/b/veterinary-news/posts/139617 Merial has announced the launch of NexGard Spectra, a broad spectrum oral parasiticide for dogs. NexGard Spectra contains afoxolaner, which kills fleas and ticks on dogs, and milbemycin oxime, which is effective against roundworms, hookworms and whipwormsen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/139617Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:48:36 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8732c25d-c185-4c1a-94bf-aded6e5b21e2Pat Morris0<p>Most owners would welcome a multiwormer that did MOST worms including lungworm now - as it is on the increase apparently. I am a retired vet and only give advice on a private dog forum- but I find it extremely hard to advise pet owners what worming regimes to follow - complicated all round and many vets in practice seem to give the wrong advice from what I hear !</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=139617&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/139617Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:43:42 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8732c25d-c185-4c1a-94bf-aded6e5b21e2Pat Morris0<p>What is REALLY needed is a wormer that will roundworms,.tapeworms and LUNGWORM - and I wish people in the UK would stop calling LUNGworm - heartworm - it is NOT the same thing. Spot ons are fine for Ticks and fleas - although some fleas appear to be getting resistant to some spot-ons.</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=139617&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/139617Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:53:59 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8732c25d-c185-4c1a-94bf-aded6e5b21e2Sarah Keir0<p>Why did they not get a licence for lungworm too?</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=139617&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">