Ivermectin Experiment

[casportpony]

Noticed just now that this hen has eye lice, so decided to take to pictures and video before treating with ivermectin.






And two videos:

She is a 2015 peahen that weighs 3.2 kg and was given 0.15 ml of 1.87% ivermectin paste, which works out to ~0.9 mg/kg.

This is a picture someone sent to me. Bird was treated with ivermectin and lice disappeared.

 

[casportpony]

Since starting this thread I have treated several with lice and found ivermectin to be 100% effective on all bird lice and scaley leg mites.

 

[roosterhavoc]

There are a ton of variables when it comes to bird and bugs. How often a bird is able to dust bathe, the weather, certain birds are just more susceptible to infestations while others nearby barely have any. Some birds can die quickly from a mite infestation while others seem totally fine

 

[aart]

I use the 1% injectable or the horse paste orally. Also used the 1% injectable topically and it worked too.

Separate incidences for topical and oral applications.... or together?

 

[casportpony]

Separate incidences for topical and oral applications.... or together?

Sorry, separate, of course.

 

[Folly's place]

I would mention that NOTHING will have enough residual action for six to twelve months with one application on the birds, but they do get reinfected. I've had a miserable time this year with mites, because of the house wrens that infest my coop area, and fly in at every opportunity. Despise them!
Mary

 

[casportpony]

So...what were the results with the peahen?
...or is it too soon to tell?

My bad again... All lice gone in 24-48 hours.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Lice are back?

Not on the ones treated. This experiment is to figure out how water soluble the ivermectin is. Just need to find something that has lice.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Some say Moxidectin works, but not on feather lice
You can put that in there water

Steve

I think if ivermectin kills lice that moxidetin will also kill them.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I will mix the injectable in water, let the water settle, then tube the medicated water, which is orally.

There are many references that say one can use 1% ivermectin in water, but I have a funny feeling that it's not water soluble, so this experiment will show if it is or isn't.

I still need to do this.