Interceptor Chewable Tablet for Dogs 11-25 lbs & Cats 1.5-6 lbs

Interceptor flavor tabs are a monthly, broad-spectrum parasiticide prescribed by your vet to help prevent heartworm disease. Plus, it treats and controls adult roundworms, adult hookworms, and adult whipworms. It comes in a tasty tablet form, so you can give it to your pet as a tasty treat, or add it to her food for a boost of flavor.

• Interceptor guards against a greater variety of worms compared to other formulations.
• Flavored with real chicken, this delicious monthly chewable makes it simple to administer doses.
• This heartworm medicine for dogs protects for 30 days.
• Aids in preventing heartworm and treats adult hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and tapeworm infections.
• Covers worms frequently seen in locations such as dog parks, trails, and backyards, or transmitted by mosquitoes.

Prescription items are NON-RETURNABLE and NON-REFUNDABLE.

Please note product may arrive in a Hardy Paw Pharmacy vial, manufacturer packaging is shown for reference.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:

INTERCEPTOR is given orally, once a month, at the recommended minimum dosage rate of 0.23 mg milbemycin oxime per pound of body weight (0.5 mg/kg).

Recommended Dosage Schedule for Dogs

Dogs over 100 lbs. are provided the appropriate combination of tablets.

Administration:

INTERCEPTOR is palatable and most dogs will consume the tablet willingly when offered by the owner. As an alternative, the dual-purpose tablet may be offered in food or administered as other tablet medications. Watch the dog closely following dosing to be sure the entire dose has been consumed. If it is not entirely consumed, redose once with the full recommended dose as soon as possible.

INTERCEPTOR must be administered monthly, preferably on the same date each month. The first dose should be administered within one month of the dog’s first exposure to mosquitoes and monthly thereafter until the end of the mosquito season. If a dose is missed and a 30-day interval between dosing is exceeded, administer INTERCEPTOR immediately and resume the monthly dosing schedule.

If INTERCEPTOR replaces diethylcarbamazine (DEC) for heartworm prevention, the first dose must be given within 30 days after the last dose of DEC.

Palatability:

Palatability trials conducted in 244 dogs from 10 different U.S. veterinary practices demonstrated that INTERCEPTOR was willingly accepted by the owner by over 95% of dogs. The trial was comprised of dogs representing 60 different breeds and both sexes, with weights ranging from 2.1 lbs. to 143.3 lbs., and ages ranging from 8 weeks to 15 years.

Precautions:

Do not use in puppies less than four weeks of age or less than two pounds of body weight. Before initiation of the INTERCEPTOR treatment program, dogs should be tested for existing heartworm infections. Infected dogs should be treated to remove adult heartworms and microfilariae before initiating treatment with INTERCEPTOR. Mild, transient hypersensitivity reactions manifested as labored respiration, vomiting, salivation, and lethargy, have been noted in some treated dogs carrying a high number of circulating microfilariae. These reactions are presumably caused by the release of protein from dead or dying microfilariae.

Dosage for Cats:

INTERCEPTOR for Cats is given orally, once a month, at the recommended minimum dosage rate of 0.9 mg milbemycin oxime per pound of body weight (2.0 mg/kg).

Cats over 25 lbs. are provided the appropriate combination of tablets.

Administration

INTERCEPTOR for Cats is palatable and may be offered by the owner as a treat. As an alternative, the tablet may be offered in food or administered as other tablet medications. The tablets can be broken for ease of administration. Watch the cat closely following dosing to be sure the entire dose has been consumed. If it is not entirely consumed, redose once with the full recommended dose as soon as possible.

INTERCEPTOR for Cats must be administered monthly, preferably on the same date each month. The first dose should be administered within one month of the cat’s first exposure to mosquitoes and monthly thereafter until the end of the mosquito season. If a dose is missed and a 30-day interval between dosing is exceeded, administer INTERCEPTOR for Cats immediately and resume the monthly dosing schedule. It is recommended that cats be tested for existing heartworm infection before starting treatment with INTERCEPTOR for Cats (see Precautions).

Palatability:

Palatability trials conducted in 72 cats demonstrated that cats were successfully dosed with INTERCEPTOR for Cats by the owner when they either offered the tablet as a treat, placed the tablet in the cat’s mouth, or placed the tablet in the cat’s food in 72% of cats. About 16% of the cats were dosed manually and 13% of the cats were not successfully dosed according to the protocol.

Precautions:

Do not use in kittens less than six weeks of age or less than 1.5 lbs. body weight. Safety in heartworm-positive cats has not been established. Safety in breeding, pregnant, and lactating queens and breeding toms has not been established.