Heartworm prevention with 1% cattle ivomec - Page 1

I know that some breeds use ivomec for cattle in their dogs rather then using Heartguard brand. What is your opinion on that? Those of you who do it, folks, what dosage do you use? Have any of you ever had it fail, or side effects, or any negative experience at all? For those who are interested, there is some info on it here: http://www.geocities.com/theslsc/hartzvalleyfarms.html I just worry about hurting my dogs with it somehow, since no studies have been properly done.

Been using it for years with no adverse affects. I don't dilute it as the article suggested. It can also be used for things other than heartworms in the right dosage.

Von Lotta, I have been using 1% Ivomec on my dogs for nearly 20 years now. For any dog you never exceed 1/2cc per "adult"dog (any animal older than 6 months.) on a monthly basis. I just wet their food and draw it up into a syringe and squirt it on top and the dogs chow it down. You can give it orally to dogs who are finicky about eating. Take 1/2cc Ivomec and mix it with orange soda about 2cc's worth remove the needle from syringe and squirt it gently down the side of the dog's mouth to the back of the throat. For Tick/Flea control you can use a product called Spotton for cattle. Comes in a 1 pint container. Draw up a maximum for an adult dog 3cc's and apply at base of tail, 2 equal spots on the back and at the shoulders. Just like Frontline and Advantage, it's to be applied to the skin. Repeat every 35 days. The ingredient in this product is called "fenthion" it costs about $30.00 but lasts for a very long time. I don't use either of these products on dogs less than 6 months old as it's more difficult to break down the correct doseage. My Ivomec sells here for a $19.95 for a 50ml bottle. Also, you can use safe-guard for horses the active ingredient is fenbendzole which is the same product in Panacur. A single doseage syringe of safe-guard for horses is a 3 day dose for a puppy. And can be gotten on sale as cheap as $4.95 a tube here. One can buy a 16 ounce bottle of Pyran-50 which has the same ingredients as nemix for a lot cheaper too. This class of wormer is the pyrantel pamoate. This size costs $20.00 approx. for 16 ounces. Doseage is 1cc per 20 pounds, monthly if you have a wormy environment. Dogs inflicted with Giardia, you can get "Metronidazole" or brand name Flagyl at any fish store. You can usually find it in a 10 capsule packet for less than $4.00 or you can find it in bottles of 100 at places like Dr. Foster & Smith for not much more. My father was a vet. I learned much of my information working for him. I have never had any dogs ever get sick or die from using the above treatments nor have any of my dad's patients died or were harmed either. Good Luck, Birdy...

I give 1 mi to adult dogs once a month, I just put it on my finger, place in top of dogs mouth, or rub into the sides of its mouth. They will not spit it out, I used it in horses for some 35 years. Now, I use it on my dogs and they test negative every time as do my pups for I worm the bitch before breeding her for that month. No reactions, no ill dogs, just healthy worm free dogs. Pat

I use .06mg/kg once a month for heartworm prevention. It is the same ingredient as Heartgard. Dosages vary for other treatments such as mange. By the way--Panacur(aka Safeguard or fenbendazole) is more effective than metronidazole for Giardia. 50mg/kg once a day for 3-5 days. It also gets hooks/rounds and whipworms.

I use 1ml per month(injectable) on my 70 lb girls and never had any trouble, however I inject it rather than dose in mouth. Have used it for years.

Consult a vet for using Ivomec for some breeds. I know collies are not supposed to get Ivomec. Also, giving too much ivomec can cause fertility problems...try to calculate an exact amount required for the weight of each dog.