MedFlyVet products at Animeal: the range and how to order
MedFlyVet is the pet care line from Medfly Healthcare, based in Pune. The range is built around four everyday jobs: parasites, worms, ears and joints. Animeal carries the parasite, deworming, ear and joint products from that line.
One instruction before you order anything from the Parashield spot on range. Every Parashield Plus pipette listed here is a dog pipette, sized by the dog's body weight. Medfly makes a separate cat version and we do not currently list it. Do not use a dog pipette on a cat, do not split one pipette between two animals, and do not use a 40kg pipette on a small dog because it works out cheaper per millilitre. If you have a cat and you want this brand, message us and we will source the cat pack rather than sell you the wrong one.
Here is what the range covers:
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Parashield for ticks and fleas. Spot on pipettes in four dog weight bands, plus a tick and flea spray in two bottle sizes for dogs and cats.
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Defender deworming tablets, in separate dog and cat versions, with a plain and a herbal option in each.
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OtiShield Pro ear cleanser for dogs and cats.
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Condronex Pro joint and cartilage tablets.
To buy MedFlyVet online, use the grid above. If the pack you want is not showing, message the Animeal team on WhatsApp or call any of our four Mumbai branches. Parel answers around the clock. Send us your pet's species, current weight and what you are treating, and we will tell you the right pack before you pay for it.
Which MedFlyVet product for which problem
| Your situation |
What to look at |
| Dog with ticks or fleas now, and you want a month of cover |
Parashield Plus spot on, in the band matching your dog's current weight |
| Dog or cat with a light infestation, or you want to treat bedding and the animal |
Parashield tick and flea spray |
| Cat with ticks or fleas |
Ask us. The spray is labelled for cats; the spot on pipettes here are not |
| Routine worming for an adult dog |
Defender Plus or Defender Pro dewormer tablets for dogs |
| Routine worming for a cat |
Defender Plus Nex or Defender Nex Pro |
| Waxy ears, or a dog who needs regular ear maintenance |
OtiShield Pro ear cleanser |
| Older or large-breed dog, stiff after rest |
See the joint section below before you buy Condronex |
| Ear that smells, is painful, or the animal is shaking its head hard |
A vet, not a cleanser |
Weigh your dog before you buy a spot on. Do not use last year's weight and do not estimate. Stand on your bathroom scale holding the dog, then subtract your own weight. Weight bands exist because the dose is calculated from body weight, and a dog that has gained four kilos over a winter can move up a band.
Parashield plus price and pack sizes: how to compare properly
We do not print rupee figures in this text, because they move and a stale number here would quietly mislead you. The grid above carries live pricing, including any discount running. What we can give you is the method, because this range has one specific trap in it.
The packs are not all the same count. Some Parashield spot on listings are a single pipette and at least one is a pack of two. So the number on the label is not comparable across the range until you divide it by the number of pipettes in the box. Work out the price per pipette, then compare. A pack of two at a higher shelf price is often the cheaper monthly cost.
The same applies across the two spray sizes. One is a hundred millilitre bottle and one is two hundred and fifty. Divide by millilitres, not by bottles. The larger bottle is usually better value if you will finish it, and a tick and flea spray has a shelf life, so buying a big bottle for one cat is not a saving.
For the tablets, check the tablet count on the pack rather than the pack price. Defender Nex Pro for cats is sold as ten tablets, and a dog course and a cat course use different numbers of tablets, so the useful comparison is cost per full course for your animal, not cost per box.
Not showing in stock? How to order MedFlyVet
Stock on this brand moves, and at the time of writing several MedFlyVet packs are between deliveries. If a pack shows as unavailable above, that is real rather than a display fault, and there are three things you can do.
First, message us on WhatsApp and we will tell you what is arriving and when, and hold a pack for you when it lands. Second, ask us for the equivalent. Fipronil spot on for dogs is made by several companies and we stock other brands of it, so if you are treating an active infestation this week you do not need to wait for one particular label. Third, come into a branch. Parel, Mahim, Sewri and Seawoods all carry parasite control, and Parel is open twenty four hours.
