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Are there two different types of tapeworms, and if so, do I need two different types of wormers? The local vet said there was only one type of tapeworm, but I see references all the time about tapeworms, and then the 'flea tapeworm'...and does panacur take care of all worms but heartworms or not?

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My understanding is that there are 5 different type of tape worms. Panacure kills 3 of the different types.

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I've seen 2 different types but like Bill said, there are more. Lots more. If my vet didn't know there were more than one kind, I think I'd be looking for a different vet.

Praziquantel (Droncit) will get them all. That's why I use Equimax to worm with. Cucumber tapes were hard to get rid of. Funny looking, though. Fresh segments looked like little black-headed maggots. Dried, they looked a lot like cucumber seeds. Guess that's why they're called cucumber tapes.

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You know what you call a vet that graduated at the bottom of their class???????

You call em' "Doc".....




If your vet told you that there was only one specie of tapeworm that affects dogs.....Time to get another vet.

http://thecoonden.com/dog-health/do...-treatment.html

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You know what you call a vet that graduated at the bottom of their class???????

You call em' "Doc".....




If your vet told you that there was only one specie of tapeworm that affects dogs.....Time to get another vet.

http://thecoonden.com/dog-health/do...-treatment.html

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me about Equimax if you would...its in a paste form isnt it, and its a horse wormer? How much would you give a dog? We have a 10lb dog, two 20lb dogs, a 50lb and a 100lb dog...

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If you are looking for cheaper wormers and antibiotics check out www.thomasvetdrug.com

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me about Equimax if you would...its in a paste form isnt it, and its a horse wormer? How much would you give a dog? We have a 10lb dog, two 20lb dogs, a 50lb and a 100lb dog...

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thanks a lot, I will probably be getting some equimax...

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i only know of 3 types of tapeworms and zimectin gold from tsc will kill them all.

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Okay....

I realize that there are folks on here that "do it all the time", but smokers "do it all the time", and that doesn't make it a good idea!

Let's break down the ingredients in a tube of Zimecterin Gold.

Each tube of ZG contains 567mg of praziquantel and 113.8mg of ivermectin

If you give your dog enough of this paste to take care of the tapeworms (recommended dose is 3 to 3.5 mg/pound) you would also be giving it six times the recommended dose of ivermectin at the same time.

Now consider this...ZG is 1.55% ivermectin.

Equimax is 1.78% ivermectin, and 14.03% praziquantel. Each syringe contains 120.1 mg of ivermectin and 897.6 mg of praziquantel

If you were to give your dog the recommended dosage of praziquantel from this tube, you would still be giving the dog six times the recommended dose of ivermectin

The LD50 (lethal dose in 50% of the test animals given overdoses) of ivermectin is between 5 to 25 mg/kg, or 2.5 to 12.5 mg/pound.

Just something to think about....

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Thank God , Would some one get Oak Ridge a beer or whatever he wants. The only guy on this post makin any sense. Equimax wont get em,with a safe dose.

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zimectin gold i just give a very small amount once a week for 3 weeks and it clears them right up. ive never killed a dog yet with ivermectin and ive had a bunch.

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