()relics wrote: many shelters also gas dogs regularly to "free up more space"so I would think the few they lose to Ivomec misuse might just be helping their cause...you didn't Read Infestation...shelters= bad example for anything. Just an FYI Ivomec is a heartworm killer not an...
I use to breed dogs on a large scale and this is the formula my vet gave me to use:
Do not use ivomec on collies, sheepdogs, Australian shepherds or Old English sheepdogs!
I mix 9cc of water with 1 cc of ivermectin 1% solution (cattle injectable kind)...that will make enough to treat 100 lbs...
Ivermectin will not kill a dog that is heartworm postive. Many shelters use Ivermectin as a off lable treatment for heartworms since the only approved treatment called Melarsomine is very expensive. Ivermectin doesn't kill the adults but it shortens the life and sterilizes them so in two years...