Message Number: SG14589 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 15:46:45 EDT
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Heartworm prev. Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 3 Jul 2005 16:53:54 -0000 Issue 1044
Message-ID: <1ef.3f242a04.2ff99aa5@aol.com>
In a message dated 07/03/05 12:54:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
Have your vet mix 0.3ml of 1%
> Ivermectin with 28ml of propylene glycol and mark it with a 2 year
> expiration date and put it in an amber bottle. Give the ferret 0.1ml per
> pound or 0.2ml per Kgm once a month.
This certainly works well and is relatively inexpensive. However, I also
recommend (and use on my own animals) Revolution, which in addition to heartworm,
controls fleas, ticks, ear mites, sarcoptic mange mites, and some intestinal
parasites. If your only concern is heartworm, the ivermectin mixture is
probably the way to go. If you are concerned about other parasites, I would use
Revolution.
Dr. Ruth
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