ivermectin gold

[Deb]

Hi everyone, is ivermectin GOLD a safe wromer for minis? i know not to use quest, but havnt used iver gold and would like to? thanks for your replies, appreciate it

 

[mountain_waif]

I have used it on our minis.

 

[Casnos Minis]

[SIZE=18pt]Yup it's safe. I use it. Just wormed everyone with it last week.[/SIZE]

Christy

 

[Deb]

Thanks guys, appreciate it

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[JO~*]

I have used it without any trouble.

 

[Jill]

Also, my vet knows (and approves) that I always aim to overdose the regular ivermectin to my horses, since too little does NO good and too much will not hurt. So, awhile back I asked about the overdose threshold on the Gold stuff and was told it has a very high overdose threshold and not to worry.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

This is Ivermectin + Praziquantel and will kill Tapeworms. It is deemed safe for pregnant mares and is OK for Minis. I would be careful of overdosing though as the Praziquantel side is a little sensitive- not dangerous, but take care with it- get it as close to the weight of the horse as possible. Had you intended to worm for Tapes???

 

[rabbitsfizz]

That is because it is only Ivermectin + Praziquantel.

Calling it "gold" gives people the idea it is something special.

Over here it is called "Duo" which I think is more explanatory.

We can also get Praziquantel on it's own, no need to buy it as a dual package.

Tapeworming usually only needs to be done once a year.

I would still like to highly recommend that everyone does a faecal check on each of their fields at least once a year, even when worming properly and religiously.

 

[Greystone]

Weird questions...or perhaps not. Why should there not be food in their mouth when deworming? Ya ever just do things because "they" say so? Well I want to know why.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Weird questions...or perhaps not. Why should there not be food in their mouth when deworming? Ya ever just do things because "they" say so? Well I want to know why.

Sorry- you have lost me- where is any of this written??????

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Ooops!!!!

 

[Cathy_H]

Why should there not be food in their mouth when deworming?

Because if the horse drops or spits out the food the dewormer is lost also.