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re: Heart worm pills
Posted on 12/18/17 at 5:50 am to MrJudgeSmails
Posted on 12/18/17 at 5:50 am to MrJudgeSmails
I also use ivermectin, however the one I use is for livestock, not specifically sheep.
Spoke to my vet about it and did some research online and the vet said it was perfectly fine and definitely a much cheaper option.
I’m not sure where you got your numbers, but through my vet and online the recommended dosage is 1cc per every 10 lbs
Spoke to my vet about it and did some research online and the vet said it was perfectly fine and definitely a much cheaper option.
I’m not sure where you got your numbers, but through my vet and online the recommended dosage is 1cc per every 10 lbs
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Posted on 12/18/17 at 5:57 am to SouthboundTiger
What percent solution are you running?
Posted on 12/18/17 at 12:10 pm to MrJudgeSmails
Posted on 12/18/17 at 1:51 pm to SouthboundTiger
1/10 of a cc for every 10lbs of body weight
Posted on 12/18/17 at 1:57 pm to Babewinkelman
i use cattle ivermectin. just squirt it on his food. the dosage is 1 ml per 100 lbs i believe. consult your local large animal vet first. my dogs have never failed a worm test.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 4:16 pm to Babewinkelman
We've used Trifexis and the ProHeart shot but prefer Heartgard. Our dogs hated Trifexis and it smells like chemical death. The ProHeart works fine but you have to accept having this poison in your dog's body 24/7.
Heartgard is poison as well but it's only in your dog's body for about a week. Long enough to kill any heartworms. If your dog becomes exposed in the time the medicine exits the body and the next dose, those parasites won't make it out of the gestation period before the next monthly dose. Plus my dogs seem to love the taste.
We've been using Heartgard for about 4 years straight now with no positive tests.
Heartgard is poison as well but it's only in your dog's body for about a week. Long enough to kill any heartworms. If your dog becomes exposed in the time the medicine exits the body and the next dose, those parasites won't make it out of the gestation period before the next monthly dose. Plus my dogs seem to love the taste.
We've been using Heartgard for about 4 years straight now with no positive tests.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 6:01 pm to King George
Went to Vet today. Got the Advantage Multi. It is a topical and covers heart worm, flea, and parasites.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 9:00 pm to Babewinkelman
My dogs have taken Teifexis for years, however, the last couple of months they have both been throwing it back up after an hour or so. I talked to the vet and she told me it is important that her get it on a FULL stomach. I have been giving it first thing in the morning. We will see next month. Oh, and my dogs run like hell from it too.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 9:22 pm to MrJudgeSmails
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What percent solution are you running?
This is exactly why the use of production animal ivermectin is not generally recommended - most people do not realize that there may be different percent solutions and the dosing could differ greatly. They just read where jimbob says to give how-many-ever mL of the drug without considering exactly how many mg of drug they're giving.
A typical Ivomec 1% solution contains 10 milligrams drug per milliliter of solution. The preventative dose for heartworms is usually quoted in MICROgrams per kilogram of body weight. Inevitably someone screws up the math...
Edit: In this thread alone we have 2 links to 2 different products - one of them is 1% and the other is listed as 0.8%. 1mL of each do not equal the same amount of drug. If an individual is unable to determine the proper amount they probably should stick to the preformed products which are not very expensive at all.
This post was edited on 12/18/17 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 12/18/17 at 9:50 pm to bconne1
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Trifecta doesn’t help with ticks and a lot of dogs have had some serious (even fatal) reactions to it.
stop spreading false info...
ive had 4 labs in my life. all were on trifexis since day one. never had a flea, tick, or heart worm problem.
all dogs are different and how they react to certain medication (like humans) but trifexis does its job.
Posted on 12/19/17 at 6:24 am to AubieALUMdvm
I’m sorry guys I stand corrected. It is 1/10 of a cc per 10 lbs. I got my little dosage vial confused.
This post was edited on 12/19/17 at 6:26 am
Posted on 12/19/17 at 6:53 am to SouthboundTiger
This is the point I am making. 1/10th of a cc = 0.1mL. The decimal makes a good bit of difference. But that dose does not apply for both products linked in this thread, only one of them.
You aren’t saving much at all by doing this and you can kill the dog if you overdose or make them susceptible to heartworms if you underdose. Lots of easier way to save money
You aren’t saving much at all by doing this and you can kill the dog if you overdose or make them susceptible to heartworms if you underdose. Lots of easier way to save money
Posted on 12/19/17 at 7:14 am to Babewinkelman
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Advantage Multi
That is what I give my lab. After an early season dove hunt, I brushed his hair and found 3 dead ticks in his coat.
Posted on 12/19/17 at 7:55 am to AubieALUMdvm
Well I can assure you I am saving money and doing it correctly, I just got my terminology wrong.
The key is just go over everything with your vet, as I did, and you will be fine.
The key is just go over everything with your vet, as I did, and you will be fine.
Posted on 12/19/17 at 8:41 am to SouthboundTiger
1% solution, 1/10 of a cc per 10 lbs of body weight. 25 plus years of using this program with out any problems. Vet approved.
Posted on 12/19/17 at 9:03 am to SouthboundTiger
You’re either still missing the point or just ignoring it.
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