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I've read about usinf Safeguard for worms and have a question. I have Safeguard Suspension 10% (100mg/ml) and it says to dose .6 ml for 25 lbs. Elsewhere I have read 5ml per 25 lb. Is this for a different concentration (seems improbable since this was so cheap) or is that dosing just for goats and dogs need a higher dose? Thanks for the help!

The dosage for dogs is higher than for goats. You have the correct dosage for dogs. It is very safe. I know of one time when I gave a puppy 2 doses. I realized what had happened as soon as I set him down. I thought I had his brother that time but had the same puppy twice. He was fine.

1cc/ml per 5 lbs. of body weight per day for three days

a 25 # dog 5cc per day for three days (15cc total)

I agree with the above. Safeguard is safe and effective. Check out my site for more inforomation on how I use this product to keep my hounds worm free.
http://www.geocities.com/pawpawskennels/worms.html

Hey Caincutter your site was where I got the info from (thank you!) but it doesn't state the 10% suspension, just "liquid Safeguard". Since it said .6 for a 25# goat I just thought I would make sure! Thanks again!

buffett wrote:Hey Caincutter your site was where I got the info from (thank you!) but it doesn't state the 10% suspension, just "liquid Safeguard". Since it said .6 for a 25# goat I just thought I would make sure! Thanks again!

The Safeguard that I use is the 10% and yes the amout given a hound is a lot more per pound of body weight than is given a goat or cow.

Cows have a slower, more complex, digestive process which probably means that medicines stay in longer and are absorbed more fully. Thus, anything by mouth generally requires a considerably higher dose per pound for dogs than for cows. Injections are normally more comparable in terms of per pound dosage.