Features of the drug Dironet Spot-on for cats

In the article you will learn what kind of drug Dironet is for cats, its purpose, rules of use, nature of action, composition, side effects, storage rules. Essentially, Dironet is an antiparasitic drug that is intended for the treatment of adult cats and small kittens. The development of its unique formula was carried out by the Agrovetzashchita enterprise. It effectively copes with helminths (worms) that parasitize the body of domestic animals. Prescribed when infestation by endoparasites of varying severity is detected.

Thanks to the substances included in its composition, it helps not only in the initial stages of parasite infection, but also in extremely advanced cases.

Dironet is a universal medication against worms in cats and dogs. The manufacturer is domestic. A significant advantage of the medicine is its availability - it is sold in any veterinary pharmacy without a prescription. But before you settle on it, you should read the instructions for use and other important nuances.

Instructions for use

The medicine Dironet for cats is available in several dosage forms in the form of suspensions, tablets, drops. Each of them has its own instructions for use.

1. The suspension must be given to the pet once a day before feeding it in the morning. As a rule, cats use the drug without problems, since the manufacturer gives it the smell and taste of salmon.
2. The tablets should only be used to treat adult pets. Medicines must be given either forcibly or mixed with wet food. Six ways to give a cat a pill.
3. Spot-on drops are packaged in special tubes that are quite easy to use. They are used to get rid of ear mites, common mites, fleas and lice. In addition, drops are used to cure diseases such as notoendrosis and sarcoptic mange. To prevent your cat from licking the product, it is dripped onto the skin located in the withers area.

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Anthelmintic drug

Suspension for kittens

Dironet for adult cats in the form of a suspension is a viscous substance of yellow-gray color. It is packaged in 10 ml polymer bottles. The liquid may separate into layers, which disappear when vigorously agitated. The kit includes a special dispenser syringe.

For kittens, the manufacturer has provided a separate medicine of this brand - Diorent Junior.

Its advantages:

• unlike other antiparasitic drugs, it does not suppress the immune system;
• after the destruction of helminths, promotes rapid regeneration of damaged gastrointestinal tissues;
• the drug acts only in the intestines, so it is not contraindicated if the animal has liver or kidney diseases.

Dironet Junior Suspension
This drug is indicated for babies over 20 weeks of age for the prevention and treatment of the following diseases:

• toxocariasis;
• toxascariasis;
• dipylidia;
• uncinarium;
• dirofilariasis;
• trichocephalosis:
• hookworms;
• trichocephalosis.

As an antiparasitic treatment, as well as to get rid of microfilariae, the suspension should be given to the cat once a day in the morning, before feeding, or mixed into food.

As an antiparasitic treatment, as well as to get rid of microfilariae, the suspension should be given to the cat once a day in the morning, before feeding, or mixed into food. Usually the pet willingly consumes it because the medicine smells like fish. If the animal refuses, the suspension should be forcibly administered using a dropper pipette. Beforehand, shake the medicinal liquid well until smooth.

To prevent infection with worms, it is enough to use once a quarter, once a quarter, as well as before scheduled vaccinations (about a week in advance). For microfilariaemia in animals infected with parasites, one therapeutic dose is given monthly.

No special preparation is required before deworming with Diorent, such as diet or body cleansing. If you miss another dose of the drug, you can resume taking it at any time. Only this can reduce its effectiveness, so you should not delay treatment for long.

Storage features and safety measures

The shelf life of the medicinal product is 1 year. Store it only in the well-closed packaging in which it was purchased. Under no circumstances should Dironet for cats be placed next to food or cat food. The storage location must be reliably protected from moisture and light, and the temperature must vary between 0-20 degrees Celsius.

Store the drug in its original packaging, protected from light and moisture, out of reach of children and animals, separately from food and feed, at a temperature of 0°C to 30°C.

The drops should be stored at a temperature of 0 to 30 degrees in a place inaccessible to children and animals. Do not keep the drug near food. The shelf life of the drops is 2 years.

After handling the animal, hands should be washed with soap. While using the composition, you should not smoke, consume food or liquids.

Drontal for cats is available in tablets, each of which is designed for 4 kg of cat weight. Manufacturer: German company BAYER Animal Care. One tablet contains:

• pyrantel embonate – 230 mg,
• praziquantel - 20 mg,
• auxiliary components.

The drug is stored under normal conditions: in a dry place, protected from direct sunlight at temperatures up to 25 °C.

Brief instructions for storage and dosage are provided on the back of the Drontal package.

Selection of dosage

Release form

Types of Dironet
Available in several interpretations:

• Suspension. The liquid is a thick, dirty yellow color, poured into polymer bottles. The kit includes a dosing syringe.
• Pills. Packed in blisters of 200 capsules. The medicine is labeled The composition is similar to suspensions for adult cats, but the concentration of active ingredients is an order of magnitude higher. This makes it difficult to accurately calculate the dosage, so the tablet version is more often used for dogs.
• Spot-on solution. Drops for external use. They differ from the previous two types of medicine in their ability to destroy not only helminths, but also lice eaters, fleas and other parasites on domestic animals. The drug is available for adults (1 ml each) and for kittens (0.5 ml each). Sold in special tubes-pipettes (there are 3 of them in a box).

