Greetings Espiritus,
On 4 Jul 2001, at 6:04, Espiritus wrote:
> Hi, no offense taken. So, do you drench the cats or
> give it to them orally to control the mites? Does it
> kill the adults or render them sterile (but still
> biting) I know that we use a oral product that
No, I inject them in between the shoulderblade with the .03 ml X
their kg in weight. It kills the mites (but doesn't get them off, you
need to clean them or out of ears or whereever they are)
> the horses. My vet thought that the product I used
> would be safe, but I consulted several members of the
> board, and no one had ever used it, hence, I was not
> that comfortable using it. Vets don't always know the
> particulars of exotic animals, and I doubt if
> gerbils/rodents played an integral part in their
> education, other than learning the safest means to
> eradicate them!
Again not meaning to be argumentitive :) - but rodents are most
often the first animals tested with any drugs. Ivermectin is used in
many many vet clinics for rabbits, cats, dogs, horses, cattle,
sheep and swine. Guinnea pigs, degus, gerbils and such are
simply the next wave of animals to benefit from the product.
As for myself...none of my rodentery has had mites (tap on wood)
so I have not had to use it as yet. I do, as I said, use it on the cats
and dogs in our home and it has been used on kittens as young as
4 weeks (under vet consult) with no ill effects.
With a smile,
Deborah
> Namaste.
>
> Cynthia
>
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