This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Eqvalan is specifically labled for oral use , but the Ivomec is labled for injection. However the Merck Factory rep said they were identical. I quess you should verify this for yourself somehow and not take my word for it! :)
I thought it might be more of a hassle to administer the liquid instead of the paste, but it actually was easier, as I squirted it in with a 12 CC plastic syringe without a needle and they made no attempt to spit it out. My vet used a "drenching syringe" which he hooked directly to the bottle of Eqvalan for multiple doses. However when it broke, he simply used the plastic syringe. Last time when I had the Spring clinic I was going to do the ivermectin paste instead of having him worm with the liquid as that cost $22 for each horse, but he said I could save money if I would give it myself and he would sell me a bottle; that the liquid was really much more effective. It is apparently immediately absorbed through the mucous membranes of the mouth, etc. into the blood stream and gets any larvae moving around in the blood and tissues, altho not the encysted ones. I suppose the paste does the same, but gets diluted with the stomach contents. Any comments from our vet experts on liquid vs paste? >is the eqvalan or ivomec also made for oral use? or does it say injectable Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sun is setting at 2:37 and the temperature has dropped to zero from a high yesterday of +45. The warm chinook wind stripped all the beautiful snow and frost decorations off the spruce and birch trees! :( ************************************************************ Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska [EMAIL PROTECTED]
