Message Number: YG1678 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Mike Janke
Date: 2001-03-24 19:34:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Summary of flea treatments

This is from Dr. Kemmerer's article on heartworms on my website. Dr.
K has quite a bit of experience with heartworms in ferrets and I take
her word as gospel on this topic.

"...add 0.3 ml's of 1% Ivermectin injectable to one ounce of
propylene glycol, making a 100 microgram/ml solution. Dose this at
0.1 ml per pound of body weight (10 micrograms per pound) once
monthly."

This is an oral solution, not injectable.

Mike


--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., GRFerrets@a... wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > 4) Ivomec can be diluted and giving once a month to prevent
> heartworms.
> > This is the most cost effective if you have a lot of ferrets.
>
> What is the Ivomec dosage that should be used and how should it be
> delivered? I would really prefer an injectible dose since it is so
> hard to get some of my ferrets to take anything but their regular
diet
> by mouth.
>
> Thank you,