Oral canine feed and methods for controlling flea infestations in a canine
AssigneeIn the Bowl Animal Health, Inc.
InventorsRobin S. Readnour, Kevin E. Willard, Joseph R. Winkle
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Abstract
An oral animal feed and a method of controlling fleas in a canine in need thereof by orally administering to the canine a daily feed comprising an effective amount of a spinosyn for an effective time to thereby cause the amount of spinosyn in the canine's blood to rise to and be maintained at a therapeutically effective level for controlling fleas.
Claims20
A method of controlling a flea infestation in a canine in need thereof, comprising orally administering to said canine an effective amount of a spinosyn for an effective time at a frequency of at least 4 times per month.
A feed or a chew for a canine, comprising a feed selected from the group consisting of:
- a chew, a dry feed, and a wet feed;
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- at least one spinosyn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.