Better information makes for healthier horses,
Horseadvice.com is where equine science and horse sense intersect.

Discussion on Panacur for tapes ?

Use the navigation bar above to access articles and more discussions on this topic.
Author Message
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Shelley Wiley (Swiley)
Posted on Thursday, Mar 14, 2002 - 11:39 am:   Edit PostPrint Post
My vet told me that Panacur was used to treat tape worms, I can not find any reference to this on your site or other locations. Do you think he is just getting mixed up with Pyrantel?
Thanks Shelley
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Robert N. Oglesby DVM (Dro)
Posted on Thursday, Mar 14, 2002 - 8:15 pm:   Edit PostPrint Post
No Shelly not confused, but not on firm footing either when it comes to the tapes that affect horses.

Fenbendazole is known to have activity against some tapes, Taenia in dogs and Monezia in ruminants, at some dosages. Then against others, like Dipylidium in cats and dogs for instance, it has no activity at all. I cannot find any references at all about its activity against the tapeworms that affect equines and the last time I looked there were no such label claims for such efficacy either on the product. Until we know more I am not sure howe effective it is and would be interested in any research to the contrary.
DrO
Post a Message to this Discussion
Posting
Instructions: 		Full Service Members may post to this discussion and should address the orignial poster's concerns or other information posted here. New questions about your horse should be started in a new discussion. Use the navigation bar at the top of this page to return to the parent article and review the article and existing discussions. If your question remains unanswered "Start a New Discussion", the link is under the list of discussions at the bottom of the article.
Post:
Bold text Italics Underline Create a hyperlink Insert a clipart image

Username:
Password:
Options: Enable HTML code in message
Automatically activate URLs in message
Action:
Home Page | Todays Discussions | Search | Top of Page Administration
  http://www.horseadvice.com
is The Horseman's Advisor
Helping Thousands of Equestrians, Farriers, and Veterinarians Every Day
All rights reserved, © 2009 		BBB Reliability Seal