Roundworms

[mavrick]

It is only deadly if your dog has heart worms

 

[helmstead]

It is only deadly if your dog has heart worms

Wrong, wrong, wrong! Most herding breeds and several other breeds are sensitive to it, and it can be deadly. Look it up.

 

[mavrick]

maybe my vet was wrong
What do you recomemed

 

[helmstead]

Consulting a vet for your particular dog,

Here's a good resource:
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_ivermectin.html

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

You guys shouldn't be advocating Ivermec for dogs unless a VET has seen the dog and prescribed it! It can be DEADLY in small doses to MANY types of dog!

i believe the warning is the herding dogs...and i think jhm47 said.

i dont have herding dogs and the fenbendazole, in that dose, in that % was what the vet gave us the first time. but instead of costing me $90 for the rx the safeguard it was $12ish at TSC.

not everyone wants to use chemicals all the time, kate. but thanks for the reminder.

mavrick - you can search on wormers for dogs. i think there is a beagle site that has detailed explanations and warnings. good luck!

 

[mavrick]

thanks

 

[helmstead]

i believe the warning is the herding dogs...and i think jhm47 said.

i dont have herding dogs and the fenbendazole, in that dose, in that % was what the vet gave us the first time. but instead of costing me $90 for the rx the safeguard it was $12ish at TSC.

not everyone wants to use chemicals all the time, kate. but thanks for the reminder.

A lot of us farmers have herding/protection breeds - shepherds, collies, and crosses thereof - and I would hate for one of those people to read this thread, grab their horse's or sheep's ivermec and inadvertently kill their dog. Given that not ONLY the OP and posters read the threads...I wasn't specifically speaking to just ONE or TWO of you!

And I don't assume that everyone wants to use chemicals all the time... I also feed my chickens pumpkin seeds and love herbal calmatives for my horses and think kelp is a great supplement for my goats...but with worms you are GOING to fight a loosing battle going "natural". Not a reminder, a warning! I think DE has its place in prevention, really I do...GO FOR IT...but when it comes to treatment check in with western medicine until you have a clean fecal.

 

[lupinfarm]

I would NOT use Ivermec on my dogs at all unless speicifcally formulated for dogs. You can use Noromectin in dogs but we got medication from the vet and it only cost about $100 for all 6 dogs and the cat. No biggie, and we give them a pill every 3 months. I'm not into cheaping out on my wormers. And anyway, Ivermec Injectable is $60/small bottle

Seriously, there must be something about my threads... They seem to stir up a whole lot of hostility LOL.

 

[mavrick]

Thanks for the wonderful help, Ga is sure losing a true intellectual,But I guess Georgia's loss is Indiana's gain

 

[helmstead]

Seriously, there must be something about my threads... They seem to stir up a whole lot of hostility LOL.

LOL I know how you feel, and sorry!! Not trying to be hostile!!

<going to find another Lupin thread to stir the pot in>

Back to subject matter...how many of you were dewormed when you were kids? My DH seems to remember his whole family getting dewormed once...I don't think I ever was LOL...