The best medicines for treating insects in pets
The most important insects that infect cats and dogs are fleas and ticks. These insects cause itching in animals and feed on their blood, causing anemia. They also transmit some diseases.Therefore, we must avoid infecting the animal with insects and treat it as soon as possible if it is infested with insects.
How can we protect the animal or treat it from insects?
There are several medications to treat pets from insects, the most famous and important of which are:
- Nexgard spectra
- Bravecto
- Simprica trio
All the mentioned Medicines are chewable tablets, making it easy for the breeder to administer the dose to the animal.
There is no need to struggle with calculating the dose and dividing the tablets to treat the animal, as these medicines are available in the form of divided doses according to the weight and age of the animal.
- Nexgaard five sizes
- Bravecto five sizes
- Simprica trio six sizes
|
Nexgard |
Bravecto |
Simprica trio |
|
•2:3.5 kg |
2:4.5 kg |
1.3:2.5 kg |
|
•3.5 : 7.5kg |
4.5 :10 kg |
2.5:5 kg |
|
•7.5:15 kg |
10:20 kg |
5:10 kg |
|
•15:30 kg |
20:40 kg |
10:20 kg |
|
30:60 kg |
40:56 kg |
20:40 |
|
40:60 kg |
As for its effectiveness in treating external insects and treating mites that cause scabies in animals
- Nexgard is effective for treating ticks, fleas and mites that cause mange
- Bravecto is effective for treating ticks, fleas, and mites that cause mange
- Simprica trio is effective for treating fleas and ticks
Some of these Medicines can also treat internal worms in animals.
- Nexgard treats intestinal worms such as tapeworms and roundworms, and also treats heart and lung worms.
- Simprica Trio treats intestinal worms and heartworms
- bravecto has no effect on internal worms and only affects external insects.
All of these Medicines can be used from the age of 8 weeks, or two months, and each type gives the body immunity for a certain period.
- Nexgard gives immunity for Month so the dose must be repeated monthly.
- Bravecto gives immunity for 12 weeks, repeated every three months.
- Simparica trio gives immunity for Month and is repeated monthly.
Nexgard
- It works to eliminate insects such as ticks, fleas, and mites that cause scabies
- Safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding
- It works to eliminate internal worms
- It gives immunity for Month and can be repeated monthly.
- The animal loves its taste and the ease of giving it to the animal
- It works to eliminate external insects such as ticks, fleas, and mites that cause mange
- Safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Gives immunity for 12 weeks
- It is easy to give to the animal.
- But it has no role in eliminating internal worms
- It works to eliminate external insects such as ticks and fleas
- It works to eliminate internal worms
- It gives immunity for Month and can be repeated monthly.
- It is the fastest in eliminating insects
- It is easy to give to the animal.
