittens remain in catteries /breeders premises where reinfection occurs more readily.

Pregnant dogs

Owing to the reduced dose rate for treatment of pregnant dogs (25 mg fenbendazole/kg bodyweight daily) which cannot accurately be attained when using the syringe, it is recommended that alternative formulations of fenbendazole be used.

Pregnant cats

Pregnant cats can be safely treated with the product but only require a single treatment at the routine adult dose rate. Orally administer 2 syringe graduations per 1 kg bodyweight as a single dose (= 100 mg fenbendazole/kg bodyweight). Each syringe is sufficient to dose up to 9 kg bodyweight as a single dose.

INCREASED DOSING FOR SPECIFIC INFECTIONS

For the treatment of clinical worm infestations in adult dogs and cats or Giardia spp. infections in dogs and puppies, orally administer 1 syringe graduation per 1 kg bodyweight daily for 3 consecutive days (= 50 mg fenbendazole/kg bodyweight daily for 3 days).

For the control of lungworm Oslerus (Filaroides) osleri in dogs administer 1 syringe graduation per 1 kg bodyweight for 7 consecutive days (= 50 mg fenbendazole/kg bodyweight daily for 7 days). A repeat course of treatment may be required in some cases.

For the control of lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in cats administer 1 syringe graduation per 1 kg bodyweight for 3 consecutive days (= 50 mg fenbendazole/kg bodyweight daily for 3 days).