Gerri What strength do you use. There are different strengths. I put it in the ears if they get dirty ears just in case it is ear mites. Works great for that too.
Thanks Cathy Gerri Dueringer wrote: > > I've used liquid injectable Ivermectin as an oral preventative for heartworm > for years on my dogs. If you go this route, be sure to check the bottle you > purchase carefully as Ivermectin comes in different strengths. You want 1% > Ivermectin, which is sold for use in cattle and swine. At my local feed and > seed, a 50 mL bottle sells for approx. $50. The break down for livestock is > 1cc per 110 pounds of body weight, so to dose a dog, the breakdown is 0.1 cc > per 11 pounds, which is a tiny amount. I use an insulin syringe to measure > the dosage for my dogs and squirt it into their mouths on the first of every > month. As I live in the deep southern part of the US, and mosquitos are a > constant concern here, I keep my dogs on heartworm preventative year around. > > A single bottle of Ivermectin at $50 will last for a few years at my house of > 13 dogs (the product does have an expiration date, so be sure to check the > bottle to see when it expires) and is a MUCH cheaper route than purchasing > Heartguard etc. at my vet's office. I purchased my last bottle at least 4 > years ago, it's still 1/4 full and doesn't expire until April of 2003. > > Gerri Dueringer > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. -- ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.com
