Efficacy of an ivermectin and pyrantel pamoate combination against adult hookworm, Ancylostoma braziliense, in dogs

Aust Vet J. 1996 Mar;73(3):84-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1996.tb09981.x.

Abstract

A chewable tablet incorporating ivermectin and pyrantel was tested in 12 Beagle dogs for efficacy against the adult hookworm, Ancylostoma braziliense. The dogs were administered infective larvae of A braziliense orally. Twenty-one days after infection the dogs were weighed and allocated randomly to receive either an oral treatment with ivermectin and pyrantel in a beef-based chewable tablet or no treatment. The chewable tablet was a commercially available product, which was made to deliver ivermectin at 6 micrograms/kg and pyrantel at 5.0 mg/kg to each dog. Seven days after treatment the dogs were euthanased, necropsied, and examined for adult hookworms. At necropsy, no adult A braziliense was observed in any of the 6 treated dogs and all 6 dogs that had been left untreated were infected with adult A braziliense (range, 48 to 161). It was concluded that this combination product is 100% efficacious against adult A braziliense.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Ancylostoma / isolation & purification
  • Ancylostomiasis / drug therapy
  • Ancylostomiasis / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Antinematodal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antinematodal Agents / standards
  • Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antiparasitic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antiparasitic Agents / standards
  • Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Dog Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Dogs
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Female
  • Intestine, Small / parasitology
  • Ivermectin / administration & dosage
  • Ivermectin / standards
  • Ivermectin / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Parasite Egg Count / veterinary
  • Pyrantel Pamoate / administration & dosage
  • Pyrantel Pamoate / standards
  • Pyrantel Pamoate / therapeutic use*
  • Random Allocation

Substances

  • Antinematodal Agents
  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Ivermectin
  • Pyrantel Pamoate