Nina, ivermectin 4 earmites

[Nina]

Thanks Jenn, I had seen the "Ivomec" wormer for cattle and pigs, but it's a different solution amount, cattle: 1% and the, what looks like ingestible one for pigs is .02%.  The .02% is closer to the .01% that's used for earmites, but I hesitate to put this in her ears, when I'm not sure exactly how much to use, or if it's lacking something that would make it less irritating to the delicate lining of the ear canal.  I'm not even sure of how much to use.  Have you used this before directly into a cat's ears?  I've used Acarexx, (the Ivermectin specifically packaged for ear mites in cats), with good results, so I trust it.  My concern is, what if I get this into her ears and she has some adverse reaction?  I'll get my ass in the car and race to the feed store, if I know it's safe and effective. Thanks for the help, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nina, go to your local livestock supply store, and buy a bottle of the injectable Ivomec cattle wormer. It's the same drug as what your vet wont prescribe for you. Use it TOPICALLY in the ears, just like you would if your vet had prescribed the stuff you wanted (you'll need a syringe with a needle to get it out of the bottle, but then either take the needle off the syringe, or transfer it into a dish and suck it up in a feeding syringe). It's the same drug. DO NOT inject it into a cat, for topical use in the ears ONLY for cats!   There's other off-label shortcuts to get around vets (and human doctors too).   You can get OTC amoxicillin labeled for use in fish tanks, crush them dilute with distilled bottled water, and do the math on the milligrams per the amount of liquid you added (home made amoxi-drops, add a bit of tuna water for flavor to each dose). Humans can use the fish tanks antibiotic too, I do, because I don't have any insurance, and I get pneumonia everytime I catch a cold because I have asthma (I buy the eythromycin for my own use). :) - For dogs, for preventing heartworms, get the paste horse wormer Zimectrin (or any one that has ivermectin as the only ingredient). It's a dime sized amount hidden in a peanutbutter cracker per month. Same thing as Heart-Guard.