Can I use ivermectin and safeguard?? Please let me know!

[Sally PB]

Permethrin because I used to backpack and it repeatedly proved effective on ticks when I did so.

I don't want to get off track, but how did you do this?

 

[casportpony]

Good evening, in two days i will go through my second round of treatment of ivermectin pour on for Mites and lice. But I have an issue. One of my girls has what I believe is Cecal worms (long, thin, and white worms), and I have some safeguard for horses on hand to treat my whole flock. Can I treat my flock with safeguard and ivermectin pour on at the same time? Is it safe?

Yes, one can use ivermectin & fenbendazole (Safeguard/Panacur) at the same time.

If you're seeing long thin worms, those are probably large roundworms, not cecal worms.

How many birds do you have to treat? It might be more cost-effective to buy some Safeguard for goats.

 

[casportpony]

sounds great! Also, how much of the safeguard paste should I give each chicken. I’ve seen people mention cc and ml, but I don’t understand it too well? I’ve also seen people say to give each chicken a pea size dose, but others say that dosage is wrong. And is it possible to overdose safeguard Paste? Sorry about all the questions I just want to be sure! Thanks.

It depends on what worms you want to treat. Capillary worms require high doses for 5 consecutive days, but large roundworms & cecal worms can be treated with a single dose of 0.23 ml per pound once, then repeated in 10-14 days.

A pea-sized amount might treat a really small chicken, but it's not enough to treat a standard-sized chicken. Check out this thread:

The Truth About the "Pea Sized Blob" of Horse Paste De-Wormer​

 

[Folly's place]

Second the 'pea sized' dose idea; What sized pea? How large is the bird? Both overdosing and underdosing are bad ideas. Get the liquid goat wormer, fenbendazole, and dose correctly.
Mary

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'm convinced. Will never again repeat "pea sized".

Thanks all!

 

[Krysthal109]

Yes, one can use ivermectin & fenbendazole (Safeguard/Panacur) at the same time.

If you're seeing long thin worms, those are probably large roundworms, not cecal worms.

How many birds do you have to treat? It might be more cost-effective to buy some Safeguard for goats.

I have about 23 birds to treat.

 

[casportpony]

I have about 23 birds to treat.

How big is your tube of paste?

 

[Krysthal109]

How big is your tube of paste?

It’s 25 grams, or 100mg!

 

[Folly's place]

It's 25 grams total, or 100 mg per gram!
Mary

 

[Krysthal109]

It's 25 grams total, or 100 mg per gram!
Mary

You’re right! This is a picture of the tube.