Strongheart Chewable general information
What is Strongheart Chewable used for?
Strongheart Chewable tablets are used to protect large dogs against heartworm, which is a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes that can cause serious health problems that can result in heart failure and eventually death. Strongheart Chewable is also used to treat and control roundworm and hookworm, which are both intestinal parasites that are transmitted when a dog ingests its eggs from the environment such as the soil, or transmitted to puppies while still in the womb, or to nursing puppies through infected milk. Both infections can cause serious health problems for your dog; roundworm deprives dogs of essential nutrients and may cause intestinal obstruction and hookworm feeds on the intestinal wall, causing significant blood loss. Strongheart Chewable kills these parasites breaking the parasitic lifecycle and protecting your dog from serious and life-threatening illness.
How does Strongheart Chewable work?
Strongheart Chewable contains two active ingredients; ivermectin an antiparasitic drug and pyrantel, a deworming agent. The larval stage of the heartworm is transferred into the blood of the host dog when an infected mosquito bites the dog; the larvae then enter the tissues and migrate to the heart and lungs where they mature into adult worms causing tissue damage which can be fatal. Ivermectin in Strongheart Chewable acts of the nervous system of the larval stage of the parasitic heartworm and causes paralysis and death before it reaches the heart or lungs of your dog. Pyrantel in Strongheart Chewable is a neuromuscular blocker that paralyses roundworm and hookworm while they are feeding in the dogs’s intestine, so that the parasitic worms lose their grip on the intestinal wall and pass out in the dog’s stools.
What does Strongheart Chewable contain?
Strongheart Chewable tablets contain the active ingredients ivermectin an antiparasitic drug and pyrantel pamoate, a deworming agent, in a chewable form.
What Strongheart Chewable doses are available for Dogs?
Strongheart Chewable tablets are available in different doses depending on the weight of your dog:
- Chewables for small dogs up to 11kg or 25lbs, containing Invermectin 68mcg and Pyrantel 57mg
- Chewables for medium dogs up to 12-22kg or 26-50lbs, containing Invermectin 136mcg and Pyrantel 114mg
- Chewables for large dogs up to 24-45kg or 51-100lbs, containing Invermectin 272mcg and Pyrantel 227mg
For dogs over 45kg or 100lbs, the appropriate combination of tablets should be used.
Treating canine heartworm with Strongheart Chewable
Strongheart Chewable tablets contain ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug that is used to protect dogs against heartworm, which is a parasite that can cause serious health problems that can result in heart failure and eventually death. Heartworm is transmitted by mosquitoes and the larval stage is transferred into the blood of the host dog when an infected mosquito bites the dog; the larvae then enter the tissues and migrate to the heart and lungs where they mature into adult worms causing tissue damage which can be fatal. Ivermectin in Strongheart Chewable acts of the nervous system of the larval stage of the parasitic heartworm and causes paralysis and death before it reaches the heart or lungs of your dog, breaking the parasitic lifecycle and protecting your dog from serious and life-threatening illness.
Treating canine roundworm and hookworm with Strongheart Chewable
Strongheart Chewable tablets contain pyrantel, a deworming agent that is used to protect dogs against roundworm and hookworm, both of which are intestinal parasites transmitted when a dog ingests its eggs from the environment, such as from the soil, or transmitted to puppies while still in the womb, or to nursing puppies through infected milk. Pyrantel in Strongheart Chewable is a neuromuscular blocker that paralyses roundworm and hookworm while they are feeding in the dogs’s intestine, so that the parasitic worms lose their grip on the intestinal wall and pass out in the dog’s stools. Strongheart Chewable kills these parasites breaking the parasitic lifecycle and protects your dog from serious and life-threatening illness.
What are the side effects of Strongheart Chewable?
Following the use of Strongheart Chewable tablets, digestive and neurological side effects have been reported on rare occasions, including: vomiting, diarrhea, hypersalivation, excessive dilation of the pupil (mydriasis), staggering, convulsions, lethargy, loss of muscle coordination (ataxia).
How should Strongheart Chewable for Dogs be given?
You should give one Strongheart Chewable tablet to your dog either offered by hand or in your dog’s food. The tablet should be chewed and not swallowed whole and to ensure a complete dose your dog should eat the entire chewable tablet. The dose you give depends on the size of your dog and should be 6mcg invermectin per kg (2.72mcg/lb) body weight and 5mg pyrantel per kg (2.27mg/lb) body weight. STRONGHEART should be given at monthly intervals during the period of the year when mosquitoes (vectors), potentially carrying infective heartworm larvae, are active. The initial dose must be given within a month (30 days) after the dog’s first exposure to mosquitoes. The final dose must be given within a month after the dog’s last exposure to mosquitoes.. Strongheart Chewable can be given to pregnant or breeding bitches, stud dogs and puppies form age 6 weeks.
Missed dose of Strongheart Chewable
If you miss a dose of Strongheart Chewable and forget to give your dog their monthly chewable tablet, you should give one as soon as you remember, as the effectiveness of Strongheart Chewable begins to wear off after 30 days and your dog may be at risk of re-infection.
How should Strongheart Chewable be stored?
You should store your dog’s Strongheart Chewable tablets in a cool dry place below 25°C and protect from direct light.