What flavor is Interceptor?
beef flavored
Interceptor Flavor Tabs are beef flavored. Marketed for sale through veterinarians, Interceptor Plus is indicated to prevent heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis.
What is an interceptor pill?
Interceptor Flavor Tabs are a palatable once-a-month tablet that prevents heartworm disease, controls adult hookworms, and removes and controls adult roundworms and whipworm infections in dogs. Interceptor requires a prescription from your veterinarian.
Is interceptor safe for cats?
In safety studies INTERCEPTOR Flavor Tabs (milbemycin oxime) was tested and found to be safe in over 8 different breeds of cats and kittens, two weeks of age or greater.
Do dogs taste like Interceptor Plus?
Most dogs like the taste of Interceptor Plus chewables and will accept the chewable as a treat. The chewable can be given by hand or added to a small amount of dog food.
Is Interceptor Plus ivermectin?
Heartworm Meds for Dogs: Interceptor Plus Vs Heartgard Plus Heartgard Plus for dogs is a dog dewormer that contains an anthelmintic called ivermectin. Both Heartgard Plus and Interceptor Plus will prevent heartworm disease in dogs. In addition, Heartgard Plus is effective against roundworms and hookworms.
Can Credelio and interceptor be given together?
Dogs: A combination of once-monthly Credelio (Fleas and Ticks) and Interceptor Plus (Internal Parasites) is recommended for all dogs for excellent, safe parasite prevention.
What does interceptor treat for?
Milbemycin oxime (brand name Interceptor®) is a heartworm disease preventive and treats internal parasites (e.g., hookworms, roundworms) in dogs and cats. It is also found in combination products (such as Sentinel®, Sentinel Spectrum®, and Trifexis®) with other drugs (lufenuron or spinosad).
What is interceptor used for?
Interceptor Plus helps to protect against five different types of worms in dogs and puppies 6 weeks and older, weighing 2 pounds or more. Each tasty, chicken-flavored prescription tablet provides heartworm disease prevention and protection against hookworm, roundworm, whipworm and tapeworm infections for a full month.
Is interceptor a heartworm?
Interceptor Plus for dogs is designed to help prevent heartworm disease, while also protecting against common (and potentially deadly) intestinal parasites—hookworms, roundworms, whipworms and tapeworms. Interceptor Plus combines two powerful active ingredients to provide such broad-spectrum protection.
Does interceptor have ivermectin?
Interceptor is the ONLY safe heartworm prevention medication for Collies, Collie-mixes, Shelties and Sheltie-mixes. This is because Interceptor does not contain the drug ivermectin, which is known to have deadly effects in these and some other breeds.
Should interceptor be given with food?
Interceptor® is to be given every 30 days, preferably on the same day every month to treat and prevent fleas and other parasites. Your veterinarian may prescribe lower doses daily to treat dogs with mange. Always give Interceptor® after a full meal to ensure adequate absorption.
Is interceptor and Nexgard the same?
When given monthly, the oral treatment protects dogs against recurring flea and tick infestations. Nexgard is safe to use for puppies from 8 weeks of age. Interceptor Spectrum is a highly palatable tasty chew that controls heartworm infection in dogs. The monthly tasty chew prevents and controls heartworms in dogs.
What are the names of the Flavor Tabs for interceptor?
Generic Name: milbemycin oxime. Dosage Form: FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY. INTERCEPTOR®. (milbemycin oxime) FLAVOR TABS®. The palatable once-a-month tablet that prevents heartworm disease, controls adult hookworm, and removes and controls adult roundworm and whipworm infections in dogs and puppies.
Can You give your dog Interceptor Flavor Tabs?
Interceptor Flavor Tabs are palatable and most dogs will consume the tablet willingly when offered by the owner. As an alternative, the dual-purpose tablet may be offered in food or administered as other tablet medications. Watch the dog closely following dosing to be sure the entire dose has been consumed.
How much milbemycin is in Interceptor Flavor Tabs?
INTERCEPTOR (milbemycin oxime) Flavor Tabs are available in four tablet sizes in color-coded packages for oral administration to dogs and puppies. Each tablet is formulated to provide a minimum of 0.23 mg/lb (0.5 mg/kg) body weight of milbemycin oxime.
What kind of worms can Interceptor Flavor Tabs kill?
Interceptor Flavor Tabs eliminate the tissue stage of heartworm larvae and the adult stage of hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum), roundworms (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina) and whipworm (Trichuris vulpis) infestations when administered orally according to the recommended dosage schedule.