Worming Pigs Help, Please.

[redhen]

Last time my vet wormed my pigs he gave them a shot of ivermectin...
Soo..i was wondering can i do this myself?
I have cattle ivermectin5% Pour-on...(that i use on my chickens)
So how would i use this on my pigs? On their neck area or orally??
Would it be SAFE for them?? And how much do i give?
Not sure how much my pigs weigh either.... maybe 50lbs? The vet didnt even weigh them last year... just gave them the shot.. so i dont know how much they weigh.

Thanks for any help!

 

[debilorrah]

You sure can. The syringe is plastic and large and you just have to be able to wrangle the piggie into a tight enough hold to get it in their mouth. We do our own with goats and horses. The stuff tastes (or so it says) like apple and have someone with a camera ready because their faces are TOOOO funny!!!

ETA: the dosage is on the syringe. You can use a horse tape for weighing. Really, it's a piece of cake.