TREATMENT OF MORE IMPORTANT HELMINTHOSES IN DOGS AND CATS BY MODERN PREPARATIONS - SURVEY OF THE SITUATION IN HUNGARY

After having listed the requirements raised against modern anthelminti cs the author reviewed the available modern (Table 1) and conventional preparations (Table 2) used in Hungary for controlling the helminthos es of dogs and cats together with their effective agents, doses, appli cations and manufacturers. Thereafter, their application has been deta iled according to animal species (Tables 3 and 4), age of animals, lif e-cycle of helminths and considering the possibilities of reinfection. Importance of combined preparations has been outlined in the treatmen t of mixed infections. It has been pointed out that veterinarian shoul d systematically call the attention of owners for the danger of parasi to-zoonoses caused by certain helminths (Ascarididae, Ancylostomatidae ) and about the possibility that dams, puppies and kittens can be trea ted preventively to avoid the contamination of environment with eggs.