When you message, send three things: species, current weight, and what you are actually seeing. "Dog, 18kg, ticks behind the ears" gets you the right answer in one reply. "Do you have Parashield" takes four.
Parashield spot on for dogs: what fipronil does, and what it does not
Parashield is a fipronil spot on for dogs. Fipronil is a well established parasiticide, it is the molecule in several of the older spot on brands, and the cat version of Parashield names its actives as fipronil and (S)-methoprene, which is the standard adulticide plus insect growth regulator pairing.
Here is the useful part to understand. Fipronil kills the adult fleas and ticks that are on the animal. The growth regulator, where a product includes one, stops eggs and larvae developing. Neither of them stops a new flea walking onto your dog from the floor tomorrow. That is why a spot on can appear to fail in the second week when it has not failed at all.
The reason is the house rather than the product. VCA Animal Hospitals notes that "The highest numbers of flea eggs, larvae, and pupae are found in areas of the house where pets spend the most time, such as their beds and furniture", and that once larvae hatch "they move away from the light and burrow deep into carpets and into other nooks and crannies where they are difficult to reach." The practical instruction is to "wash your pet's bedding in hot water or replace it" alongside thorough vacuuming, and to "throw away the vacuum bag to prevent eggs and larvae from developing inside the vacuum cleaner." Treat the animal and the bedding in the same week, or you will be buying spot ons for months.
One caution about what is published. Neither Animeal nor Medfly currently publishes the concentration of fipronil in these pipettes. That is a gap in the label information rather than a claim that the product is unsafe, but it does mean that if your vet asks what dose your dog has had, you should photograph the pack rather than rely on the listing. We have asked the manufacturer for the label composition and we will publish it here when we have it.
Finally, ticks in India are mostly the brown dog tick, and the manufacturer's mention of paralysis ticks refers to an Australian species that is not your problem here. Judge the product on flea and tick control, which is what it is for.
Defender dewormer tablets for dogs and cats: how often to worm
Most people worm their animals too rarely and at the wrong ages. The Companion Animal Parasite Council schedule is worth following, and it is more aggressive for young animals than most owners expect.
For puppies and kittens, CAPC advises to "administer anthelmintic treatment to puppies and kittens starting at 2 weeks of age and repeating every 2 weeks until regular broad-spectrum parasite control begins." Where year-round control is not in place, the schedule is to give anthelmintics "starting at 2 weeks of age, repeating every 2 weeks until 2 months of age, monthly until 6 months of age, and quarterly thereafter."
For adults, the minimum standard is clear: "Treat all adult pets four times a year with a broad-spectrum anthelmintic with efficacy against intestinal parasites." Four times a year, not once. CAPC also advises testing rather than guessing, recommending faecal examinations "at least four times during the first year of life" and, for healthy adults, "at least two times per year, with frequency adjusted based on the individual's health status, environmental exposure and lifestyle factors."
Two India-specific points. Street-fed and free-roaming dogs, and cats that hunt, carry a heavier worm burden than the schedule assumes, so quarterly is a floor rather than a target for them. And roundworms are a genuine human health matter in households with small children, which is the real reason to keep to a schedule rather than worming when you happen to remember.
Defender comes in separate dog and cat versions, and in a plain and a herbal option. Buy the one for your species. A herbal dewormer and a conventional anthelmintic are not interchangeable, and if you are worming to a schedule for a household with a toddler in it, use the conventional one.
OtiShield ear cleanser: how to use it, and when to stop
An ear cleanser removes wax and debris. It does not treat an ear infection, and using one on an infected ear can make the animal miserable without fixing anything.
Cornell's Riney Canine Health Center is direct on the basics. On what to use: "In general, avoid anything with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide in the solution." On technique: "Avoid using cotton swabs to prevent pushing debris deeper into the ear canal." Cotton buds are the single most common way owners make an ear worse.
