Efficacy of ivermectin
On livestock ivermectin is effective against the major parasitic roundworms... It is also effective against most mites and lice species usually regardless of the delivery form.
However, at the usual therapeutic dose, ivermectin products are ineffective against...
Thanks, Kathy, I'll call our vet about the lice meds!
By the way, since it was mentioned: I don't know much about it, but I have read that DE isn't really good for birds because the particles accumulate in the lungs...
Please let us know when you find out! Peggy has a face-lice problem and poultry dust didn't seem to help. Although I was afraid to put a lot of dust on his face - didn't want him to inhale it...
In my experience, sometimes employees scan the tracking and then the system doesn't update or something and all of a sudden the location belatedly updates.
So my only point was that you may discover he is nearby, and with luck someone gave him some water/food.
This is not any kind of "yay for...
I'm so sorry about your bird!
I assume you have some kind of tracking? Even if customer service is closed, the mail is still moving, so keep an eye on the tracking. If the bird is still en route, the tracking may be updated before you can get a real person on the phone.