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Post by luke0927 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:55 pm

the breeder i got two of my dogs from is also a retired vet. Today he gave me some Cestex 221. It was some pricey stuff but he said it is the best thing to take care of the tapeworms....has anyone else used this is is worth the price.

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Post by Greg Jennings » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:21 pm

I previously used Valbazan, but have started using SafeGuard paste. It's way cheap.

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Post by snips » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:27 pm

Greg, I have never heard of Safegaurd getting Tapes, or Valbazen. My vet says Droncit (hi dollar) is the only thing. I bet this Cestex is the same thing from what he says the cost is..
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Post by shets114 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:37 pm

Safeguard canine dewormer powder will take care of some tapes. It is a three day packet.

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Post by luke0927 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:29 pm

He went into some spill about the types of tape worms and how some kill one some the others he said this takes care of all them...i was looking on the web and on the 1800petmeds is has on but it says on the pill cestex 219 mine are a differnt color and say 221...must be more powerful.

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Post by Greg Jennings » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:32 pm

http://www.beaglesunlimited.com/beagleh ... lworms.htm

Again, take it for what it's worth.

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Post by luke0927 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:39 pm

thanks i wonder how much it is? normally he gives me a good deal on stuff so i wonder if i actually saved anything? on the bottle he has cestex #5 it was $30 total for both dogs 2.5 tabs each?


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In canada its $377 for a 50/50mg bottle so about $7.50 per tab so it guess i got a good deal for the cost of it. well see how good it works

http://www.77canadapharmacy.com/Cestex.php

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Post by Greg Jennings » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:28 am

vzkennels wrote:My vet says if you have tape worms get rid of the fleas & you will get rid of the tape worms,takes fleas to complete the cycle.The only time I have had them was during hunting season when my dogs eat rabbit intestines found in the field.I understand that is a different type tapeworm then the ones carried by fleas.
I gather that people like the Droncit because it gets every kind of worm there is.

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Post by shags » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:50 am

Droncit is praziquantel, and is only effective on tapes.

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Post by Greg Jennings » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:52 pm

Sorry, I should have said "all the varieties of tape worms". It gets flukes, too, I think.

Drontal Plus does provide one-stop-shopping when used with Ivermectin for heartworms.

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Post by Greg Jennings » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:19 pm

I found this, it should be helpful. Especially, follow the link to "Cestodes of Dogs and Cats in North America".

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index ... /23512.htm

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Post by shags » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:39 pm

There's a wormer called Iverhart Max that kills everything. It's really expensive though. Might be worth it to clean 'em out then continue maintainence with something cheaper, or if you have only one dog.

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