Consultation fees often apply.ĪSPCA Animal Poison Control (888) 426-4435 Sentinel® and Sentinel Spectrum® Storage If you suspect an overdose, immediately contact your veterinarian, seek emergency veterinary care, or call an animal poison control center. The most common symptoms with an overdose of Sentinel® or Sentinel Spectrum® include tremors, lethargy, incoordination, shallow breathing, salivation, loss of appetite and vomiting. You have additional questions or concerns about the use of Sentinel ® or Sentinel Spectrum ® Your pet’s condition worsens or does not improve with treatment Other specific monitoring or routine testing while your pet is on this medication may be recommended by your veterinarian, depending on your pet's individual needs. Placing a dog with an active heartworm infection on this medication can cause a serious allergic reaction. It is recommended that all pets should be tested for existing heartworm infection prior to starting treatment with Sentinel ® or Sentinel Spectrum ®.ĭogs with existing heartworm infections should be treated to remove the adult heartworms before starting this medication. If you accidentally ingest a pet medication, call your physician or the national Poison Control Center hotline at 80. This medication is not intended for use in humans. Side effects are uncommon, but may include: Possible Side Effects of Sentinel® and Sentinel Spectrum® If your veterinarian has directed you to give this medication on a different dosing schedule, please contact them for further instructions if a dose was missed.ĭo not give extra or double doses. Sentinel® and Sentinel Spectrum® are given once a month and the schedule should follow as close to every 30 days as possible in between doses. If you forget to give a dose of Sentinel® or Sentinel Spectrum®, give it when you remember. If your dog did not consume all the chew, redosing with a new chewable is recommended. Efforts should be made to ensure that the chewable is chewed and not swallowed whole. However, giving this medication with food improves absorption of this medication into a dog’s system. Sentinel ® and Sentinel Spectrum ® is administered by mouth once a month. Sentinel® and Sentinel Spectrum® Directions
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The way in which praziquantel works against tapeworms is not entirely known, but it is suspected that it interferes with integrity of the worm's skin and causes paralysis. Praziquantel, the third active ingredient in Sentinel Spectrum ®, adds protection against tapeworms. Since lufenuron does not kill adult fleas, it is typically used in combination with other medications to treat active flea infestations. Lufenuron only targets flea eggs and prevents them from developing and hatching. Lufenuron is another active ingredient in Sentinel ® and Sentinel Spectrum ®.
By overloading chloride into these worms, it affects the electrical activity within their nervous system, causing muscle paralysis and death. Milbemycin shifts chloride, a naturally occurring electrolyte, across the cell membrane of certain susceptible worms such as heartworms, roundworms, whipworms and hookworms.
The main active ingredient in both Sentinel ® and Sentinel Spectrum ® is milbemycin oxime. Sentinel Spectrum ® is intended for dogs and puppies weighing more than two pounds and older than 6 weeks of age. Sentinel Spectrum ®contains the same active ingredients as Sentinel ®, along with the addition of a third ingredient, praziquantel, to provide the additional benefit of preventing and controlling tapeworm infections. It is indicated for adult dogs and puppies weighing more than two pounds and older than 4 weeks of age, for the prevention of heartworm disease, for the prevention and control of flea populations, the control of adult hookworms, and the removal and control of adult roundworms and whipworms. Sentinel® contains two active ingredients, milbemycin oxime and lufenuron. This content shouldn’t take the place of advice by your vet. PetMD’s medications content was written and reviewed by veterinary professionals to answer your most frequently asked questions about how medications function, their side effects, and what species they are prescribed for.
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