Urgent - Has anyone used Durvet Ivermectin product yet?

[BennieAnTheJets]

Please help.

We used to use IVOMEC pour-on for cattle but they don't make it anymore. Bought Durvet Ivermection pour-on for cattle - same 5mg/ml ivermectin but worried about other/inert ingredients that may harm our Guineas.

My favorite roo is in a bad way and needs treatment but I have been afraid to use the new product (from the new company called Durvet).

Has anyone used the Durvet ivermectin pour-on for cattle 5mg/ml on their birds (Guineas or other poultry) without ill effect???

Any news much appreciated. Thank you!!!

 

[Chickassan]

It will be fine, iv'e used it on my chickens.
The inerts are just for product stabilization and wont do any harm.

 

[BennieAnTheJets]

Oh, thank you so much! You are a life saver, Chickassan!

Now I can treat them and they can get some relief - was so afraid to.

What a funny avatar you have! =D

 

[Vickischics]

It will be fine, iv'e used it on my chickens.
The inerts are just for product stabilization and wont do any harm.

What is it and whats it used for? Why would I need to use that product?

 

[cmom]

What is it and whats it used for? Why would I need to use that product?

Some people use it as a wormer and some use it for lice/mites.

 

[Vickischics]

Some people use it as a wormer and some use it for lice/mites.

My pulletts (6) just began laying their first eggs. When should I begin to worry about these things? Everyone looks and acts very happy. Dusting themselves and their poop looks good.

 

[Chickassan]

You are welcome.
I bet your rooster will be thrilled lol.

Oh, thank you so much! You are a life saver, Chickassan!

Now I can treat them and they can get some relief - was so afraid to.

What a funny avatar you have! =D

 

[BennieAnTheJets]

You are welcome.
I bet your rooster will be thrilled lol.

Ohhhh, yeahhhh! Remember they are Guineas, so extra happy to be caught and handled - Not! LOL

But he will feel sooo much better when he does not have to continuously grow feathers that are immediately chewed up - phew!

 

[BennieAnTheJets]

My pulletts (6) just began laying their first eggs. When should I begin to worry about these things? Everyone looks and acts very happy. Dusting themselves and their poop looks good.

Hi Vickichics,

You may want to search the forums for "worming schedules" "parasite prevention" and such.

As far as I can tell there are widely differing opinions about this - what works, what does not, how often to use it - **but** there are common reports on what works for most people.

I am no expert on chickens - we only have Guineas - and I have been going back and forth on how much 'poison' to give them. Never had external mites (so far so good) and never had a problem with internal worms when the vet checked.

Vets, by the way, have given me widely differing opinions, too, on wormers. I err on the side of not treating but that is a personal decision.

We really started treating hard when we got feather or quill mites one year and the birds went downhill fast - I went to the vet, cried, tried a number of things, went to another vet, etc. In the end one vet prescribed the IVOMEC ivermectin pour-on for cattle and we worked on the dose (I made a weighing cage to hang from a suspended scale) and that was the only thing that got rid of the quill mites for us.

I had to treat 3 times, highest recommended dose, 7-10 days apart and when I missed it, I had to start the 3 times over again - arghh!

After all that, only gapeworm could have survived and I treated with the goat wormer (forgot the name but can look it up if you are interested) for that but am not doing that regularly.

Some of our Guineas will be 8 years old this year! The ones that did not make it died from predators, tumors, error in feeding (too many treats in the winter), and 2 unknown (may have been parasites?? but no proof of that).

I use preventative Diamoteceous Earth (DE) **under** the bedding and in crevices where mites tend to hide. I don't use it on open surfaces so the birds don't whirl it up and we all don't breathe it so much, but some folks put it in their dust bath - I don't.

Hope that helps a little.

My advice: ask lots of questions and stay sharp. Use your own mind to think about it and observe your birds. Use what you think is best for you. Best of luck!

 

[BennieAnTheJets]

Also, this book is excellent! I bought the 4th edition, which was the latest at the time - I think there is a 5th ed. out now. My vet used this to figure out the dose of ivermectin for our birds, I saw the book in use there and got one. So happy I did.

Whenever someone tells you something works, you can check in this book and see if it has been tested and what the tests show as a safe and effective dose.

I think all the data comes from a compilation of clinical studies and trials with different animal species. Sometimes there is no information on a particular species or chemical because it has not been in a recorded study but when you see information there you can be sure it has been properly researched and documented.

There is a huge section on birds.

https://www.amazon.com/Exotic-Anima...id=1589216755&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-1#



Awesome book!