Monthly Worming For Dogs Bigger Than 45kg

[outatime]

Hey all,

I'm just about to buy some Interceptor Spectrum for Ruby.

The largest dose available for Interceptor, like most of the monthly tablets/chewables, is for dogs 22.5-45kg.

The manufacturer website states for dogs over 45kgs, to use an appropriate combination of tablets. So if Ruby is now 50kg, I should give her one of the above tablets, as well as a 4.5-11kg tablet, right?

I just wanted to make sure, because I was also told to just give her 1 and a half of the 22.5-45kg tablets...

So for those of you with dogs over 45kg...what do you do

Thanks!

[stormie]

I give 1 of the 22-45kg chews with an 11-22kg one. Orbit's about 60kg so that covers him. Novartis will tell you that it's not 100% safe to cut their chews in half as they cannot guarantee that the active ingredients are equally dispersed throughout the chew. I personally found that once the foil seal was broken, the other half of the tab/chew didn't last the month, even if I completely sealed it again, and it would turn to powder.

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[Sandra777]

Ummm, take a sample to the vet and ask for an analysis - she may not even need worming.

Apart from that, sorry I have little people

[raineth]

Totally agree with Stormie.

My big boy hadd this thing for a vet nurse so we would go and visit the vets pretty regularly anyway (they were almost like family lol). So while I was there I would often get them to do it. They made sure he had the right amount and were happy to stick it down his throat for me. So you can do that too. I actually found it cheaper than buying it from the shop.