Drontal Plus Flavour XL Wormer for Dogs, 10 tablet pack

Uses
For the control of gastrointestinal tapeworms and roundworms in dogs and puppies.To find out more about worming please click here.
To find out more about worms and the home environment click here.

Ascarids
Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina (adult and late immature forms).
Hookworms
Uncinaria stenocephala, Ancylostoma caninum (adults).
Whipworms
Trichuris vulpis (adults).
Tapeworms
Echinococcus species, Taenia species, Dipylidium caninum (adults and immature forms).

Dosage
Dosage and administration
The recommended dose rates are: 15 mg/kg bodyweight febantel, 14.4 mg/kg pyrantel and 5 mg/kg praziquantel. This is equivalent to:
1 Drontal Plus Flavour Tablet per 10 kg (22 lbs) bodyweight;
1 Drontal Plus XL Tablet per 35 kg (77 lbs) bodyweight.

Dosage Guide
Puppies and small dogs
½– 2 kg bodyweight = ¼ Drontal Plus Flavour Tablet
2–5 kg bodyweight = ½ Drontal Plus Flavour Tablet
6–10 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal Plus Flavour Tablet

Medium dogs
11–15 kg bodyweight = 1½ Drontal Plus Flavour Tablet
16–20 kg bodyweight = 2 Drontal Plus Flavour Tablet
21–25 kg bodyweight = 2½ Drontal Plus Flavour Tablet
26–30 kg bodyweight = 3 Drontal Plus Flavour Tablet

Large dogs
31 - 35 kg bodyweight = 1 tablet Drontal Plus XL
36 - 40 kg bodyweigh t= 1 Drontal Plus XL Tablet plus ½ tablet Drontal Plus Flavour
41 - 45 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal Plus XL Tablet plus 1 tablet Drontal Plus Flavour
46 - 50 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal Plus XL Tablet plus 1½ tablets Drontal Plus Flavour
51 - 55 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal Plus XL Tablet plus 2 tablets Drontal Plus Flavour
56 - 60 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal Plus XL Tablet plus 2½ tablet Drontal Plus
61 - 65 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal Plus XL Tablet plus 3 tablets Drontal Plus Flavour
66 - 70 kg bodyweight = 2 Drontal Plus XL Tablets

For oral administration, the tablets can be given directly to the dog or disguised in food. No starvation is needed before or after treatment.
For routine treatment a single dose is recommended.

Puppies should be treated at 2 weeks of age and every 2 weeks until 12 weeks of age. Thereafter they should be treated at 3 month intervals. It is advisable to treat the bitch at the same time as the puppies.

Drontal Puppy Suspension may prove a more convenient product in puppies and young dogs up to one year of age where treatment is required for roundworms only.

For the control of Toxocara, nursing bitches should be dosed 2 weeks after giving birth and every two weeks until weaning.

For routine control adult dogs should be treated every 3 months. For routine treatment a single dose is recommended. In the event of heavy roundworm infestation a repeat dose should be given after 14 days.

Legal
NFA-VPS - Non Food-producing Animals - veterinarian, pharmacist, suitably qualified persons This is for non food producing animals. POM-VPS and NFA-VPS can actually be prescribed by vets or pharmacists or suitably qualified persons. (SQP is a holder of an AMTRA certificate. Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority)