TEVRAPET ACTIVATE II COLLAR for DOGS - TEVRA - deltamethrin + pyriproxyfen - pyrethroid + juvenile hormone analogue

Brand: TEVRAPET ACTIVATE II COLLAR

Company: TEVRA

FORMULATION: «collar» impregnated with insecticides/tickicides 

ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S):

CHEMICAL CLASS of the active ingredient(s):

INDICATIONS: DOGS

PARASITES CONTROLLED (spectrum of activity)

RECOMMENDED DOSE

Since the active ingredient is released slowly from the collar's matrix, it is not possible to calculate the exact dose that the animals are exposed to in a particular moment.

SAFETY

  • LD50 (acute oral) in rats: n.a. for the collar.

Suspected poisoning? Read the articles on deltamethrin safety and pyriproxyfen safety in this site.

WARNING !!!: Never use on cats collars approved only for dogs.  Learn more about insecticide-impregnated collars and their safety.

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RESISTANCE PREVENTION

Risk of resistance? YES, moderate in:

Resistance of fleas to synthetic pyrethroids is common in many countries, including the USA, and resistance of brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) has been reported in several places (e.g. the USA, Brazil, Spain, Panama). For this reason efficacy against these parasites may be weaker and protection shorter than expected.

Alternatives to prevent resistance through product rotation:

*F = effective against fleas; T = effective against ticks.

These alternative products may not be available in all countries, or may not be available as collars.

Resistance of fleas and brown dog ticks to carbamates and organophosphates is not uncommon in several countries, including the USA.

Learn more about resistance and how it develops.

MARKETING

Are the active ingredients of this product ORIGINAL* or GENERICS**?

  • Deltamethrin: GENERIC (introduced in the 1970s by ROUSSEL-UCLAF)
  • Pyriproxyfen: GENERIC (introduced in the 1980s by SUMITOMO)

*Meaning that they are still patent protected and generics are not yet available
**Meaning that they have lost patent protection and may be acquired from manufacturers of generic active ingredients other than the holder of the original patent.

COUNTRIES where this product is marketed (maybe under another TM): USA
GENERIC BRANDS available? Perhaps not with the same composition. This product itself contains generic deltamethrin and pyriproxyfen

Click here to learn more about GENERIC vs. ORIGINAL drugs.

COMMENTS

TEVRAPET ACTIVATE II COLLAR is an insecticide impregnated collar for dogs from TEVRA containing generic deltamethrin. and pyriproxyfen. It is exactly the same as VETALITY AVANTECT II COLLAR also from TEVRA.

Deltamethrin is a veteran synthetic pyrethroid insecticide and tickicide introduced in the late 1970s (by ROUSSEL-UCLAF). It has a broad-spectrum of activity against insects, ticks and mites. Use in dogs is rather modest. Until the 2000s it was very much used against agricultural, domestic and veterinary pests of ruminants. Nowadays usage has declined because numerous pests (e.g. cattle ticks, horn & buffalo flies, houseflies, sheep body lice, fleas, mosquitoes, cockroaches, etc.) have developed resistance to most synthetic pyrethroids (incl. deltamethrin).

Pyriproxyfen (Nylar) is a veteran insect development inhibitor introduced in the 1980s (by SUMITOMO) scarcely used in pets. Its only effect is to stop development of flea eggs and larvae. It has no effect whatsoever against adult fleas, ticks or mosquitoes.

This combination of two active ingredients of different chemical classes makes also sense regarding resistance prevention, because it means attacking fleas through two different mechanisms of action, which is vastly assumed to help preventing or at least delaying resistance development.

The label claim of 6 months protection is substantially longer than for most alternative flea-control products (spot-ons, tablets, etc), but may not always be achieved due to resistance of brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) and/or fleas to synthetic pyrethroids.

Topical products (mainly spot-ons and insecticide-impregnated collars) have some advantages over systemic products (mainly tablets for oral administration and injectables):

  • Most topical products kill or sterilize the parasites before they bite and suck blood on the pet, whereas systemic products kill or sterilize the parasites only after their blood meal.
  • Topical products cannot be vomited.
  • Spot-ons and collars are very convenient to administer.
  • There is a larger choice of topical products.

But topical products have also some disadvantages:

  • Topical products contaminate the pet's hair coat and it is advisable for children and also adults to avoid contact with the pet for several days after treatment.
  • Topical products may not control parasites in some parts of the pet's body (e.g. the ears, below the tail, between the legs, etc.), whereas systemic products reach the blood-sucking parasites through the blood wherever they are.
  • Efficacy of topical products may be reduced or shortened through exposure to dirt, sun, shampooing, washing, rain, baths, etc., whereas efficacy of systemic products is independent from these factors.

For an overview and a list of the most popular pet antiparasitics for flea, tick, lice and/or mite control click here.

DISCLAIMER

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