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Ivermectin Pour on

Posted by Randi Leister on March 22, 2014 at 6:22pm in Health

I am sure this is not the right place to put this, and I have been reading the other discussions to try to get this answer, but I'm running out of daylight and just need to get it done.

So, I am treating my two pregnant does (due to kid in 5 weeks) for lice.  I bought Ivermectin pour on for cattle and some small syringes (sans needles :).  I believe I read that the dosage is double the cattle dosage, which is 1 ml/22lbs.

So, I will be dosing 2ml/22lbs, by squirting this stuff right on the skin between the shoulders.  Is this correct??  Or do I squirt it all down the spine to the tail head?

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  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle March 26, 2014 at 10:43am
    Injectable only kills sucking lice, which are actually sucking blood. Biting lice eat dead skin, hair, etc, so are not affected by injectable. Pour-on kills both sucking and biting lice. Many veterinary experts say you should not use any injectable dewormers on goats, pregnant or not. Another thing to consider is that the milk withdrawal when you inject a doe makes the milk unusable for so long that it is impractical to use. Injectable stays in their system for months, and it also leads to quicker dewormer resistance because towards the end the level of dewormer in their blood is so low that it just acts as a vaccine for the intestinal parasites to get used to living with it.


    Travis and CadeCockburn said:
    I have personally found that the most effective method for lice is the Ivermectin injection. It can be given once to kill living lice and then again in two weeks to kill hatching eggs. But I dont know if the injection is safe for pregnant does?????
  • Travis and CadeCockburn March 26, 2014 at 10:24am
    I have personally found that the most effective method for lice is the Ivermectin injection. It can be given once to kill living lice and then again in two weeks to kill hatching eggs. But I dont know if the injection is safe for pregnant does?????
  • Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres March 23, 2014 at 1:23pm

    I pour down the whole spine, but I can't remember off the top of my head if that's what I read on the box. lol 

  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle March 22, 2014 at 11:30pm
    I have not seen anything written that specifies either method that is backed up by research. I generally just put it between the shoulder blades myself.

    A lot of people do say to do it again in 10 days to 2 weeks to kill lice that have hatched, but I have never done that, and everyone seemed to be fine. When it is warm enough outside, you can get rid of lice by shaving off the hair, which is what is done when showing goats anyway.
  • Randi Leister March 22, 2014 at 7:21pm

    also, do i need to re-dose in a week or 10 days or whatever to kill the lice that hatched after initial treatment?

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