dog wormers?

[Cahill]

whats the difference between milbamax and drontal?

which do you choose and why?

oh and advocat (?)

and then....best place to buy?
thank you.

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Drontrol controls -

Ascarids : Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina (adult and late immature forms)

Hookworms : Uncinaria stenocephala, Ancylostoma caninum (adults)

Whipworms : Trichuris vulpis (adults)

Tapeworms : Echinococcus spp. Taenia spp.and Dipylidium caninum (adult and immature forms).

Milbamax controls -

Roundworm: Toxocara canis
Roundworm: Toxascaris leonina
Tapeworm: Dipylidium caninum
Tapeworm: Taenia spp.
Tapeworm: Echinococcus multilocularis
Tapeworm: Echinococcus granulosus
Whipworm: Trichuris vulpis
Hookworm: Ancylostoma caninum
Heartworm: Dirofilaria immitis

Advocate controls -

Lungworm

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Drontrol I have brought online, but normally get from my Vets. Advocate is POM, so get from my vets. Never used Milbamax, but as POM would get from my vets, but will probably stick with Drontrol as that is what they stock.

 

[Cahill]

thank you for the info.

 

[krlyr]

Advocate covers fleas & mites as well as many of the worms, in addition to lungworm.
My regime is Advocate monthly, Drontal or Cestem (same active ingredient, latter is cheaper) every 6 months (Advocate doesn't cover tapeworm so that's what the wormer is for)
I decided to go down this route as lungworm is quite heavily reported in my area. My mum (15 minutes away) saw it in her pup, and I've heard of a couple of fatalities from it in the nearby area. We seem to get an awful lot of slugs and snails, especially in this very damp summer, and my two are chronic grass grazers so I'm sure they could accidentally munch down a slug or two in the process.
If I wasn't concerned about lungworm, I wouldn't use flea treatment unless I saw fleas, and I wouldn't worry about worming any more regularly than I do already (but may perhaps keep a closer eye on faeces for signs of worms). So find out if lungworm is a risk in your area or not, to help you decide if Advocate is necessary.
Advocate does have to be given in two doses to completely cure a lungworm infestation so bear that in mind too - using it every other month wouldn't be so effective, but you could do a 2-on, 2-off system or just do 2 consecutive months every 6 months or year if you wanted. The only other treatment for lungworm is a half-dose of Panacur administered for 7-10 days (so longer than your standard worming dose) - Milbemax claims to reduce an infestation but not completely cure it.
Advocate is POM so you'll need to see a vet but don't forget that vets are obliged to give a prescription on request - they can only refuse on the basis of your pet not being healthy enough, but in that case they cannot sell it to you themselves either. They are entitled to charge a reasonable prescription fee but this cannot be so high that it is offputting - I imagine this is subjective but I'm sure the RCVS would investigate extortionately high charges. Do avoid buying it off the online pharmacies that offer it without a prescription though - there is one company in particular that keeps renaming itself once it gets a bad reputation, that have been known to be sending counterfeit products (if sending them out at all!) and are very difficult to get hold of for a refund as they are not UK based and do not have valid contact details.

 

[Cahill]

thanks.

 

[horsemadelsie]

I always use milbemax because my girl is sick whenever she has drontal- I can only get it from my vets on prescription but it is so cheap- only about £3 a time, when the drontal she had the first time was over £10 from the vets!
Plus milbemax now do it in a chewy treat form, which my fussy girl loves- she used to refuse to eat any tablet, even when wrapped in sausage or ham!