Helminths in kittens can cause their death. To protect little pets from worms, you need to choose only safe, but effective anthelmintic agents. This is Milbemax for kittens. Before use, you should familiarize yourself with the application scheme.
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Composition Milbemaks for kittens
The drug has an anthelmintic effect. Its effect is based on the interaction of two active components that complement each other. This is milbemycin oxime and praziquantel. In addition, the composition contains auxiliary substances, such as cellulose, povidone, macrogol, lactose and others.
And also there are nutritional supplements to improve palatability. The tablets have a taste of beef or paste.
Note. When choosing a medicine for helminths, tablets for kittens should be taken, since there are still cats for adult cats. The dosage of the active components of the latter is much higher.
Pills for babies have a pink shell. The color of the pills for adult animals is red.
The mechanism of action on parasites
This anthelmintic drug for cats should be used if the pet has nematodes, cestodes, or mixed invasions. It is these parasites that live in the gastrointestinal tract. The tool is also effective for prevention.
Note. The advantage of Milbemax is that it is effective not only against adults, but also larvae.
The active substances of the drug enter the bloodstream, their maximum concentration is reached within 1-2 hours after administration.It is during this period that the action of the drug begins.
The anthelmintic drug acts as follows - it causes paralysis and death of helminths, contributes to their natural excretion from the body of the pet.
At what age can a pet be given
To begin the expulsion of helminths is in kittens older than 6 weeks (1.5 months). Before this period, deworming is not worth it. This is dangerous for the life of a small pet, since the medicine can cause serious damage to its fragile body.
Anthelmintic Milbemax is designed for weight from 0.5 to 2 kg. When a kitten weighs more, it is worth switching to tablets for adult cats. They contain a large concentration of active substances, respectively, and the dosage is different.
Instructions for use and dosage
Tablets from worms for kittens, as they affect the body, belong to conditionally dangerous drugs. They have a class III toxicity. That is why you should strictly adhere to the dosage and frequency of administration given in the instructions. In case of an overdose, there is a high probability of poisoning, which can result in the death of a kitten.
Note. The drug is used once.
Dosage is calculated according to the weight of the pet. Instructions for use look like this:
- 0.5-1 kg - ½ tablet;
- 1-2 kg - 1 tablet
How to give a kitten a pill? Having measured the required dose, you need to mix the medicine into food. It is better to cook something tasty, for example, meat. The portion should be small so that the kitten quickly ate everything. Before taking the medicine, the pet should be very hungry.
Thanks to the use of flavorings in the manufacturing process of tablets, kittens eagerly eat medicine with food, without feeling the difference. But there are exceptions. If the kitten completely refuses the medicine, leaving it in food, then it should be done in another way.
After eating, it is necessary to forcibly put the right dose on the root of the pet's tongue, while holding the jaw. Even if there is no desire, the kitten will have to swallow the medicine.
Using Milbemax, it is worth observing safety measures. Before and after the procedure, wash your hands with soap. Do not allow the drug to enter the mucous membrane of the eye.
If during the deworming period the kitten takes other medicines, then it is worth discussing the possibility of using Milbemax with a veterinarian. After completing the course, the tablets should be stored in the original packaging in a blister. After opening, the shelf life is short. Unused tablets will have to be discarded 6 months after they have been unpacked.
Duration of admission
For the expulsion of worms, the course of admission is only 1 time. With large-scale helminthic invasions, as prescribed by the veterinarian, deworming can be repeated after a certain time, as a rule, a break of 3 months is needed.
In order to prevent infection with parasites, it is worth giving medicine once a quarter. And also tablets are given before vaccination.
Contraindications and side effects
Anthelmintic agents should be taken with caution.
Deworming of kittens with this drug is not carried out in such cases:
- individual intolerance to the components in the composition;
- renal or liver failure;
- acute period of infectious diseases.
And also there are restrictions on admission by pet age and weight. The animal must weigh at least 0.5 kg and be older than 6 weeks.
In no case should helminths be expelled if the kitten is unwell or ill, and is exhausted by a recent illness. To protect the pet, before deworming, it is worth showing it to the veterinarian. The doctor must confirm the satisfactory condition of the animal.
Side effects Milbemaks - a rarity. They can occur only if the medicine is not given according to the instructions or if there are contraindications.If you follow all the recommendations according to the dosage, then the drug is well tolerated by kittens.
Here are some negative reactions to the medicine:
- lethargy;
- drowsiness;
- apathy, unwillingness to play;
- muscle tremor;
- vomiting or diarrhea.
If such symptoms are observed after taking the pill, then it is worth abandoning the further use of the medication and conduct symptomatic treatment. It is not worth prescribing therapy yourself, you need to show the pet to the veterinarian to make sure that he is in order.
An overdose is manifested by symptoms of intoxication. This is severe vomiting, diarrhea, fever, muscle pain, tremor of the extremities, partial paresis. As a rule, symptoms disappear on their own within a day.
Cases of severe overdose require emergency medical attention, otherwise the animal may die.
Worm tablets analogs
Milbemax has analogues, and there are many of them. One of the most popular is Helmimax. Unlike Milbemax, it is a domestic drug. The difference also lies in the fact that the active components are praziquantel and moxidectin. The combined composition allows for a complex effect.
Other substitutes safe for kittens Milbemaks:
- Milprazone is a drug with a similar active composition, suitable for pets weighing from 0.5 to 2 kg.
- Pratel is a universal anthelmintic against tapeworms, gastrointestinal nematodes and other parasites.
- Profender - drops based on praziquantel and emodepside, are used for animals that weigh 0.5-2.5 kg.
- Troncil - a drug for kittens from cestodes and nematodes in the form of tablets.
Any anthelmintic can not be used to treat pets under 1.5 months.
