NOAH Compendium of Animal Medicines: Strongid Caramel 43.72% w/w Oral Paste

Strongid Caramel 43.72% w/w Oral Paste

Dosage and administration

Administration

Strongid Caramel is recommended for direct oral administration in horses, ponies and foals of over four weeks of age and donkeys. It is not necessary to withhold any feed prior to administration. The following method of administration is recommended:

1. Position the locking ring over the appropriate mark on the plunger.

2. Remove the cap from the nozzle.

3. The paste is best deposited on the upper surface of the tongue. Introduce the nozzle end of the oral doser at the corner of the mouth. Direct the oral doser backwards and depress the plunger to deposit the paste onto the tongue. Providing the paste is given in this way it is unlikely that any rejection will occur. Raising the horse's head by a hand under the chin sometimes assists in the swallowing process.

4. If only part of the paste has been used (see Contra-indications, warnings, etc.), replace the cap on the oral doser nozzle. Any part used oral doser should be stored below 25°C and used within two months.

Dosage

For the control and treatment of strongyles including benzimidazole resistant strains (redworm), Oxyuris (seatworm/pinworm) and Parascaris (roundworm).

Strongid Caramel should be used at a dose rate of 19mg pyrantel embonate per kg bodyweight

Bodyweight range	Dose-contents of	Dose of pyrantel embonate
Up to 150kg	¼ oral doser marked 150kg	2.85 g
151kg to 300kg	½ oral doser marked 300kg	5.7 g
301kg to 450kg	¾ oral doser marked 450kg	8.55 g
451 to 600kg	Full oral doser marked 600kg	11.4 g
Note: Position locking ring over appropriate mark on plunger

Dosing programme

Strongyles (including benzimidazole resistant strains), Oxyuris and Parascaris

Foals one to eight months of age:

Dose every four weeks.

Horses and donkeys over eight months of age:

Routinely dose every six to eight weeks, but during the summer and autumn when at grass every four to six weeks.

Always dose three to four days before turning out after in-wintering.

Suckler mares

It has been shown that reduction of strongyle challenge to the suckling foal at pasture can be achieved by using clean pasture (re-seeded or not grazed the previous year by horses), dosing the mare three to four days before turning out and then at intervals of two to four weeks until the end of autumn.

Ideally mares with foals should go out to 'clean'; pasture or, if this is not possible, delay turning them out until June.

Dosage

For the control and treatment of Anoplocephala perfoliata (Tapeworm).

Strongid Caramel should be used at a dose rate of 38mg pyrantel embonate per kg bodyweight, which is twice the dose rate for strongyles.

Dosing programme

Anoplocephala perfoliata

The need for retreatment may vary, but if considered necessary should be carried out after an interval of six weeks.