Diarrhoea after drontal?

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Michael Woodhouse — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:39:32 GMT

[quote user="Rudolph"]

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]People like to see it[/quote]

Yes, but they don't like to do it and it's much easier for them to do a spot-on treatment at home four times a year then to bring a cat in for a vet to pill four times a year!

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absolutely - but when the cat is presented to me I will stick a tablet down and then offer them profender to do at home. I have put profender on more as a demo for clients that haven't used the product before.

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Rudolph — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:15:18 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]People like to see it[/quote]

Yes, but they don't like to do it and it's much easier for them to do a spot-on treatment at home four times a year then to bring a cat in for a vet to pill four times a year!

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Vikki Halliday LLB — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:03:56 GMT

I have had a couple of dogs recently who were sick and rather sleepy after having been given Drontal, can't remember the exact details though.

I prefer Milbemax chewy, or just the plain tabs if they won't eat the chewy ones, as they do have the advantages of a better dose range and smaller size.

Cats I would generally go for Profender or Milbemax if the client particularly wants a tablet, but my days of trying to appear a hero and getting a pill into a recalcitrant moggy are gone! Why bother when a spot on is ten times less stressful, (for the vet and the cat!)

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Michael Woodhouse — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:56:54 GMT

[quote user="Rudolph"]

[quote user="Simon Neuhoff"]For cats - Milbemax every time![/quote]

For cats, Profender every time!!! I can't remember the last time I pilled a cat!

[/quote] People like to see it. I take pride in firing them down with no apparant effort. Am I the only vet who thinks the Milbemax cat are too small and fiddly and prefer Drontal in cats? Even Drontal XL go down ok. I fire down with a Buster pill giver. Can't recall not getting one down!

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Rob Reid — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:22:51 GMT

Milbemax gets my vote as well. There aren't many cats I haven't managed to pill with the small milbemax tablets, but the ones where I have failed get profender.

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Rudolph — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:12:27 GMT

[quote user="Simon Neuhoff"]For cats - Milbemax every time![/quote]

For cats, Profender every time!!! I can't remember the last time I pilled a cat!

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Simon Neuhoff — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:53:32 GMT

We've actually moved back to Drontal from MIlbemax, for dogs at least. The spectrum of activity is better and there is no concern of overlap with Advocate which we are using almost exclusively now in dogs because of lungworm.

For cats - Milbemax every time! The torpedo shape is a godsend.

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Catherine Williams — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:47:06 GMT

Another vote for milbemax here, I seem to see less GI upsets with it, much easier to give and I do prefer that it's vet only

Now I only use drontal for pets that haven't been seen in an age

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Bob Russell — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:03:27 GMT

Totally agree - milbemax wins hands down on ease of administration, palatability, support.

Bayer have been progressively moving their products to the pet shops. Bob Martins branded Droncit spot on, Bob Martins branded Advantage etc.

Occasionally we get a dog that either vomits or has mild diarrhoea after either product but it is very unusual.

How the heck does anyone get the drontal large cat 'bricks' into them without a fight?

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:55:20 GMT

Not had an issue with diarrhoea and Drontal, vomiting yes, but I use Milbemax because:

More convenient dosing ranges
More palatable and smaller tablet size ( important in cats)
Doesn't disintegrate into a powdery mush if you miss first time (even more important in cats)!
Doesn't induce vomiting
Better discount for me from Novartis than Bayer
Last but by no means least, client loyalty - isn't available from pets shops and high street pharmacies

Re: Diarrhoea after drontal?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:08:52 GMT

If you want to change I suppose the obvious choice is Milbemax. I use both that and Drontal Plus and I must say I've had no trouble with any side effects.

I'm not a wormer expert though.