Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Drontal Flavour Plus cures Giardia in naturally infected dogs
By Montoya, Ana et al.·Published in Parasitology research·2008·Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Efficacy of Drontal Flavour Plus (50 mg praziquantel, 144 mg pyrantel embonate, 150 mg febantel per tablet) against Giardia sp in naturally infected dogs.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 24 dogs with diarrhea caused by a parasite called Giardia were treated with a medication called Drontal Flavour Plus for either three or five days. The dogs that received treatment showed improvement, with six out of eight dogs treated for three days and five out of eight treated for five days no longer having Giardia in their stool. In contrast, all dogs that did not receive treatment continued to test positive and had ongoing diarrhea. Both treatment durations were effective, and there was no significant difference in results between the two.
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Abstract
The therapeutic efficacy of praziquantel, pyrantel embonate and febantel (Drontal Flavour Plus) for three and five consecutive days was evaluated for treating naturally acquired giardiasis in dogs. In the study, 24 dogs naturally infected with Giardia were divided into three groups of eight dogs each. Dogs were treated at the recommended dosage for three or five consecutive days, and a control group remained untreated. Faecal samples from each dog were submitted to coprological examination from day-4 to -2 and at days 5, 7, 9 and 11. Faecal consistency was also assessed daily to study end. All dogs in the control group remained positive until study end. Giardia cysts were not detected in faeces of six of the eight dogs in the group treated on three consecutive days, and in faeces of five of the dogs in the group treated on five consecutive days. Unformed to diarrhoeic faeces were more often reported in dogs in the untreated control group than in dogs in both treatment groups. Efficacy of treatment for five consecutive days was not statistically better than treatment for three consecutive days.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18661153/