ivomec

hunter322 · Post by **hunter322** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:38 pm

just bought ivomec injection 1% for cattle and swine is this the right stuff . i was told to use 2 tenths once a month and give it oral with a piece of bread. is this all i should need ? and should i discontinue if my female gets pregnant? thanks for any advice

APB · Post by **APB** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:18 am

Yes, that's the right stuff.

Dosage: 1/10th of 1cc for each 10 lbs. of body weight, once a month. I find it easy to do like you said & put it on a piece of bread.

LR Patch · Post by **LR Patch** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:22 am

As a heartworm preventive it don't matter what the dog weighs you only need to use 1/10cc monthly.If you are using it for other worming purposes
then use 1/10cc per 10lbs. body weight.
This is the way my vet instructed me to use it.

DBM · Post by **DBM** » Sun May 29, 2005 8:35 pm

I use 1/10 CC per 10 lb dog weight on the 1st of each month. I went to the drugstore and told the pharmist what I was doing and he gave me a 10 CC syringe with a removeable needle. I load the syringe and remove the needle and squirt it into the dogs mouth (on the roof) the dogs just lick it off like it has no taste.

Luvbeags · Post by **Luvbeags** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:42 pm

If you are using a 10cc syringe you are overdosing your dogs.
You need a 1cc syringe, and you give 1/10 of that, up to the FIRST line, 0.1cc.
If you are giving 1cc you are giving 100x the recommended dosage, WHICH is already an overdose. (long story, but for heartworm prevention you actually use LESS than 1/10 of a cc, but for ease of dosing, stick with the 1/10 cc rule, and yes, 1/10 of a cc will treat 100 pounds of dog, so beagles getting 1/10 of a cc monthly should be fine against heartworms...)
there is no way to acurately measure 0.1cc on a 10cc syringe. Get a smaller syringe.
Maybe that was a typo, and you are using a 1.0cc syringe, NOT a 10cc syringe.