[Gpdd] HEALTH - Ivermectin
Louise August
laugust at umich.edu
Thu Oct 9 12:49:07 EDT 2003
Here's a cheaper, easier alternative for mite treatment
Ivermectin can be administered orally - usually done that way for horses.
You can buy a horse paste wormer, available at feed stores (or probably the
internet too). Its not very expensive. One brand is Zimecterin (probably
not the right spelling), it comes in a tube.
I've used it for mites in my pet Ratties but not for guinea pigs. You
squeeze out some paste about the size of a grain of rice (this is a
rat-sized dose) and hide it in something yummy. Re-dose once a week until
the itching stops and the scabs are healing. Very effective, pretty cheap,
and way less stressful that trips to the vet.
Hope this helps
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Louise August (Phineas, Delilah, Mostly, Panda, Hilly, and Beeble
University of Michigan
Research Associate, Center for the Education of Women
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