Eficácia anti-helmíntica de vermkill plus® comprimidos sobre helmintos gastrintestinais de cães

Abstract

Gastrointestinal helminths are among the main pathogens of domestic animals and a large number of these helminths have zoonotic potential, which makes them not only prominent in Veterinary Medicine, but also important in Public Health. Thus, the search for effective anthelmintics to control gastrointestinal parasites in dogs and cats has been increasingly important, aiming at animal and human health, due to the close relationship between these species. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the anthelmintic efficacy of Vermkill Plus® tablets on gastrointestinal helminths in dogs. The animals in the study came from the Municipal Kennel of Cruz das Almas-Bahia, which were divided into two groups with eight animals each, similarly distributed, according to the parasitic load they presented in relation to the species Ancylostoma sp., Toxocara canis, Trichuris vulpis and Strongyloides stercoralis, previously identified and quantified by the MacMaster technique. The anthelmintic and placebo were administered orally and in a single dose for the treated and control groups, respectively. After treatment, the animals' feces were analyzed by the same technique mentioned above to quantify eggs on days +1, +7, +14, +21 and +28. As a result, it can be noted that the treatment provided a significant reduction in the OPG count until the 28th day after drug administration, when compared to the control. In this sense, it is concluded that the anthelmintic Vermkill Plus® tablets administered orally and in a single dose was effective in controlling gastrointestinal helminths in dogs.