Efficiency of the Preparation of the Prolonged Action on the Basis of Moxidectin "Neoterica Protecto Syrup" in Ectoand Endoparasitosis of Carnivore Animals

Abstract

This article presents the results of studies of the therapeutic and prophylactic efficacy of the drug "Neoterica Protecto Syrup" for arachnoentomoses and nematodes of domestic carnivores. The drug contains the active ingredient moxidectin, which provides a wide range of antiparasitic action of the drug against ecto- and endoparasites. The studies were conducted from April to August 2020 in veterinary clinics in Moscow and the Moscow region on dogs and cats free from parasites and naturally infested with fleas, lice, ixodid and scabies mites, intestinal nematodes and dirofilaria larvae. The animals were administered the drug once orally individually at a therapeutic dose at the rate of 1.5 mg moxidectin per 1 kg of animal weight. The diagnosis and efficacy of the diseases were confirmed by clinical (examination of the skin and hair for the presence of ectoparasites) and laboratory (Priselkova's method for detecting acariform mites in scrapings, the "thick crushed drop method" for detecting dirofilariae, Fülleborn's method for detecting nematode eggs) studies have confirmed the therapeutic efficacy the drug, the antiparasitic activity persisted for 90 days after application, which confirms the preventive effectiveness of the drug.