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Contra-indications, warnings, etc
Do not treat unweaned puppies and kittens of less than 8 weeks of age or pet rabbits of less than 10 weeks of age.
This product is for topical use and should not be administered orally.
Do not allow recently treated animals to groom each other.
Do not use on rabbits intended for human consumption.
Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients contained in this product.
Care should be taken to avoid the contents of the tube coming into contact with the eyes or mouth of the user or recipient animal.
The product is bitter tasting and salivation may occasionally occur if the animal licks the application site immediately after treatment. This is not a sign of intoxication and disappears after a short time without treatment.
In very rare occasions skin reactions such as hair loss, redness, itching and skin lesions may occur. Agitation has also been reported. Excessive salivation and nervous signs such as incoordination, tremors and depression have been reported exceptionally in cats and dogs.
In dogs no adverse clinical signs were produced by either individual doses of up to 200 mg/kg body weight (five to eight times the therapeutic dose), daily treatments at 100 mg/kg body weight for five consecutive days or weekly treatments at five times the maximum dose rate for eight consecutive weeks.
In cats, no adverse clinical signs were produced using doses of five times the therapeutic level for eight consecutive weeks.
In rabbits, no adverse clinical signs were seen using doses of up to 45 mg/kg body weight (4 times the therapeutic level) weekly for 4 consecutive weeks.
Poisoning following inadvertent oral uptake in either man or animals is unlikely. In this event, treatment should be symptomatic. There is no known specific antidote but administration of activated charcoal may be beneficial.
No incompatibility has been observed between this product at twice the recommended dose and the following commonly used veterinary products: lufenuron, pyrantel and praziquantel (cats). The compatibility of the product was also demonstrated with a wide range of routine treatments under field conditions including vaccination.
The solvent in this product may stain certain materials including leather, fabrics, plastics and finished surfaces. Allow the application site to dry before permitting contact with such materials.
Operator Safety
Wash hands thoroughly after use.
Wash off any skin contamination with soap and water.
After application do not stroke or groom animals until the application site is dry (typically within an hour or so).
People with known skin sensitivity may be particularly sensitive to the product.
This product contains benzyl alcohol and may cause skin sensitisation or transient skin reactions (for example allergy, irritation, tingling).
Avoid contact between the product and the eyes or mouth.
If the product gets into eyes accidentally, the eyes should be thoroughly flushed with water. If skin or eye irritation persists, or if the product is accidentally swallowed, obtain medical attention.
Do not eat, drink or smoke during application.
           
 
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  Date updated: 3 September 2009