Treating for worms

**Graham_s** · #1 06-30-2009, 12:25 PM

It seems that some of our felinus have got worms, presumably from the live food, and I am hoping to solve the problem with panacur. Can anyone tell me what sort of dosage to use? Thanks in advance

**Riverside Reptiles** · #2 06-30-2009, 01:11 PM

It depends. But I think usual dosage is 50-100 mg/kg. Duration depends on type of parasite.

**Graham_s** · #3 07-01-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

It depends. But I think usual dosage is 50-100 mg/kg. Duration depends on type of parasite.

ok, thanks. I will get some photos if I can. I'm pretty sure they're pinworms.

**Graham_s** · #4 07-23-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

It depends. But I think usual dosage is 50-100 mg/kg. Duration depends on type of parasite.

just so I dont make some huge mistake, do you mean 50-100mg/kg of panacur of the active ingredient? which i think is fenbendazole...?

**Riverside Reptiles** · #5 07-23-2009, 06:38 PM

Panacur is the brand name for fenbendazole. The dosage would be 50-100 mg of Panacur per kg of body weight of the gecko. If your panacur is in powdered form, you'll need to mix it and then figure out how many mg's per ml the solution is...then figure out how many ml's are needed to equate to 50-100 mg/kg. Math makes my head hurt so don't ask me to figure it out for you! lol

**Graham_s** · #6 07-23-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

Panacur is the brand name for fenbendazole. The dosage would be 50-100 mg of Panacur per kg of body weight of the gecko. If your panacur is in powdered form, you'll need to mix it and then figure out how many mg's per ml the solution is...then figure out how many ml's are needed to equate to 50-100 mg/kg. Math makes my head hurt so don't ask me to figure it out for you! lol

lol ok, well thanks for the help. I'm starting to make my head hurt too! I just need to work it out so I know how much I will need for all the affected geckos. I think I will have to have another look tomorrow as its too late to be doing maths now!

**Riverside Reptiles** · #7 07-23-2009, 10:44 PM

If what I'm saying doesn't make sense, tell me and I'll try to explain it better. The panacur should have directions with how to mix the solution for a specific mg/ml solution.

**Graham_s** · #8 07-24-2009, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

If what I'm saying doesn't make sense, tell me and I'll try to explain it better. The panacur should have directions with how to mix the solution for a specific mg/ml solution.

Ok well I will let you know how I get on!

Thanks again