Decoquinate
ชื่ออื่น: Deccox, Deccox-M, Doccox-L, Advance Calvita Supreme Medicated
- **Administration**: Mix the medication thoroughly into your pet's food. - **Duration is Key**: - For *coccidiosis prevention*, it must be given for at least **4 weeks**. - For dogs being treated for *Hepatozoonosis*, treatment is very long-term and may continue for **up to 2 years** to prevent relapse. > **Important**: This medication prevents infection but does not cure active, symptomatic coccidiosis.
Dosage must be set by your veterinarian for your specific pet. Never give human medication or another pet’s prescription without veterinary guidance.
Veterinary professional? See the full dosing-by-species reference on VetSheet →
What it is used for
- Prophylaxis of coccidiosis
- Prophylaxis of coccidiosis
- Prophylaxis of coccidiosis
- Coccidiosis prophylaxis
- Canine hepatozoonosis (Hepatozoon americanum) relapse prevention
- Canine hepatozoonosis relapse prevention (alternative)
How it is given
Cautions & contraindications
- Lactating dairy animals producing milk for food
- Laying chickens
- Treatment of active/clinical coccidiosis
- Decoquinate is **not effective for treating clinical coccidiosis** and has no efficacy against adult coccidia. It is not FDA-approved for use in animals producing milk for food or in laying chickens.
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What is Decoquinate used for in pets?
- Administration: Mix the medication thoroughly into your pet's food. - Duration is Key: - For *coccidiosis prevention*, it must be given for at least 4 weeks. - For dogs being treated for *Hepatozoonosis*, treatment is very long-term and may continue for up to 2 years to prevent relapse. > Important: This medication prevents infection but does not cure active, symptomatic coccidiosis.
Is Decoquinate safe for my pet?
Dosage must be set by your veterinarian for your specific pet. Never give human medication or another pet’s prescription without veterinary guidance.
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