How Profender® Works

 

About Profender®

Profender® is the first and only topical broad spectrum dewormer that treats and controls tapeworm, roundworm and hookworm infections in cats. Profender® is a convenient single dose treatment for cats and kittens that are at least 8 weeks of age and weigh at least 2.2 lbs.

  

Profender® makes treating intestinal parasites easy on both you and your cat. No longer will you struggle with pilling your pet or the stress of painful injections. With just one application of easy-to-use Profender®, you can confidently treat and control tapeworms, roundworms and hookworms.

How it works:

  • Profender® is absorbed through the cat’s skin via the hair follicles
  • It enters the bloodstream
  • Profender® reaches the intestine to treat and control tapeworm, roundworm and hookworm infections

 

Adverse Reactions: Field Study: In a controlled, double-masked field safety study, owners administered Profender® to 606 cats. Adverse reactions reported by cat owners included licking/excessive grooming in 18 cats (3.0%), scratching treatment site in 15 cats (2.5%), salivation in 10 cats (1.7), lethargy in 10 cats (1.7%), alopecia in 8 cats (1.3%), agitation/nervousness in 7 cats (1.2%), vomiting in 6 cats (1.0%), diarrhea in 3 cats (0.5%), eye irritation in 3 cats (0.5%), respiratory irritation in 1 cat (0.2%) and shaking/tremors in 1 cat (0.2%). All adverse reactions were self-limiting.

 

Oral ingestion or exposure should be avoided.



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