Synergistic treatment of adult canine heartworm with thiacetarsamide and ivermectin

摘要

There is disclosed a method for the treatment of adult canine heartworm which involves treating a dog infected with adult heartworm first with thiacetarsamide and then, following a period of from 3 to 6 weeks, with ivermectin. The thiacetarsamide which has some activity against the adult heartworm has this activity potentiated or synergized by the ivermectin.