Panacur Oral Suspension for Cats and Dogs

Panacur Oral Suspension: Liquid Worming Treatment for Dogs and Cats

Protect your pet from various types of worms with a single liquid solution. Panacur Oral Suspension is a broad-spectrum dewormer for dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens. It is formulated with fenbendazole, which is effective against major worms in pets, including roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and certain tapeworms.

This liquid dewormer treats immature and mature stages of nematodes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract in domestic dogs and cats. Convenient for pets that are not comfortable with topical solutions, this oral treatment can be given directly by mouth or can be mixed in your pet’s food for easy acceptance.

Panacur Oral Suspension Coverage

• Treatment of domestic dogs and cats infected with immature and mature stages of nematodes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
• Treatment of adult dogs and cats infected with gastrointestinal nematodes and cestodes:
• Ascarid spp. (Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina)
• Ancylostoma spp.
• Trichuris spp.
• Uncinaria spp.
• Taenia spp.
• Treatment of puppies and kittens infected with gastrointestinal nematodes
• Treatment of puppies and dogs infected with protozoa (Giardia spp.)
• Treatment of pregnant dogs to reduce prenatal infections with Toxocara canis and the transfer of T. canis and Ancylostoma caninum to their pups via the milk
• Treatment of domestic dogs infected with lungworm Oslerus (Filaroides) osleri or protozoa Giardia spp.
• Has an ovicidal effect on nematode eggs

How Does Panacur Work?

Panacur deworming suspension contains fenbendazole as an active ingredient. This powerful ingredient disrupts the energy metabolism of parasites and starves them, ultimately leading to the elimination of parasites.

• Oral, liquid internal parasite treatment for domestic dogs and cats
• Treats infections from the most common worms in pets
• Effective on mature and immature stages of nematodes for comprehensive protection
• Can be administered directly by mouth or mixed with food for easy acceptance
• Convenient for pets that resist topical treatments
• Suitable for use in pregnant dogs

Instructions To Use Panacur Oral Suspension

Directions for use:

• Shake the container well before use.
• Assess the body weight of your dog or cat as accurately as possible before calculating the dosage.
• Administer the appropriate dosage to your pet by mouth directly after feeding.
• Alternatively, add the dose to your pet’s feed directly before feeding.

Routine treatment of adult dogs and cats

• Administer 1 ml (100 mg fenbendazole) per 2.2 lbs. body weight as a single oral dose.
• Repeat the treatment when natural re-infection with parasitic worms occurs.
• It is advisable to administer repeat treatment to adult animals with minimal exposure to infection 2 to 4 times per year.
• For dogs in kennels, more frequent treatment, at 6 to 8 weekly intervals, is recommended.

Dosage:

• 4.4 to 8.8 lbs.: 4 ml dosage
• 8.8 to 17.6 lbs.: 8 ml dosage
• 17.6 to 35.2 lbs.: 16 ml dosage
• 35.2 to 52.9 lbs.: 24 ml dosage
• 52.9 to 70.5 lbs.: 32 ml dosage
• 70.5 to 141 lbs.: 64 ml dosage
• For dogs weighing over 141 lbs., an extra 10 ml is required for each additional 22 lbs. of body weight

Puppies and kittens under six months of age

• Give 0.5 ml (50 mg fenbendazole) per 2.2 lbs. of body weight daily for 3 consecutive days by mouth directly after feeding to un-weaned pets, or add to feed for weaned pets directly before feeding.
• 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, you may reduce the frequency of treatment unless the pups remain in kennels where re-infestation occurs more readily.

Dosage:

• Up to 2.2 lbs.: 0.5 ml daily for 3 days
• 2.2 to 4.4 lbs.: 1 ml daily for 3 days
• 4.4 to 8.8 lbs.: 2 ml daily for 3 days
• 8.8 to 13.2 lbs.: 3 ml daily for 3 days
• 13.2 to 17.6 lbs.: 4 ml daily for 3 days
• 17.6 to 22 lbs.: 5 ml daily for 3 days
• For puppies weighing over 22 lbs., administer an extra 0.5 ml daily for each additional 2.2 lbs. of body weight

Pregnant dogs

• Administer 1 ml per 8.8 lbs. body weight (25 mg fenbendazole/2.2 lbs. body weight) daily from day 40 of pregnancy continuously to 2 days post-whelping (approximately 25 days).
• Puppies from these dogs should be treated with a 3-day course at 2 and 5 weeks of age.

Dosage:

• 8.8 lbs.: 1 ml daily for approx. 25 days
• 17.6 lbs.: 2 ml daily for approx. 25 days
• 26.5 lbs.: 3 ml daily for approx. 25 days
• 44 lbs.: 5 ml daily for approx. 25 days
• 88 lbs.: 10 ml daily for approx. 25 days
• For dogs weighing over 88 lbs., administer an extra 1 ml daily for each additional 8.8 lbs. 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 4.4 lbs. bodyweight (50 mg fenbendazole/2.2 lbs. body weight) daily for 3 consecutive days.
• For the control of lungworm Oslerus (Filaroides) osleri in dogs, administer 1 ml per 4.4 lbs. body weight (50 mg fenbendazole/2.2 lbs. body weight), daily for 7 consecutive days.
• A repeat course of treatment may be required in some cases.

• For oral use in animals only.
• It should be kept out of reach of children.
• Read the label completely and follow the directions for use.
• Wear impermeable rubber gloves and wash your hands thoroughly after handling the product.
• Keep direct contact of the product with your skin to a minimum.

Precautions

• The use of this product should be based on local epidemiological information about the susceptibility of the nematodes and recommendations on how to limit further selection for resistance to anthelmintics.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight.