[RML] Help! Worms

Denise Petty, DVM (TheRealDr_D at compuserve.com)
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 03:27:59 -0400

Brian,

I got that info on cestodes from the 7th edition of _Veterinary
Pharmacology and Therapeutics_.

As a former equine practitioner, I was skeptical of the claims I've heard
for fenbendazole. Many reptile and some fish veterinarians told me it had a
broader spectrum than expected.

According to the book named above, mebendazole, fenbendazole, oxfendazole
and albendazole are effective against cestodes.

Cestodes are not very common in the fish I see, but digenetic trematodes
and monogeneans are. I'm not satisfied with the results of fenbendazole for
those critters; praziquantel is the most effective I've found so far. It's
expensive though when working with large quantities of fishes.

Denise