On frequency, Cornell distinguishes treatment from maintenance: cleaning "could be up to daily to start" when treating an infection, or "every 1-2 weeks" for maintenance. And more is not better. For a healthy ear, "a routine ear clean is only needed if dirt or debris is noted, as overcleaning the ears can also lead to irritation of the ears."
The stopping rule is the important one. Cornell puts it plainly: "If your dog seems to be in pain during an ear cleaning, stop and consult with your veterinarian." A painful ear, a bad smell, a dark discharge, violent head shaking or a head held tilted to one side are all reasons to see a vet rather than reach for a bottle. If the eardrum is damaged, what you pour in goes somewhere it should not, and only an examination can tell you whether it is intact.
Condronex joint tablets: the honest evidence
Condronex Pro is sold as a joint and cartilage supplement for dogs and cats. Its ingredient list is not published by the manufacturer, so we cannot tell you what is in it, and we are not going to guess from the name.
What we can tell you is what the evidence says about the category it sits in. If it is a glucosamine and chondroitin product, which the positioning suggests, the current evidence is not kind. A 2022 systematic review and meta-analysis of enriched diets and nutraceuticals in canine and feline osteoarthritis found "a very marked non-effect of chondroitin-glucosamine nutraceuticals" and concluded that "the latter products should no longer be recommended for pain management in canine and feline osteoarthritis."
The same review did find something that works. It reported "evident clinical analgesic efficacy for omega-3-enriched diets, omega-3 supplements and cannabidiol (to a lesser degree)". So if your dog is stiff and you want to spend money on the joints, the evidence points at omega-3, either as a supplement or as a therapeutic diet, ahead of a glucosamine tablet.
None of that is a substitute for pain relief. A dog that is slow to rise, reluctant on stairs, lagging on walks or has stopped jumping onto furniture is in pain, and that is a veterinary consultation and very likely a prescription. Our pharmacists dispense what your vet writes. We would rather sell you nothing today than sell you a supplement instead of a diagnosis.
How to apply a spot on properly
- Weigh the animal on the day, and pick the pipette for that weight. Never round down to save money.
- Check the pack says dog if it is a dog, and cat if it is a cat. Read the box, not the shelf.
- Stand the animal up. Part the coat at the base of the skull, between the shoulder blades, until you can see skin.
- Put the pipette tip against the skin, not on the fur, and squeeze it empty in one go.
- For a large dog, apply in two or three spots in a line down the spine so it does not run off.
- Let it dry. Do not rub it in, and keep children from touching the site until the coat is dry.
- Keep the animal out of water for forty eight hours, and do not bathe just before applying either.
- Separate animals until dry, so they do not groom it off each other, and wash your hands.
- Write the date somewhere you will find it, then treat the bedding in the same week.
If the pipette empties onto fur instead of skin, or the animal shakes most of it off, do not immediately apply a second dose. Call us or your vet and ask, because doubling a parasiticide is a worse mistake than a month of weaker cover.
Common questions
Can I use Parashield spot on for dogs on my cat? No. The pipettes we list are dog pipettes dosed by dog weight. Medfly makes a cat version. Message us and we will source it.
Is Parashield the same as fipronil? Fipronil is the active. The cat version also lists (S)-methoprene, a growth regulator. The concentration is not currently published, so photograph the pack for your vet's records.
How often should I give Defender dewormer tablets? CAPC advises treating adult pets four times a year, and a much tighter schedule for puppies and kittens starting at two weeks old.
Can OtiShield treat my dog's ear infection? No. It is a cleanser. A painful, smelly or discharging ear needs a vet, and cleaning it first can make the examination harder.
Do MedFlyVet products need a prescription? The parasite and ear products are over the counter. If you are unsure what your animal needs, ask a pharmacist at any branch before you buy.
Animeal is the online arm of Goodman Pet Chemist, a licensed veterinary pharmacy trading as Goodman Vetcare Pvt. Ltd., with branches at Parel, Mahim, Sewri and Seawoods. Parel is open twenty four hours.
