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Intervet Safe-Guard Suspension 10% 1000 ml Bottle Review

Safe-Guard Cattle Dewormer use for Dogs

"Instead of buying and using dog/puppy dewormers, use the Safe-Guard 10% suspension horse/cattle dewormer. I use this for Dogs that are at least 2 weeks old. This liquid dewormer comes in a 1000 ml bottle and contains 100 mg per ml of the active ingredient which is Fenbendazole. This is much cheaper to buy on a yearly basis than any other de-worming product. [...]. It is about 100 times cheaper than any other dog/puppy de-wormers made. Also, please note that several of the commercial dog/puppy de-wormers are only effective against two or three of the different types of canine intestinal worms; therefore, you would be forced to buy two or three different kinds of de-wormers, yet the Safe-Guard 10% suspension horse/cattle dewormer is effective against all four types. The recommended dosage of this exact product and strength for canines is 1 cc per 5 lbs of bodyweight per day for a 3 day period. With a 1000 ml bottle you have enough de-wormer to treat a kennel full of Dogs on a bi-monthly treatment program for a very long time.I have used the safe-guard powder in packets for canines and is not only unreasonalbly expensive but the amounts of powder are inconsistant, occasionally I found some packets to not have any product in them at all so the liquid form for cattle is exactly the same product and a far better buy.The Canine doses are not on the bottle, you will need to write this down 1 cc per 5 lbs. and get a syrige from a pharmacy. I deworm each litter at 2, 4, and 5 weeks. Adult dogs are proactively treated for worms on the fifteenth of every other month. Fenbendazole is always administered for 3-consecutive days rather than only one day, to be sure your puppies and dogs are 100% worm-free.. I know the bottle recommends a much smaller dosage for livestock and that is correct for pigs, horses, and cattle but not for dogs. It takes almost 5 times more of this wormer to be effective in dogs than in large livestock.Every Vet I have ever talked to says the correct dosage is 100 mg (1cc) of active ingredient per 5 lbs of body weight given for 3 consecutive days. Follow the dosage listed in the paragraph above if the stuff you buy is the 10% suspension or 10% paste (same thing in a different form) which has 100 mg of active ingredient per ml. Fenbendazole (Safe-Guard or Panacur) is one of the safest de-wormers on the market. Fasting is not required and it is labeled as safe during pregnancy and lactation. Personally, I don't recommend you give any kind of medications to a pregnant female unless the life of the female is in grave danger; however, I will give medications to lactating females. The difference is the pups are already born and not in in their developing and forming stages in the womb. This is a list of the attributes of the Benzimidazole (BZD) type de-wormers such as Fenbendazole:Actions: the anti-parasitic action of Fenbendazole paste 10% is believed to be due to the inhibition of energy metabolism in the parasiteContraindications: no known contraindications observed, even when administered to young, sick, or debilitated animalsVery wide margin of safety with regards to dose If you have a kennel of dogs, then buying the Safe-Guard 10% suspension horse/cattle dewormer will definitely save you a lot of money each year. This de-worming treatment will stay effective for up to three (3) years if kept refrigerated once opened."