General Product Information
Droncit is a Praziquantel-based medication that his primary intended to treat tapeworm infestation in both dogs and cats. Droncit is available only upon prescription by a qualified veterinarian, and is sold in tablet form. Droncit is meant for use in cats six weeks or older, and dogs four weeks or older.
Droncit offers the benefit of easy oral administration in a single dose. To make it even easier for your pet to injest, you may opt to break the Droncit tablets into smaller pieces and mix it with their food.
Droncit for dogs and cats
The primary active ingredient in Droncit, Praziquantel, is classified pharmaceutically as a cestocide, and it works by destroying the pest’s external skin covering, eventually causing it to disintegrate and eliminated by the immune system of your pet.
Before administering Droncit to your pet, it is important to thoroughly discuss any previous history of allergies or adverse reaction to any types of medication with your veterinarian. Keep in mind that tapeworm is a zoonotic infection, which means that humans can contract it just as easily as animals can. For this reason, it is important to maintain good personal hygiene around animals that have previously been diagnosed with tapeworm infestation.
Overdosing your pet on Droncit is quite rare, provided you follow the manufacturer’s instructions to the letter. Nevertheless, in the event of an accidental overdose, you should bring your pet to the attention of your veterinarian as soon as possible. Some of the signs that you will want to look out for when you suspect an overdose are vomiting, greatly reduced appetite, drowsiness or lethargy, and diarrhea.
Droncit is actually manufactured under a few different brand names. Droncit Canine Cestocide Tablets and Droncit Feline Cestocide Tablets are manufactured by Bayer, and Tape Worm Tabs Canine and Tape Worm Tabs Feline are manufactured by Tradewinds. In addition, Droncit is also available in its generic form as Praziquantel.
Possible Side Effects As Acknowledged By The Manufacturer
Many of the side effects associated with the use of Droncit have symptoms that are quite similar to an overdose. For this reason, it is important to make sure that your pet is actually experiencing an adverse reaction to the medication and not merely reacting to an overdose. As with an overdose, some of the side effects that you may notice with the use of Droncit are vomiting, lethargy or drowsiness, reduced appetite, and diarrhea. A few other side effects may also manifest themselves, so it is important to bring your pet to a veterinarian for diagnosis if you notice any unusual changes in your pet’s behavior and/or habits.
Customer Reviews
There are relatively few customer reviews of Droncit on the Internet, possibly because it is a fairly new product. Nevertheless, the few customer reviews that do exist seem to point to its effectiveness as a quick and easy tapeworm preventive and treatment medication. One satisfied Droncit user reports using the medication on his six cats, almost all of which were previously diagnosed with tapeworms. This pet owner didn’t want to wait before all of his cats were diagnosed with the same condition, and proceeded to commence Droncit treatment. After only a few weeks of regular use according to the manufacturer’s instructions, the pet owner’s veterinarian gave all six cats a clean bill of health.
One other customer was very satisfied with the performance of Droncit, having effectively used it to treat a tapeworm infestation in his Labrador. The one complaint of this customer however was the fact that Droncit was only available to him in 30 tablet packages, which was more than he wanted to purchase. Aside from that however, this pet owner reports favorable results with Droncit.
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