Vecoxan Oral Suspension 2.5mg/ml
For the treatment and prevention of coccidial infections in lambs, caused, in particular by the more pathogenic Eimeria species, E.crandallis and E.ovinoidalis.
To aid in the control of coccidiosis in calves caused by Eimerica bovis and Eimeria zuernii.

Dosage & Administration
LAMBS: Therapeutic use
1 mg diclazuril per kg bodyweight equates to 1ml of Vecoxan per 2.5 kg bodyweight, as a single oral administration.

LAMBS: Preventative use
1 mg diclazuril per kg body weight equates to 1ml Vecoxan per 2.5 kg body weight at about 4-6 weeks of age at the time that coccidiosis can normally be expected on the farm. Under conditions of high infection pressure, a second treatment may be indicated about 3 weeks after the first dosing.

On rare occasions, in highly susceptible lambs, e.g. where they have been housed for long periods of time before being turned out onto heavily contaminated pasture, a severe scour has been seen shortly after dosing. In such cases, fluid therapy is essential and the use of a sulphonamide should be considered. It is also important to consider other potential pathogens that may be playing a role, e.g. Cryptosporidia, Nematodirus, rotavirus, Giardia and E. coli.

Dosage & Administration
CALVES: As an aid in the control of coccidiosis
1 mg diclazuril per kg body weight equates to 1ml Vecoxan per 2.5 kg bodyweight, administered as a single oral dose, 14 days after moving into a potentially high risk environment. 

If a satisfactory response is not observed, then further advice should be sought from your veterinary surgeon and the cause of the condition should be reviewed. It is good practice to ensure the cleanliness of calf housing.

Clinical coccidiosis generally occurs late in the parasite’s life cycle after most of the damage to the calf’s intestine has already been done. This severely damaged intestine can easily be infected by secondary bacteria and/or other agents. In cases of acute clinical coccidiosis treated with Vecoxan, fluid therapy is essential and the use of an antibiotic should be considered. Symptoms of clinical disease may remain obvious in some calves treated with Vecoxan, even though oocyst excretion is reduced to a very low level, and overall prevalence of diarrhoea is decreased.

Withdrawal Period 

Meat and offal: Lambs and calves: zero days.

Contraindictions, Warnings etc
In the event of any stress factors (eg. cold weather, other diseases) or high challenge (eg. warm weather, inability to move lambs from infected pastures after dosing) the timing of the doses may need to be adjusted.

Please see below link to the Veterinary Medicines Product Information Database
http://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/productinformationdatabase/Default.aspx