Panacur safe????

[Lynn Stoops]

Is Panacur (liquid) safe for dogs with seizures/epilepsy? Luigi has been seizure free for 2 weeks and now the vet wants to use Panacur on him and it is making me nervous!

Advice????

Thanks!
Lynn

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Does he have giardia?

[Rae]

Lynn, I just checked this out and see nothing relating to seizures. Does Luigi have parasites? If this were my dog I most certainly would get another opinion...probably several opinions including specialist in seizures. We're extremely conservative and do tons of research before our Bella gets anything new. Please keep us updated.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Panacur is the most effective treatment I have found to get rid of giardia, but I've only used a powdered form that gets mixed into food, I have no experience with the liquid. "Panacur" is the brand name, the drug itself is fenbendazole.

It is known to be relatively safe, is used often to deworm puppies, and has very few side effects, but certainly you would want to know if there is any connection with seizures. I did not find one in my brief research just now. 

Of course, you would want to be sure it is safe for dogs with seizure disorders. Your vet should know if there is any contraindication for that.

But if my dog had giardia, this is the treatment I would want, again assuming it can be used safely for Luigi.