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Sentinel Spectrum Description
Sentinel Spectrum prevents heartworm disease, controls and prevents fleas, controls adult hookworms, and controls and removes adult whipworm and roundworm infections.
See Allivet's Flea and Tick chart to determine which tick and flea preventative is suitable for your pet
What is Sentinel Spectrum?
Sentinel Spectrum sterilizes adult fleas and protects your dogs and puppies against parasites such as heartworm, hookworms, tape worms and removes and controls adult roundworm and whip worm infections in dogs and puppies. Sentinel Spectrum Tasty Chews are beef-flavored, and studies have shown they are so palatable that 97% of dogs accept them straight from the hand.
Which animals/pets is Sentinel Spectrum for?
For use in dogs and puppies over four weeks in age and two pounds in weight.
Sentinel Spectrum uses
Features of Sentinel Spectrum:
- Controls and prevents infestation of fleas
- Prevents against heartworm disease
- Controls and treats hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms
- Controls and treats tapeworm (unlike Sentinel Flavor Tabs)
What does Sentinel Spectrum do?
One active ingredient of Sentinel Spectrum, milbemycin oxime:
Lufenuron manages fleas by preventing egg development, but it does not kill fleas in the adult stage. For this reason, it may be prudent to administer an adulticide concurrently.
- Is a macrocyclic anthelmintic, thought to work by impeding invertebrate neurotransmission
- Kills heartworm larvae in the tissue stage
- Eliminates hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum) in the adult stage
- Eradicates whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), roundworm (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina), and hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum) infestations, as long as the medication is orally administered following the recommended dosage schedule.
Lufenuron manages fleas by preventing egg development, but it does not kill fleas in the adult stage. For this reason, it may be prudent to administer an adulticide concurrently.
Sentinel Spectrum side effects
The following side effects have been known to occur:
- Weakness
- Hypersalivation (drooling)
- Convulsions
- Ataxia (impaired coordination)
- Skin congestion
- Anorexia
- Diarrhea
- Urticaria (hives)
- Pruritus (itching)
- Lethargy
- Depression
- Vomiting
Sentinel Spectrum ingredients
Milbemycin oxime, Lufenuron & Praziquantel
Sentinel Spectrum overdose: What to do?
Contact your closest emergency animal hospital
What to know before using Sentinel Spectrum
- Safe use in puppies under 11 weeks old or in nursing or pregnant dogs has not been proven.
- A short-term shock-like reaction may occur if an adult heartworm-infected animal (therefore experiencing circulating microfilariae) is dosed with Sentinel Spectrum. To prevent this from occurring, an adult heartworm test should be performed before starting this medication. If the dog is found to have adult heartworms, they should be appropriately treated before starting on Sentinel Spectrum.
How is Sentinel Spectrum sold?
Sentinel Spectrum is sold based on your dog's weight in either 6 month (6 chews) or 12 month (12 chews) packs.
- Orange: 2-8 lbs
- Green: 8.1-25 lbs
- Yellow: 25.1-50 lbs
- Blue: 50.1-100 lbs
Manufacturer
Merck
Overview
To ensure adequate absorption, always administer SENTINEL SPECTRUM Chews to dogs immediately after or in conjunction with a normal meal.
SENTINEL SPECTRUM Chews control flea populations by breaking the flea lifecycle in both the egg and larval stages.
It is important to treat all dogs and cats in the household for fleas.
SENTINEL SPECTRUM Chews must be administered monthly for at least 6 months after exposure to mosquitos.
Precautions: Treatment with fewer than 6 monthly doses after the last exposure to mosquitos may not provide complete heartworm prevention. The safety of SENTINEL SPECTRUM Chews has not been evaluated in dogs used for breeding or in lactating females.
Warnings: Not for use in humans. Keep this and all drugs out of reach of children.
If you have any questions concerning use of this product contact your veterinarian.
Dosage
SENTINEL SPECTRUM should be administered according to the following schedule. Weigh your dog prior to administration to ensure proper dosage. Do not administer to dogs under 2 pounds.
97% of dogs will take the tasty chews straight from the hand. Otherwise, the dose can be added to a small meal or placed directly in the mouth, similar to tablet dosing.
Main Ingredients
|
Body
Weight |
Milbemycin
Oxime per chewable |
Lufenuron
per chewable |
Praziquantel
per chewable |
Number
of chewables |
|
2
to 8 lbs. |
2.3
mg |
46
mg |
22.8
mg |
One |
|
8.1
to 25 lbs. |
5.75
mg |
115
mg |
57
mg |
One |
|
25.1
to 50 lbs. |
11.5
mg |
230
mg |
114
mg |
One |
|
50.1
to 100 lbs. |
23.0
mg |
460
mg |
228
mg |
One |
|
Over
100 lbs. |
Administer the appropriate combination of chewables | |||
