Panacur or Drontal?

VoucherMan

Soon be time to worm the cats again & I thought about seeing how much Panacur cost online compared to at the vets.

Had a quick look on here for any comments and it seems some prefer Drontal to Panacur.

So I'm wondering is it just a case of using a particular brand because that's what the vet uses, or is one better than the other?

They've never gone a full 3 months without needing another dose so I wondered if it would be worth giving Drontal a try to see if it's any better.

rising_from_the_ashes

Not tried Panacur for the cats (used to use it for the horses and it was great for them) but I do use Drontal on a regular basis (and for the dog as well).

Touch wood, never have a problem with any of mine - although how I really don't know as big cat is always munching away on something outside :eek: so I guess it must work pretty well.

ETA I did notice Panacur for the cats at the vets once and asked about it and was told to stick with Drontal too.

gettingready

I use drontal as it works out heaper with 6 cats (4 of mine and 2 of my daughter's), never had any problem with it part from getting the tablets into the cats.... THAT is always a battle

VoucherMan

gettingready wrote: »

getting the tablets into the cats

Didn't think of that. Even disguising powder's not always that easy but I definitely don't fancy my chances against these two with tablets.

Looks like I'm sticking with the Panacur for now.

Waterfalls

please bare in mind that i dont think panacur treats for tapeworms, where drontal does

VoucherMan

Waterfalls wrote: »

please bare in mind that i dont think panacur treats for tapeworms, where drontal does

As far as I can tell it treats certain types of tapeworm, but not the common tapeworm.

Certainly any symptoms seem to clear up on my two after I've given them a dose of Panacur, but never seem to last that long. Perhaps they've been catching mice and not telling me!

I'll have a word with the vet next time I'm there and see what she recommends.

Fridaycat

I regularly worm my 5 with Drontal. Getting the tablets in isn't easy but it always gets done with two strapping male moggies and 2 naughty Bengal adolescents The only one I have a real struggle with? Little Friday - the smallest, oldest and physically weakest of them all! She is a nightmare :rotfl: