[Gpdd] [HEALTH] Batman's vet visit and Guido's worms

[warmbreath]

Dear Janna

Thank you for writing us back re the pinworms. I vaguely remember an 
infection when I was 4 yrs., along with my brother and sister, so yes people 
do get them. Many of us use a protocol for worming using both ivermectin and 
Panacur, given as liquid suspension. The protocol  is given here by our own 
Ann Evans
http://piggyville.com/index.php?id=9. She gives a complete description for 
both American and British cavy parents.

We buy can ivermectin online from amazon.com, Panacur usually requires a 
prescription which your vet can give you, then go to Drs Foster and Smith 
online or 1 800 pet meds or she buys it from the UK and gives the address to 
order from.

The granules sounds very inexact.  We use a 2.5% solution of Panacur oral 
suspension, and measure in a syringe. Both meds are refrigerated. Both 
should be used as they kill different critters.  Do read from Ann's protocol 
which is slightly modified from the recommendation of the BAR, British 
Association of Rodentologists and the CCT or Cambridge Cavy Trust in Oxford.

The liquid doses are pulled up into a syringe with the needle removed and 
then fed gently by mouth.  Treats follow as Panacur is bitter.  A bottle of 
ivermectin costs about $40 and lasts quite a long time, so you can buddy up 
with a friend, or since you are seeing the vet, ask him to give you enough 
of each to last a while.

Some American vets who treat mostly cats and dogs will treat in the office 
sometimes by needled syringe to give as a shot but this is completely 
unnecessary and poses some risk as does any injection from a possible 
infection at the needle site. It's very clean and simple to do at home by 
mouth although the vet can give the first oral dose to make sure you know 
how to do it.

Many of us also follow Ann's advice on bathing our piggies.  I use Adams 
shampoo or generic that has 0.15% pyrethrins like Adams Flea and Tick 
Shampoo.(round blue plastic bottle rather than the oval, although packaging 
can change, read label every time. I buy it at the big box store or grocery 
or online from Drs. Foster Smith at 1-800-381-7179 or 
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/ . They also have a cheaper generic with the 
exact same ingredients.  Make sure the shampoo bottle doesn’t say it gives 
lost lasting protection against eggs, that requires a different active 
ingredient that is harmful to piggies.

This info is designed to supplement Ann's web site her information is more 
superior than mine. I am a piggy slave/ mommy of many years, Ann is a 
student of the CCT and BAR and her web site gives her credentials and 
disclaimer as she is not a vet.

Also please know a cat cant have ivermectin, they are much more sensitive to 
the dosage and can end up staggering around for hours, even go temporarily 
blind, and die, so they get wormed another way.

I was  wondering if your vet thought the pin worms were secondary to the 
cause of Guido's death, were coincidental and what he thought may have been 
the actual cause of his passing understanding that he didn’t have a chance 
to examine him.   best regards, Sandy and Sammy, remembering Guido



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