Description

Stronghold Dog - external antiparasitic pipettes for the treatment and prevention of infestation with fleas, lice, roundworms and heartworm in dogs

Active substance: Selamectin

Indications: from 6 weeks of age for the therapy of mixed external/internal parasite infestations

DOGS:

Therapy and prevention of ectoparasitises:
- fleas ( Ctenocephalides spp. ) - including prevention of environmental contamination
- malophagous lice ( Trichodectes canis )
- auricular scabies ( Otodectes cynotis )
- sarcoptic mange ( Sarcoptes scabiei )

Nematode therapy:
- intestinal roundworms ( Toxocara canis )
- prevention of cardio-pulmonary heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis

Duration of action:

Combating flea infestations: 1 month.
Prevention of cardiopulmonary heartworm disease: monthly administration.

Following administration of the product, the adult fleas on the animal are killed within 24 hours, the eggs produced are not viable and the larvae (found only in the environment) are also killed

Presentation:

Presentation: boxes with 3 pipettes
• Stronghold 15 mg for dogs and cats < 2.5 kg
• Stronghold 30 mg for dogs of 2.6 - 5.0 kg

• Stronghold 60 mg for dogs of 5.1 - 10.0 kg
• Stronghold 120 mg for dogs of 10.1 - 20.0 kg
• Stronghold 240 mg for dogs of 20.1 - 40.0 kg
• Stronghold 360 mg for dogs of 40.1 - 60.0 kg

Stronghold 45 mg for cats of 2.6 - 7.5 kg

Administration: Spot-On 6mg/kg

It is applied locally on the skin, at the base of the neck in front of the shoulder blades in one place. Do not apply when the animal's fur is wet.

Treatment schedule:
- fleas : administered at monthly intervals and continued throughout the season
- heartworm prevention: administered throughout the year or at least one month before the animal's first exposure to mosquitoes and then monthly until the end of the mosquito season. The last dose must be applied within one month of the last exposure to mosquitoes. If a dose is missed and a monthly interval between doses is exceeded, immediate administration of the product and resumption of monthly doses will minimize the possibility of adult heartworm development.
- roundworms and hookworms: a single dose of the product. The need and frequency of additional treatment should be in accordance with the advice of the attending veterinarian.
- malophagous lice: a single dose of the product.
- auricular mange and sarcoptic mange: a single dose of the product. Further veterinary examination after 30 days of treatment to determine if a second administration is necessary

Benefits:

- can be administered during pregnancy and lactation
- wide spectrum of action
- effectiveness in mixed infestations with ecto and endoparasites
- prevents contamination of the environment with intermediate forms of fleas (kills fleas before they lay eggs, ovicidal and larvicidal effect)
- adjuvant in allergic dermatitis to flea bite
- persistent effect for 1 month