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Selamectin, sold under the brand name Revolution, among others, is a topical parasiticide and anthelminthic used on dogs and cats. [2] It treats and prevents infections of heartworms, fleas, ear mites, sarcoptic mange (scabies), and certain types of ticks in dogs, and prevents heartworms, fleas, ear mites, hookworms, and roundworms in cats.
Emodepside is an anthelmintic drug that is effective against a number of gastrointestinal nematodes, is licensed for use in cats [1] and belongs to the class of drugs known as the octadepsipeptides, [2] a relatively new class of anthelmintic (research into these compounds began in the early 1990s), [3] which are suspected to achieve their anti-parasitic effect by a novel mechanism of action ...
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug. [7] After its discovery in 1975, [8] its first uses were in veterinary medicine to prevent and treat heartworm and acariasis. [9] Approved for human use in 1987, [10] it is used to treat infestations including head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis and lymphatic filariasis.
Lotilaner, sold under the brand name Credelio among others, is a veterinary medication used to control fleas and ticks in dogs and cats. [2] [3] [4] [12] It is indicated for the treatment and prevention of flea infestations (Ctenocephalides felis) and for the treatment and control of tick infestations including lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis ...
Difficulties in administration of oral medication formulations to pet cats: an e-survey of cat owners. Vet Rec. 2017 Mar 11;180(10):250. doi: 10.1136/vr.103991. Epub 2016 Dec 15. PMID: 27980080.
Liquid medication delivered by syringe is often difficult to induce cats to swallow. The best way to accomplish this is to immobilize the cats head then slip two fingers at the far sides of its mouth.