Boehringer Ingelheim Frontline Spray 250 ml

Spray against external parasites for cats and dogs Boehringer Ingelheim Frontline Frontline 250 ml

Boehringer Ingelheim Frontline flea and tick spray 250 ml

An insectoacaricidal product.

Contains 0.25% fipronil as the active substance plus excipients. It is a colourless, clear liquid with a characteristic odour.

Biological properties: the fipronil in the product has a pronounced insecticidal and acaricidal effect against lice, fleas, chewing lice and ixodid ticks parasitising dogs and cats at all stages of development. When applied to the skin and coat, the product is practically not absorbed through the skin; it accumulates in the animal's epidermis and sebaceous glands and has a contact insectoacaricidal effect on ectoparasites.

Frontline spray provides protection against insects for 3 months and against ticks for 1 month after a single application.

Frontline spray has low toxicity for warm-blooded animals; at recommended doses it has no dermal-resorptive, mutagenic, sensitising, embryotoxic or teratogenic effects. The product is well tolerated by dogs and cats at the therapeutic dose and at 5 times that dose. It causes mild irritation if it gets into the eyes.

Directions for use

Frontline spray is used against insects and ixodid ticks parasitising dogs and cats by spraying it onto the skin. Animals are treated outdoors or in a well-ventilated room. Before treatment, shake the bottle thoroughly and, pressing the spray head, direct the spray from a distance of 10-20 cm onto the animal's body against the direction of hair growth. Hold the bottle upright and spray the animal's body, including the belly, neck and legs, so that the product wets the skin and coat evenly; then rub it in lightly to speed up its penetration into the skin (rubber gloves are recommended). To avoid getting it into the eyes, apply the product around the eyes with a moistened cloth. When spraying long-haired animals, lift the hair by hand and direct the spray against the direction of hair growth. The dose is 3-6 ml per 1 kg of body weight, depending on the length of the coat.

The product is easy to dose: one press on the spray head of the 100 ml bottle delivers a dose of 0.5 ml; one press on the spray head of the 250 ml bottle delivers a dose of 1.5 ml. Repeat treatments are carried out as indicated, but no more than 1 time in three months against insects and no more than 1 time a month against ixodid ticks. Until the coat is completely dry, do not let animals lick the product or go near open flames and heaters. For 24 hours after treatment, do not stroke the animal or let it near small children. To prevent fleas from hatching and re-infesting the animal, replace its bedding. No adverse effects or complications have been observed with Frontline spray .

Precautions

When working with the product, follow the general rules of personal hygiene and safety for handling aerosol insectoacaricidal veterinary products, and use rubber gloves and a respirator. If the product accidentally gets on the skin or mucous membranes, wash it off immediately and thoroughly with running water. Do not use empty bottles of the product for household purposes; dispose of them in waste bins.

Presentation and storage conditions

The product is supplied in 100 and 250 ml polyethylene bottles with a screw-on spray head. Each package is labelled with the name and purpose of the product, the manufacturer, expiry date, batch number and storage conditions, and comes with temporary instructions for use.

Store Frontline spray in the original packaging in a dry place protected from light, out of the reach of children and animals, away from food and feed, at a temperature of 0 to 50^°C.

Shelf life of the product, if storage conditions are observed, is 3 years from the date of manufacture.