Zoetis Cydectin 2% LA Injection for Sheep

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Dosage:

• Dosage is 0.5 ml/10 kg bodyweight to give 1 mg moxidectin/kg bodyweight.

Administration:

• The 50 ml vial stoppers must not be broached more than 10 times. Use automatic syringe equipment for the 200 ml and 500 ml vials.

• The injection should be administered as a single subcutaneous injection at the base of the ear using an 18 gauge, 25 mm hypodermic needle.

• With the animal's head under control, the formulation should be administered about 2cm caudal from the anterior (rostral) edge of the pinna at the base of the ear.

• The skin at the base of the selected ear should be pinched and the product injected into the subcutaneous tissue.

• Following subcutaneous administration, the needle should be withdrawn from the skin as pressure is applied with the thumb at the point of insertion for several seconds.

• If leakage occurs then pressure should be applied for several additional seconds.

Further information:

• Cattle meat and offal withdrawal:  104 days

• Milk: Not permitted for use in dairy sheep, at any stage of life.

• The withdrawal period is based solely on a single injection at the base of the ear.

• Do not use in sheep less than 15 kg bodyweight.

Operator Warnings:

• Avoid direct contact with skin and eyes.

• Wash hands after use.

• Do not smoke, drink or eat while handling the product.

• Take care to avoid self-injection. If this occurs, it is unlikely that any product related symptoms will be observed.

• Advice to Medical Practitioners in case of accidental self-injection: Treat symptomatically.

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