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"How
To Protect Your Dog From Fleas and Heartworm - Sentinel For Dogs"
Got a new puppy at
home or simply want to give your old time friend all your love and
best caring? Well, It is cheaper to prevent an illness than to treat
an illness!... And this saying also applies to your pet. Nothing
is better than Sentinel for Dog to prevent your pet from getting
parasites.
These chewable flavor tabs are indicated for dogs
and puppies older than four weeks of age that weigh at least 2 lbs,
helps the same to control whipworm, hookworm, roundworm that preventing
heartworm disease.
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Sentinel for Dog, the aid for excellence to protect
your pet thanks to its formula containing Lufenuron, a powerful
insect growth regulator useful to controlling fleas. Although it
cannot kill adult parasites, the medication prevents the development
of flea eggs.
Another use of Sentinel for Dog is as an alternate
treatment during the mosquito season giving the medication to your
pet once a month and repeating the dose one month after the end
of the season. It can be used to control and remove whipworm and
roundworm infections. Do not forget that your pet must be tested
for heartworm disease prior to starting any medication.
Sentinel for Dog is available by prescription in 6
pack and 12 pack boxes, the doses vary depending on the dogs weight
and the foil wrap must not be removed from the tablet until the
time to give it to your pet. For those dogs that have been off heartworm
preventative during six months or more, it is necessary to retest
in six months because the microfilaria would cause a positive test
result since it takes six months to mature. At the sign of any problem,
contact your veterinarian.
This medication rarely presents side effects but you
might notice itching, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, seizures,
convulsions, hypersalivation, weakness, drowsiness, and depression
in some susceptible animals. Do not use Sentinel for Dog in animals
allergic to hives and do not them feed uncooked fish, meat or the
pet rodents. Remember that it is important to keep all medication
in their original boxes and out of the reach of children and pets.
Finally, to prevent re-infection it is necessary
to cleanup the stools as recommended in daily basis and keep an
eye on personal hygiene since it is possible that humans can contract
hookworm and roundworm from animals. Hygiene should be extended
in the household and on the pet to eliminate fleas.
 What
the vet says
Sentinel Flavor Tabs are for use in dogs and puppies that weigh
at least 2 lbs and are four weeks of age or older. Sentinel
Flavor Tabs are used to prevent heartworm disease and to control
adult hookworm infections. Sentinel Flavor Tabs are also used
to remove and control adult roundworm and whipworm infections.
Sentinel Flavor Tablets also contain the insect growth regulator,
Lufenuron, which is used to control fleas by preventing the
development of flea eggs. The medication does not kill adult
fleas.
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Sentinel FAQ
Brand Name(s)
Sentinel (Novartis)
What is Sentinel used
for?
Sentinel is used in the prevention of heartworm disease and in the
control of hookworm, roundworm and whipworm. Sentinel is also used
to control fleas by preventing the development of flea eggs. The
medication does not kill adult fleas.
Availability
Sentinel is available by prescription as chewable Flavor Tabs.
How should Sentinel be
used?
Sentinel is indicated for use in dogs and puppies four weeks of
age and older, and two pounds body weight or greater. The usual
dose of Sentinel for dogs 2-10 pounds is 2.3mg/46mg, 11-25 pounds
is 5.75mg/115mg, 26-50 pounds is 11.5mg/230mg and 51-100 pounds
is 23mg/460mg given once a month year round. An alternate treatment
is to give this medication once a month during the mosquito season
and also one month after the season ends.
What are the side effects
Side effects of Sentinel are rare although some animals may exhibit
depression, drowsiness, vomiting, itching, hives, loss of appetite,
diarrhea, seizures, convulsions, hypersalivation and weakness.
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