Panacur is a deworming medication used to treat different parasites in dogs with the help of the active ingredient fenbendazole present in it. Majority of the vets of the world use this medication to treat parasites such as whipworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and roundworms.

Here is detailed information about the medicine and everything you need to know about it:

What is Panacur?

Panacur is a medication used to cure and terminate the different parasites in a dog’s intestine like tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms. It is used and prescribed by vets from all over the globe and is considered a very effective way to eradicating the worms.

Panacur C for dogs.
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How does Panacur work for Dogs?

The Panacur medication works in a very assuring and definite way. First of all, it contains the drug Fenbendazole that helps to terminate the parasites inside the dog’s body. It binds to tubulin which is a kind of protein that has the ability to stop the development of the parasites to further form microtubules.

And after the parasites are not able to form microtubules, they won’t be able to form the worm cells in the future.

How to use Panacur C?

Panacur C where ‘C’ refers to Canine or dogs is the medication only for dogs. The proper way to give the drug to your furry pet is by mixing the daily dose of the medicine with the usual amount of food that you feed your dog. You may also need to moisten the dry dog food in order to mix the drug on the food.

Lastly, you’ll just have to make sure that your pet eats all of the medicated food and repeat the daily dose for your puppy for a streak of three days. Then be calm and check for the positive results.

You can mix the Panacur C in your dog’s food.
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Importance of Panacur Drugs?

The big plus point of the Panacur drugs is that the active ingredient fenbendazole in it has the primary ability to kill the parasites inside the dog’s intestine. Whether it is in its developing stage or is in its adult stage, it can terminate all of them.

Another positive aspect of this medication is that it can eliminate all types of migrating worms present in the intestine of your infected dog. The effective ingredient also stops the parasites to further form the worms’ cells.

Required Doses of Panacur for Dogs

As far as the doses required for your dog is concerned, you should always consult your vet for this. It is because they know more than you do regarding the adjustment of the dosage depending on your dog’s weight and age.

Dosing chart of Panacur C for dogs depending upon their weight.
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The dosage can vary depending on various medical conditions such as what type of parasite is your dog is suffering from. As the parasites can be either of many parasites, you cannot always use the same dose to treat them. Hence, it’s best to take the advice of your vet in such cases.

Possible Side Effects of Panacur

There are rare chances that your dog gets side effects by using the medicine as it is generally considered the safest way to kill parasites in dogs around the world. Fenbendazole only attacks the parasitic tissue and doesn’t harm the dog’s body tissue unless you give them an extremely high dosage of the medicine.

Nevertheless, the most common side effects of the medication observed by the users are as follows:

  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Itchiness
  • Facial Swelling
  • Hives
  • Cold Limbs

As these side effects are barely seen, it is still the safest and effective way to treat parasites on dogs so far.

What if you miss a dose?

Being a human, it is very common to make mistakes and forget to give a dose of medicine to your pet. But you don’t really have to panic if you do so. If you realize an hour or half an hour later that you forgot the dose, then you can give the dose to your dog immediately.

But if the time has passed over two hours that you missed the dose, don’t give the dose and give it in the next time. However, never double the dose the next time if you miss one previously. It can result in adverse effects for your furry buddy.

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