Ivermectin pour on for flea control

• 12-12-2009 2:18 PM

  jaye Joined on 03-20-2006 puget sound, WA Posts 695 Points 0	Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact Does anyone here use this?  How often does it need to be applied?
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• 12-12-2009 7:25 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 13,165 Points 750

  Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact  I haven't heard of anybody using a dip in a long time. I have no idea how they're used, but if you have any herdy type dogs, be careful. They tend to be sensitive to ivermectin. Amanda & Bevo 2015 Libby's Monkey N The Middle, CGC, RAE, BN, CD (Bean, Chinese Crested, 1/26/08) Fluffy, Cairn Terrier, gotcha 6/10 Gaea's Pandemonium By Request (Chaos, Chinese Crested, 2/14/12) Mischief N Miracles, RAE, CGC, #1 Parson Russell Terrier in AKC Rally, 2009 (Emma, 10/13/03-1/8/10) Jewel, Italian Greyhound, 9/15/01-7/7/12

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• 12-12-2009 7:44 PM

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  calliecritturs Joined on 09-10-2007 Central Florida Posts 19,632 Points 5,955

  Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact Are you talking about ProMeris? or .... ??? Ivermectin only lasts in the body 24 hours -- I'm not aware of anything at all safe that uses ivermectin for *fleas* at all.  First off -- the flea would have to BITE the dog to die.  (Ivermectin stays in the bloodstream) "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

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• 12-12-2009 8:25 PM

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  BEVOLASVEGAS Joined on 07-10-2006 Texas Posts 11,525 Points 1,640

  Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact Ivomec pour on is not an effective drug for flea & tick control.  Injectable Ivomec can be used as a heartworm preventitive, but even then, it does a poor job of controlling other internal parasites. I've had good luck with Frontline, & Vectra for flea & tick control.  If you don't have ticks, then Advantage & Comfortis are both nice products as well. Do you want a safe life, or an authentic one?

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• 12-12-2009 8:32 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 13,165 Points 750

  Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact  The ivermectin pour on I've seen is sold for livestock. Amanda & Bevo 2015 Libby's Monkey N The Middle, CGC, RAE, BN, CD (Bean, Chinese Crested, 1/26/08) Fluffy, Cairn Terrier, gotcha 6/10 Gaea's Pandemonium By Request (Chaos, Chinese Crested, 2/14/12) Mischief N Miracles, RAE, CGC, #1 Parson Russell Terrier in AKC Rally, 2009 (Emma, 10/13/03-1/8/10) Jewel, Italian Greyhound, 9/15/01-7/7/12

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• 12-12-2009 8:33 PM

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  BEVOLASVEGAS Joined on 07-10-2006 Texas Posts 11,525 Points 1,640	Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact jennie_c_d:  The ivermectin pour on I've seen is sold for livestock. Yep.  We use it on our cattle. Do you want a safe life, or an authentic one?
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• 12-12-2009 8:33 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 13,165 Points 750

  Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact  You have COWS!?!??!?? Amanda & Bevo 2015 Libby's Monkey N The Middle, CGC, RAE, BN, CD (Bean, Chinese Crested, 1/26/08) Fluffy, Cairn Terrier, gotcha 6/10 Gaea's Pandemonium By Request (Chaos, Chinese Crested, 2/14/12) Mischief N Miracles, RAE, CGC, #1 Parson Russell Terrier in AKC Rally, 2009 (Emma, 10/13/03-1/8/10) Jewel, Italian Greyhound, 9/15/01-7/7/12

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• 12-12-2009 8:41 PM

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  BEVOLASVEGAS Joined on 07-10-2006 Texas Posts 11,525 Points 1,640	Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact Yeah.  I've had cows for almost 15 years.  Nowadays, I have a business partner who handles most of the day to day work, & I handle all of the business side of it.  It's nice to a have source for grass fed beef to feed both us & the dogs. Do you want a safe life, or an authentic one?
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• 12-12-2009 8:42 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 13,165 Points 750	Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact  COWS. Amanda & Bevo 2015 Libby's Monkey N The Middle, CGC, RAE, BN, CD (Bean, Chinese Crested, 1/26/08) Fluffy, Cairn Terrier, gotcha 6/10 Gaea's Pandemonium By Request (Chaos, Chinese Crested, 2/14/12) Mischief N Miracles, RAE, CGC, #1 Parson Russell Terrier in AKC Rally, 2009 (Emma, 10/13/03-1/8/10) Jewel, Italian Greyhound, 9/15/01-7/7/12
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• 12-12-2009 9:47 PM

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  jaye Joined on 03-20-2006 puget sound, WA Posts 695 Points 0	Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact   It's not a dip. You apply it the same as you would advantage.
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• 12-12-2009 9:50 PM

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  jaye Joined on 03-20-2006 puget sound, WA Posts 695 Points 0

  Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact Yes, it is sold under a label for cattle.  It is widely used on another dog forum I belong to but that forum is having technical problems right now and I can't access it.  They pretty much unanimously agree that its affective and its completely safe (of course its safe, its already used in dogs for heartworm protection and treatment).  I think its to be applied every week but I just wasn't sure.

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• 12-12-2009 9:58 PM

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  Liesje Joined on 03-02-2007 Posts 12,817 Points 1,105

  Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact Hmmm, I wouldn't be too keen in dipping my dog in chemicals every week!  The other flea/tick control products are monthly.  Also if you have to dip your dog once a week to keep fleas at bay, why not just get rid of the actual infestation?  To be honest my dogs haven't had a flea control in months and I haven't seen a flea in over a year (when we had an infestation which I treated - dog AND house - and only had to treat once). I use ivermectin (ingested) as a de-wormer but again, not once a week. Nikon - GSD SG U-CH Alta-Tollhaus Bono SCHH1 KKL1 AD T1 FO PA CL1-R UJJ U-CA TF-II FDCh HIT TT CGC (HOT) OFA Hips - Good; OFA Elbows - Normal; DM - clear/normal; Thyroid - Normal Coke - All American VPC's Coca-Cola HIT CGC R.I.P. Kenya - GSD U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop OB1 FO RA CL1-R CL1-F HIT TT CGC http://365.dutchbingo.net

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• 12-12-2009 11:27 PM

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  calliecritturs Joined on 09-10-2007 Central Florida Posts 19,632 Points 5,955

  Re: Ivermectin pour on for flea control Reply Contact As I said above -- it's systemic.  I won't use ANYTHING systemic on my dogs -- first off it makes NO sense.  Why use a flea preparation that the flea has to BITE the dog to die.  And there has to be some further chemical that causes it to linger in the body because ivermectin is a 24 hour drug.  Advantage and Frontline and Vectra stay topical -- they either pool in the oil glands/hair follicles (Frontline and Vectra) or Advantage "crystalizes" over the skin -- but they don't go into the bloodstream. The only way ivermectin would kill a parasite is if it were in the bloodstream.  That's how it works -- when the blood-feasting parasite 'bites' the dog the ivermectin crosses the semi-permeable brain membrane of the parasite and it disrupts the nervous system SO totally that it causes the parasite to die. THAT is exactly why it is so dangerous to some breeds of dogs (many herding breeds, Irish Water Spaniels. Whippets, and others) -- it crosses the semi-permeable brain membrane of the DOG and it disrupts the nervous system and can cause death in a sensitive animal.  Ivermectin is a good drug for certain breeds ... BUT altering it so it stays in the body that way?  Man -- that would make me run for the hills.  "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

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