Safe-Guard 92 Gram

Merck Safe-Guard Horse & Cattle Dewormer 92 gram Paste 10% For horses, Safe-Guard Paste 10% is indicated for the control of large strongyles (Strongylus edentatus, S. equine, S. vulgaris), encysted early 3rd stage (hypobiotic), 3rd stage and 4th stage cyathostome larvae, small strongyles, pinworms (oxyuris equi), ascarids (Parascaris equorum), and arteritis caused by 4th stage larvae of Strongylus vulgaris in horses. Safe-Guard Paste 10% is approved for use concomitantly with an approved form of trichlorfon.  Trichlorfon is approved for the treatment of stomach bots (Gasterophilus spp.) in horses.  Refer to label information for directions for use and cautions for trichlorfon. For Beef and Dairy Cattle, Safe-Guard Paste 10% is indicated for the removal and control of: Lungowrm (Dictyocaulus viviparus); Stomach worms: (Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagis ostertagi, Trichostrongylus axei); Intestinal worms: (Bunostomum phlebotomum, Nematodirus helvetianus, Cooperia punctata & C. oncophora, Trichostrongylus colubriformis, Oesophagostomum radiatum).   PLEASE NOTE: This product cannot be shipped into California.     Item Specifications: Size: 92g syringe Warnings: Horses: Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. Cattle: Cattle must not be slaughtered within eight days following last treatment. Dosage: Horses: Safe-Guard Paste 10% is administered orally at a rate of 2.3 mg/lb. (5mg/kg) for the control of large strongyles, small strongyles, and pinworms.  Each mark on the plunger rod corresponds to a dose of 2.3mg/lb. (5mg/kg) for 250 lb. of body weight.  For foals and weanlings less than 18 months of age where ascarids are a common problem, the recommended dose is 4.6mg/lb. For control of encysted early 3rd stage (hypobiotic), late 3rd stage and 4th stage cyathostome larvae and 4th stage larvae of Strongylus vulgaris, the recommended dose is 4.6mg/lb. daily for five consecutive days; administer two marks for each 250 lb. body weight. Cattle: Safe-Guard Paste 10% is administered orally at a rate of 2.3mg/lb. or 11.5g Safe-Guard (Fenbendazole) Paste for 500 lb. body weight (227g). Under conditions of continuous exposure to parasites, re-treatment may be needed after 4-6 weeks.