Cost and analogues of Dironet Spot-on

The package contains 3 pipettes. Its price is about 300 rubles. You can buy the medicine at a veterinary pharmacy or pet store. It does not require a veterinarian's prescription. The drug for kittens and adult animals costs the same.

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There are analogues of drops, the most common of them are:

• Prazicide Complex - the drug is more expensive and costs 180-200 rubles per pipette.
• Lawyer - a pack of 3 pipettes will cost 1000 rubles.
• Stronghold - 3 pipettes cost about 800 rubles.
• In-Up Complex - a 1 ml package costs about 200 rubles.

Comparing prices, we can say that Dironet Spot-on is the cheapest anti-parasite remedy for cats and at the same time highly effective.

Important! Human anthelmintics cannot be used on your pet.

Chemical composition

The chemical composition of all three varieties is almost identical. Active components:

• Pyrantel pamoate is a substance that inhibits the vital activity of tapeworms and roundworms in the animal’s body. It begins to act a few hours after ingestion, with the effect remaining for a long period. Due to this, the parasites are completely destroyed.
• Praziquantel - upon contact with parasitic infestations, it disables their metabolism and paralyzes. The substance works throughout the day until the pests die.
• Ivermectin is a substance that instantly enters the bloodstream through the cat's epidermis. As a result, pests (fleas, ticks) absorb the modified structure and soon die.

You cannot combine Dironet with other antiparasitic medications. Otherwise, an overdose is possible.

Price

The cheapest price for tablets on average does not exceed 175 rubles. The cost of drops starts from 200, and suspensions from 190 rubles. It all depends on the region of your residence and the delivery time if you order the drug from an online pharmacy.

Table comparing the cost of Dironet and analogues

Dosage of medications

An anthelmintic drug is prescribed for use in appropriate dosages, depending on a number of factors: dosage form, concentration of active substances in the composition. Therefore, it is important to carefully read the instructions first.

The minimum allowable dose of the drug for mature cats is 0.2 ml per kilogram of animal weight, for kittens – 0.1 ml.

For tablets

Dironet tablets are rarely given to kittens, only to adult cats
Dironet tablets are rarely given to kittens, only to adult cats

If the choice is in the form of tablets, the dose is determined at the rate of 1 pill per 10 kilos of the total weight of the animal. The medicine is placed on the root of the tongue to make it easier for the animal to swallow, or it is pre-crushed and added to food. Tablet medicine is not recommended for children, since it is difficult to calculate the exact amount

Suspension dosage

The dosage depends on the weight of the cat: 1 ml of product is required per 1 kg. This applies to both adult cats and babies. If the kitten's weight is less than 500 grams, measure out 0.5 ml of the suspension and dissolve it in 0.3 ml of water that has cooled after boiling.

Order of application of the drop

Instructions Before applying the solution to the animal’s body, heat it to room temperature, shake the pipette tube well and cut off the tip with a sharp instrument. Then you need to carefully spread the fur in the area of ​​the shoulder blades (behind the ears or on the neck) and drop liquid onto the exposed area. These are the most optimal treatment areas that the cat will not be able to lick.

It is important to ensure that the epidermis does not have any damage and is dry. After the procedure, make sure that the cat does not come into contact with water for at least 3-4 days.

Recommendations for applying drops:

In case of overdose, the following symptoms of poisoning in the animal may occur:

• shaking of limbs;
• prostration;
• increased salivation.

Then you need to seek help from a doctor. But if you follow the regimen and dosages prescribed in the instructions, side effects usually do not occur.

Precautionary measures

When working with medicine, you must follow safety precautions and personal hygiene rules. Namely:

• before and after the procedure, wash your hands thoroughly with soap;
• while processing an animal, a person must not eat, drink, or smoke;
• It is unacceptable to touch the place of application of the drug with your hands and allow children near the cat for 2 days.

Dironet drops are applied to the animal’s withers

If the medication gets on the eye mucosa, rinse immediately with clean water. If the drug accidentally gets inside the body, do not delay contacting a doctor.

An empty medicine bottle should be disposed of immediately.

Precautionary measures

When working with the drug Dironet Spot, you should be careful:

• It is forbidden to treat a cat near food and water;
• Do not smoke near the treated animal;
• Before applying, protect your hands with rubber gloves;
• Avoid touching the area where the product is applied;
• Animal treatment should not be carried out by people with hypersensitivity to the drug;
• Children should be protected from contact with the treated animal for 48 hours;
• If a person experiences an adverse reaction to the drug, they should immediately seek medical help, having with them the instructions for the drug or its packaging.

