>>About 16 years ago we lost a cat to a particularly grisly death after he had >>one dose of ivermectin for ear mites.<<
Ivermectin, given to cats, causes them to shed real tears. I don't know anyone who gives their cats Ivermectin, because of the potential deadly side effects. I'm sorry that you learned that the hard way. I can only imagine how your vet must have felt. It would help if the drug reps were a bit more forthcoming about the side effects of Ivermectin. They're the ones that persuaded vets to start stocking and using the product. It's the vets that found out, the hard way, about which animals shouldn't be given the product. It's the vets that perfected the doses, through trial and error. The drug manufacturer assured vets that Ivermectin would always be available only by prescription. Once the vets had all doses worked out, the makers of the drug made it an over the counter product. So now we have people who advocate its use, who have no idea what the potential harmful side effects can be. They don't know how to recognize an illness cause by Ivermectin. They don't know how to treat an illnes or an overdose of Ivermectin. They don't even know that Ivermectin was originally manufactured for use in cattle and horses. I really hate that stuff. (Like you couldn't tell.) wrnk d2 To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
