of body weight.Īfter initial dose on day one, do not administer again until day 10. For multiple pet households, feed directly to individual pet to ensure proper dosage.ĭogs and Puppies (6 weeks and older): 1 tsp. Dosage may be fed directly or added with food.

Treatment should be given shortly after pet has eaten or with food. Using the dosage cup enclosed, administer as follows:: Keep this product out of reach of children and pets to avoid unintended consumption. If symptoms occur, consult a veterinarian immediately. Such side effects are usually associated with over dosage, therefore, the recommended dosage should be followed carefully. Keep this product out of reach of children and pets to avois unintended consumption.Īlthough Piperazine has a high degree of safety, an occasional animal may show nausea, vomiting or muscular tremors. A veterinarian should diagnose roundworms prior to treatment. Pets over 1 year old should have a recent negative heartworm blood test before de-worming. Not recommended for pregnant or nursing females. Consult your veterinarian in the diagnosis, treatment and control of parasitism. As some worms die and are passed out in the stools (faeces), others may be growing to take their place.Do not de-worm a puppy under six weeks of age. In areas where roundworms are common, children can be continuously infected. The spread of infection is also increasing in line with increased travel and mobility. The number of roundworm infections throughout the world is generally increasing but varies according to levels of poverty, natural disasters and human conflicts. It can be caused by the larvae of various nematodes that get into the skin.

Threadworm (pinworm) - see separate leaflet called Threadworms for more detail.Ĭutaneous larva migrans is a skin infection that causes a rash.

Body cavity filariasis - caused by the worms Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi.

Cutaneous filariasis - caused by Loa loa (the African eye worm), Mansonella streptocerca and Onchocerca volvulus.

Lymphatic filariasis - caused by the worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.

There are eight known filarial nematodes which use humans as the host.

Filariasis, which is caused by thread-like filarial nematodes (roundworms) in the family Filarioidea (also known as filariae).

Ascaris lumbricoides (also called human roundworm), which is the most common roundworm infection, and affects as many as one billion people worldwide.

Hookworms in humans tretment from petco