✪ FDA Approves Fenbendazole for Use in Laying Hens to Treat Large Roundworms and Cecal Worms ✪

[Chickielady]

It's been approved for use in the UK since 2014.

@casportpony thanks so much for this post

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Thank you for the heads up.

Has anyone found Aquasol for sale? What I am finding online is outrageously priced!

Would safeguard goat wormer (fenbendazole) be the same thing (although, yes I know that brand is not approved by the FDA).

I can find Safeguard fenbendazole goat wormer for about $20 a bottle, while what I am finding for poultry is $200!

LofMc

 

[casportpony]

Thank you for the heads up.

Has anyone found Aquasol for sale? What I am finding online is outrageously priced!

Would safeguard goat wormer (fenbendazole) be the same thing (although, yes I know that brand is not approved by the FDA).

I can find Safeguard fenbendazole goat wormer for about $20 a bottle, while what I am finding for poultry is $200!

LofMc

If one was just worried about egg residue limits I think they could use the less expensive one, though it's not water soluble.

The less expensive one is 100 mg/ml, whereas the water-soluble expensive one is 200 mg/ml. The Aquasol directions say to use 1 mg/kg for five days, so if one wanted to use the goat stuff that would be 0.0045 ml per pound for five days.

 

[Folly's place]

If you can dose it as CPP mentioned, it should be good. I think. I haven't seen Aquasol at the farm store either, and I've looked. It also comes as a liquid 'Panacur'. If it's not at the feed store, consider getting some from your veterinarian.
Mary

 

[casportpony]

@Folly's place or anyone else, do you know why Panacur liquid is prescription only, but Safeguard is not? Same drug made by the same company, just doesn't make sense to me.

 

[Folly's place]

MANY drugs that are RX only for us and our pets are still available for farm animals. That's what doesn't make sense! Like many things, logic often doesn't have anything to do with it...
For example, WHY is insulin now OTC??? It's crazy!
Mary

 

[Kiki]

I just got the email from Dr. Fulton about Aquasol; here it is, I hope.

 

[casportpony]

MANY drugs that are RX only for us and our pets are still available for farm animals. That's what doesn't make sense! Like many things, logic often doesn't have anything to do with it...
For example, WHY is insulin now OTC??? It's crazy!
Mary

It nuts, 1 liter "Panacur" for cattle and horses is RX, but 1 liter Safeguard is not? Makes no sense to me.

 

[Molpet]

no withdrawal time or did I miss it?

 

[casportpony]

no withdrawal time or did I miss it?

When used as directed, 1 mg/kg for five days, zero day withdrawal.