Your protocol is only as strong as its foundation.

For heartworms, you recommend prevention. Why not for fleas?


SENTINEL® (milbemycin oxime/lufenuron) Flavor Tabs® should be at the heart of your recommendation because they:
  • Protect against five of the most common parasites
  • Proactively prevent flea infestations
  • Offer outstanding compliance levels¹
  • Provide a solid foundation for Integrated Parasite Management


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A prescription for optimal flea control:
  • SENTINEL Flavor Tabs year-round
  • An adulticide such as CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram)
    Tablets as needed

Preventing flea infestations inspires client confidence,
loyalty, and satisfaction.


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INTEGRATED PARASITE MANAGEMENT (IPM)

This complete protection protocol:
  • Helps treat AND prevent internal and external parasites
  • Aims to minimize flea infestations on dogs and in their environments
  • Includes diagnostics and wellness checks
  • Focuses strongly on compliance





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Best Practice Protocol
  • The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC)³ and The American Heartworm Society4 strongly recommend annual testing for heartworms and intestinal parasites for all of your patients.
  • Preventive treatment should begin in six- to eight-week-old puppies.³


Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. offers free CE-accredited webinars and in-clinic seminars. Ask your Novartis Animal Health Sales Representative or visit Beyond The Medicine. Some additional resources for technical information include: Companion Animal Parasite Council, American Heartworm Society, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Why SENTINEL Flavor Tabs for IPM?

Because:
  • Flea infestations have been found from December to February in 46 states.5
  • Heartworm-transmitting mosquitoes can be found indoors, even in cooler climates.
  • Roundworms and hookworms6 can be passed from pets to family members.
  • Whipworms affect one in seven dogs but are difficult to detect without centrifugation.7


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Compliance

Improve compliance with the right recommendation.

On average, SENTINEL Flavor Tabs are administered four months more per year than adulticides.¹


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Tips for improving pet owner compliance:
  • Treat all parasites, even the ones clients can’t see.
  • Stress year-round prevention for fleas.
  • Treat all animals in the home.
  • Encourage clients to administer regular doses.


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Special packaging helps pet owners remember regular doses.
1Proprietary Market Research, 12/2003. Data on file. Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
2Miller, Peter F., Bryce A. Peters, Colin A. Hort. "Comparison of Lufenuron and
  Nitenpyram Versus Imidacloprid for Integrated Flea Control." Veterinary
  Therapeutics 2, no.4 (2001): 285–292.
3www.capcvet.org
4www.heartwormsociety.org
5Survey conducted by Merial between December 2002 and February 2003.
6A. caninum
7Blagburn, Byron L., D.S. Lindsey, J.L. Vaughn, et al. "Prevalence of Canine
  Parasites Based on Fecal Flotation." Compendium: Continuing Education for
  Veterinarians 18, no. 5 (1996): 483–509.