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Table 5 Endoparasiticides and ectoparasiticides used in/on dogs and cats

From: Parasitic zoonoses associated with dogs and cats: a survey of Portuguese pet owners’ awareness and deworming practices

Product

Dogs

Cats

No. (%)

No. (%)

Endoparasiticides

545

220

 Emodepside + praziquantel

41 (7.5)

8 (3.6)

 Emodepside + toltrazuril

5 (0.9)

0 (0)

 Eprinomectin + fipronil + praziquantel + s-methoprene

2 (0.4)a

9 (4.1)

 Epsirantel + pyrantel

3 (0.6)

7 (3.2)

 Febantel + praziquantel + pyrantel

128 (23.5)

2 (0.9)

 Febantel + pyrantel

18 (3.3)

0 (0)

 Fenbendazole

1 (0.2)

2 (0.9)

 Fenbendazole + praziquantel

18 (3.3)

0 (0)

 Ivermectin

5 (0.9)

0 (0)

 Ivermectin + pyrantel

8 (1.5)

0 (0)

 Mebendazole

5 (0.9)

1 (0.5)

 Moxidectin

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

 Mylbemicine + praziquantel

98 (18.0)

76 (34.5)

 Niclosamide + oxibendazole

6 (1.1)

3 (1.4)

 Nitroscanate

4 (0.7)

0 (0)

 Oxibendazole + praziquantel

4 (0.7)

0 (0)

 Praziquantel

23 (4.2)

2 (0.9)

 Praziquantel + pyrantel

66 (12.1)

45 (20.5)

 Pyrantel

13 (2.4)

13 (5.9)

 Selamectin

0 (0)

3 (1.4)

 Do not know

96 (17.6)

49 (22.3)

Ectoparasiticides

625

236

 Afoxalaner

8 (1.3)

0 (0)

 Amitraz

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

 Deltamethrin

87 (13.9)

0 (0)

 Dinotefuran + permethrin + pyriproxyfen

18 (2.9)

0 (0)

 Dinotefuran + pyriproxyfen

0 (0)

3 (1.3)

 Eprinomectin + fipronil + praziquantel + s-methoprene

2 (0.3)

17 (7.2)

 Fipronil

63 (10.1)

60 (25.4)

 Fipronil + permethrin

11 (1.8)

0 (0)

 Fipronil + s-methoprene

28 (4.5)

23 (9.7)

 Flumethrin + imidacloprid

39 (6.2)

13 (5.5)

 Fluralaner

38 (6.1)

0 (0)

 Imidacloprid

36 (5.8)

62 (26.3)

 Imidacloprid + moxidectin

13 (2.1)

18 (7.6)

 Imidacloprid + permethrin

209 (33.4)

0 (0)

 Indoxacarb

17 (2.7)

15 (6.4)

 Lufenuron

6 (1.0)

0 (0)

 Permethrin

24 (3.8)

1 (0.4)a

 Pyriprole

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

 Selamectin

6 (1.0)

3 (1.3)

 Spinosad

0 (0)

3 (1.3)

 Do not know

18 (2.9)

18 (7.6)

  1. aAlthough the product is not approved for this species, pet owners have declared to apply it