Fenbendazole For Dog 

Fenbendazole Paste Dose for Dogs

Fenbendazole Indications: For use in the removal of ascarids, hookworms, Taenia species of tapeworm, pinworms, and roundworms. In dogs, it is useful against the more difficult to treat whipworms as well.

Fenbendazole is a chemical compound used to treat nematodes (worms) in dogs and was approved in the United States for use in dogs, in 1984.

Dogs can become infected with several different kinds of tapeworms. Dogs over six months of age should be dewormed at least twice each year. Canines and cats are potential sources of infection for other household pets. Dogs may be infected subclinically and show no signs.

Vomiting may infrequently occur in dogs or cats receiving fenbendazole. Single doses (even at exaggerated doses) are not effective in dogs and cats; you must treat for 3 days. The medication can be mixed with a small amount of the animal's usual food. Make sure your dog eats all of the medicated food.

For dogs and cats, 25 mg per pound (50 mg/kg) daily for three consecutive days is usually effective. It can be used in puppies, debilitated dogs, pregnant females and heartworm-infected dogs. CAPC recommendations for treatment of dogs: Administer fenbendazole (50 mg/kg SID) for 5 days.

Diagnosis:  Diagnosis is usually based on identification of the parasite eggs in a fecal flotation.

Adverse Reactions:   In US clinical studies 3 of 240 dogs (about 1% of the treated dogs) had vomiting associated with use of this product.

Human strains can infect dogs and cats; therefore the potential exists for zoonotic transmission.