Interceptor For Dogs Is Guaranteed Heartworm Treatment.
Novartis manufactures Interceptor, which is a treatment for dogs that is designed to prevent internal parasites.
More than one parasite is killed by Interceptor; heart worm, two kinds of roundworm, hookworms and whipworms.
Novartis make Interceptor flavor tabs for dogs and also cats (although in the case of interceptor for cats, the drug only protects against heartworm, adult roundworms and adult hookworms.
Heartworm disease is often fatal in dogs if not detected and treated in time, so it is essential that all pets be administered some type of heartworm preventative medication.
Dogs generally reacted very well with a low incidence of allergies or side effects, in trials for Interceptor.
Likewise, Interceptor tested on cats at ten times the recommended dosage caused no side effects (although you should take precautions to ensure that your cat does not become over dosed at home!)
The following symptoms have occasionally been reported as side effects: depression/lethargy, vomiting, ataxia, anorexia, diarrhea, convulsions, weakness, and hypersalivation.
Interceptor heartworm medication is essentially milbemycin oxime in differing doses, according to the weight of dog you are treating.
The packaging is color coded according to the weight range. The 2.3mg dosage for dogs 2-10 pounds is in brown packaging. 5.75mg for dogs 11-25lbs is green, 11.5mg for dogs 26-50lbs is yellow, and the 23.0mg dosage for dogs 51-100 is packaged in white.
Interceptor Flavor Tabs are a convenient way of packaging the medication into a yummy snack for your dog.
Interceptor for dogs should be given monthly and the owner should watch carefully to ensure the entire dose has been ingested.
In the unlikely case it hasn’t, the dose will need to be made up.
Interceptor heartworm preventative should not be used on puppies of less than four weeks of age and less than 2lbs of body weight.
Once they have reached the minimum age and weight criteria they need to be tested, and once they are in the clear, they can start treatment.
Interceptor’s main competitors are Heartgard Plus, Iverhart Plus and Sentinel.
All four brands come in a flavored tablet for easy dispensing.
Sentinel also has added flea control with the addition of an extra compound (Lufenuron).
Iverhart and Heartgard use ivermectin to tackle heartworms and pyrantel in the eradication of other worms.
Enterceptor and Sentinel include whipworms in their spectrum of influence, whereas Heartgard does not, but it does control more species of hookworms than its rivals.
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