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Sentinel Spectrum for Dogs
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Novartis Animal Health Australasia Pty Limited |
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Sentinel Spectrum Flavour Tabs for Very Small [Small, Medium, Large] Dogs |
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Sentinel Spectrum for Very Small Dogs (< 4 kg). Milbemycin oxime 2.3 mg, lufenuron 46 mg, praziquantel 22.8 mg. Sentinel Spectrum for Small Dogs (4 to 11 kg). Milbemycin oxime 5.75 mg, lufenuron 115 mg, praziquantel 57 mg. Sentinel Spectrum for Medium Dogs (11 to 22 kg). Milbemycin oxime 11.5 mg, lufenuron 230 mg, praziquantel 114 mg. Sentinel Spectrum for Large Dogs (22 to 45 kg). Milbemycin oxime 23.0 mg, lufenuron 460 mg, praziquantel 228 mg. |
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Milbemycin oxime prevents heartworm and controls gastrointestinal nematodes. Milbemycin oxime increases nematode membrane permeability to chloride ions via glutamate gated chloride ion channels, leading to flaccid paralysis and death of the parasite. Lufenuron inhibits the development of flea eggs and larvae by interfering with the synthesis of chitin, the principal component of the arthropod exoskeleton, thus interrupting the flea life cycle. Praziquantel controls tapeworms by modifying the permeability of their membranes to calcium, inducing damage to the membranes and resulting in the death of the parasite. |
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Monthly treatment prevents heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection; controls adult roundworm (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina), immature roundworm (Toxocara canis), adult whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), adult hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum), adult tapeworm (Echinococcus granulosus, Taenia pisiformis and Dipylidium caninum), aids in the control of adult hookworm (Uncinaria stenocephala) infection, provides long term protection and control of flea (Ctenocephalides felis) infestations, and forms part of a treatment strategy for flea allergy dermatitis in dogs.
Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD). The most important part of the treatment of FAD is preventing flea bites. Lufenuron reduces the number of fleas in the pet's environment to a negligible level. Treatment with lufenuron for several months has been shown to dramatically improve the clinical signs of FAD in dogs. |
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