Fipronil

Products Fipronil is commercially available in many countries as a drop-on solution (spot-on) and as a spray for dogs and cats (e.g., Frontline, Eliminall). It is available as a veterinary drug and has been approved since 1995. Fipronil is also included in combination preparations together with the juvenile hormone analog S-methoprene, which inhibits the development … Fipronil

Methoprene

Products Methoprene is available in many countries exclusively in combination with the insecticide fipronil as a spot-on solution (Frontline Combo). Structure and properties Methoprene (C19H34O3, Mr = 310.5 g/mol) is present in drugs in the form of the active -enantiomer S-methoprene. Effects Methoprene (ATCvet QP53AX65) is ovicidal and larvicidal. It inhibits the development of immature … Methoprene

Canine Mange

Symptoms Canine mange manifests as an inflammatory skin disease with severe itching, rash, and hair loss. The animals scratch and bite themselves frequently, inflicting additional skin damage and injuries that lead to skin changes such as pigmentation and crusting. The extremities, trunk, head and, less commonly, the back are most affected. Causes The cause of … Canine Mange

Babesiosis in Dogs

Symptoms The disease manifests itself differently depending on the pathogen, age and condition of the animal can also be subclinical. Possible symptoms include high fever, lassitude, poor appetite, weight loss, hemolytic anemia (anemia), pale mucous membranes, hemoglobinuria, brown urine, and jaundice. In addition, oedema, bleeding, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, ocular disease, and complications of various organs may … Babesiosis in Dogs

Pyriprole

Products Pyriprol is commercially available as a drop-on (spot-on) solution. It has been approved in many countries since 2007. Structure and properties Pyriprole (C18H10Cl2F5N5S, Mr = 494.3 g/mol) is a chlorinated and fluorinated phenylpyrazole derivative. It is structurally related to fipronil (Frontline) and is reported to be less toxic than the older compound. Effects Pyriprole … Pyriprole

Flea Remedy

Active substances Flea medications are commercially available in the form of solutions for application (spot-on), tablets, as suspensions, shampoos, sprays, injectables, flea collars and foggers, among others. 1. insecticides kill fleas directly and are sometimes effective for weeks: pyrethroids and pyrethrins: Permethrin (eg Exspot) – not suitable for cats! Neonicotinoids: Imidacloprid (Bayvantage). Nitenpyram (Capstar) Phenylpyrazoles: … Flea Remedy