Operating principle

Suspension with tablets and drops operate according to different principles:

• the active substances of the suspension and tablets, after entering the gastrointestinal tract, begin to be quickly absorbed, after about 4 hours their concentration reaches its maximum value; nerve impulses begin to be transmitted with malfunctions, the permeability of intestinal cell membranes increases, as a result of which the parasites die;
• After applying drops to the skin in the withers area, the active components of the drug penetrate into the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Reliable protection against ectoparasites is created (in addition, some substances penetrate into the blood, which helps destroy worms in the body).

The structure of a cat's skin

Doses and order of application.

The drug is used by animals by drip (“spot-on”) application to dry, intact skin.

Before use, break off the tip of the pipette tube and, spreading the fur, apply the drug to the animal’s skin along the spine, in places inaccessible for licking the drug - in the neck area at the base of the skull or between the shoulder blades.

When treating large animals, the contents of the pipettes are applied to the skin in 3–4 places.

The minimum therapeutic dose of the drug for adult animals is 0.2 ml/kg animal weight. The minimum therapeutic dose of the drug for puppies and kittens is 0.1 ml/kg body weight. Taking into account the type, age and weight of the animal being treated, a pipette tube of the required volume or a combination thereof is selected and the drug is used in the doses indicated in the table.

To destroy fleas, lice and lice, the animal is treated once, to prevent re-infestation - once a month throughout the entire season of insect activity.

To treat otodectosis (ear scabies), the drug is applied to the skin once. If necessary, the course of treatment is repeated after 1 month. During the treatment process, it is recommended to clean the ear canal of exudate and scabs, and in case of complications with otitis media, prescribe antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory drugs.

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For therapeutic purposes in cases of sarcoptic mange and demodicosis in dogs and notoedrosis in cats, the drug is used 2–4 times with an interval of 10–14 days until double negative results of acarological examination are obtained; in order to prevent possible invasion - 1 time per month. Treatment is recommended to be carried out comprehensively using etiotropic, pathogenetic and symptomatic drugs in accordance with the instructions for their use.

For deworming of animals with nematodes and cestodes of the gastrointestinal tract, the drug is used for therapeutic purposes once, for prophylactic purposes - once a quarter.

Compound

The active substances of the antiparasitic medicine are three main ingredients:

1. Pyrantel causes paralysis and subsequent death of the worms; due to long-term elimination from the cat’s body, it protects the animal’s gastrointestinal tract for a long time;
2. Ivermectin helps block neural impulses of helminths, which leads to their rapid death (also effectively destroys fleas, ticks, lice);
3. Praziquantel increases the permeability of cell membranes and disrupts the functioning of the nervous system of pests.

At the doctor

Can it be used in pregnant cats and kittens?

Dironet in the form of a solution is contraindicated for oral use in cats in an “interesting position”, as well as in kittens under 2 months. The tablet form is not given to pregnant or lactating furry pets, or babies under 3 weeks of age. External treatment with drops can be done on babies only 2-3 weeks after their birth.

The safest type is suspension. It can be used even when the cat is carrying or feeding offspring. But the ban remains for kittens younger than 2 weeks.

Contraindications

To avoid negative consequences, the use of the drug is prohibited in the following cases:

• for the treatment of sick and weakened animals;
• kittens under two months old;
• pregnant females;
• when used in combination with other antiparasitic agents.

Dironet has no side effects. An exception may be cases of individual intolerance to individual components of the drug.

Very rarely, side effects may manifest themselves in the form of increased salivation, vomiting, trembling of the limbs or irritation of the skin. In this case, stop using Dironet, and the remaining product should be washed off using detergent.

Side effects

The drug is completely safe for the cat’s body and, when used correctly, has no side effects. The only thing is that they can be caused by an overdose, as evidenced by the following signs:

• the animal begins to feel sick and vomit;
• muscle tremors occur;
• coordination of movements and orientation in space are impaired;
• excessive weakness occurs.

Suspension for kittens in a syringe

Reviews from owners and veterinarians about the drug

The drug has a pronounced effect and is well tolerated. Because of this, reviews about him are mostly positive from both owners and veterinarians.

Negative reviews about the product are possible only if the pet has an intolerance to the composition.

Drontal is worth choosing for treating adult animals against worms. It is safe, effective and conveniently dosed. The disadvantages include the lack of protection against opisthorchiasis, restrictions on use during the reproductive period and the risk of buying a fake.

Analogs

Analogues of Dironet for cats are In-Up, the medicinal complex Prazicide, Advocate and Stronghold. They are similar to the drug in question in terms of the mechanism of pharmacological action and partly the active components they contain.

Analogue

Interaction with other drugs

This medicine should never be used together with drugs such as Piperazine and Levamisole. In addition, veterinarians strongly discourage the use of Dironet for the treatment of cats with components that inhibit cholinesterase activity. Before giving it to your pet, you should definitely consult a veterinarian.

The manufacturer does not recommend using Drontal with other anthelmintics containing piperazine.

If possible, anthelmintic drugs should not be combined with anything at all; only healthy animals should be treated. If your pet is sick and does not have a pronounced helminthic infestation, it is better to postpone treatment until he recovers. The exception is chronic diseases. In case of kidney or liver failure, the animal should be given deworming tablets as prescribed by a doctor.