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Anyone used Ivermectin without pre-treatment of wazine?

post #1 of 9
6/17/12 at 9:36pm
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Specifically the 5% pour on. I followed my vet's advice and just treated a 3 year old bantam hen with 3 drops on skin. It's been a couple years since she was wormed (with wazine only), and that's the only time she was ever wormed.

 

Her fecal was negative, but vet said the test isn't 100%, and best to treat her with the ivermectin. So I did, but now I'm second guessing. He advised to treat everyone, but I think I'll wait and give the rest of the flock Wazine first.

 

How long until I know if she's being poisoned by worm die-off? The negative fecal is encouraging, right?


Edited by BWchicken - 6/18/12 at 12:55am
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post #2 of 9
6/18/12 at 4:19am
She should be fine. If the test was negative then at least you know she doesn't have a big load of worms, so there shouldn't be any problem.

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== Easy incubator wiring chart: http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=65925 Installing a thermostat: http://cmfarm.us/WHTincubator.html
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post #3 of 9
6/19/12 at 2:50am
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Thanks galanie. That's what I was thinking too, it's been over 24 hours and she seems fine so far.

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post #4 of 9
6/21/12 at 9:57am
What is the dosage of the ivermectin and where did you get it and is it for cattle?
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post #5 of 9
6/21/12 at 12:07pm

Did your vet tell you how long to pitch the eggs?  I'm planning an ivermectin followup to Wazine the end of the week, and I have no idea how long it will be before we can eat the eggs.  14 days on the Wazine was a LONG time with no eggs.

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post #6 of 9
6/21/12 at 12:45pm
Sharol do you know what ivermectein to use? Cattle or hours and do you know the dosage?
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post #7 of 9
6/21/12 at 1:28pm

It is the pour on for cattle, and I have been told 2 drops for banties and 4 drops for LF under the feathers behind the neck or under the wing.  At least that is what I bought.  I understand that the dosage can be critical -- overdose is fatal.

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post #8 of 9
6/21/12 at 1:40pm
I think I'm going to use safe guard. I'm going to use wazine tomorrow wait 2 weeks and give the old hen a small pea sized dose of safe guard.
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post #9 of 9
6/21/12 at 10:31pm
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Sorry for the delay in replying. Yes I used the 5% pour on for cattle. Egg withdrawal is 10-14 days. Mine is a bantam and I used 3 drops (using a poly-vi-sol dropper) on the skin where her shoulders meet her neck. I think it's 4 or 5 drops for a regular size chicken. From what I've researched, it has a pretty large margin of error so it would take a very large overdose to cause harm. Not disputing Sharol's post, that's just what I found when I was researching. Always best to be on the safe side regardless.

 

Safeguard is supposed to be really good too, I don't have any experience with the paste but it sounds like you've already got a good plan for your hen using Wazine then Safeguard 2 weeks later.

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