When, how much and how to inject veterinary medicine Ivermek to animals
Ivermek is a combined antiparasitic drug based on a unique water-dispersed combination of ivermectin and vitamin E, widely used in veterinary practice. How to prick Ivermek depends on the specific disease and the type of animal, since in all cases the dosage of the drug is significantly different.
Composition and pharmacological action of the drug Ivermec
Ivermectin effectively blocks muscle contractions and nerve impulses in adults and larvae of roundworms, lice, fleas and itch mites. This leads to their paralysis and rapid death.
Vitamin E has a pronounced antioxidant effect, therefore Ivermek differs from worms by minimal toxicity and is completely harmless to cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, cats, chickens. A rapid therapeutic effect is achieved when the drug is administered intramuscularly in minimal dosages.
Ivermek is also available in the form of a spray and gel. These forms of drugs are intended for external processing. They are most commonly used to treat shingles in cats and dogs.
Main indications for use
Ivermek is highly effective against ecto- and endoparasites. It quickly destroys cestodes and nematodes that affect the liver, heart, lungs and digestive system at all stages of their development. Ivermek for cattle and other warm-blooded animals can be used to destroy gadflies, mosquitoes, lice, sarcoptic ticks and fleas.
Ivermek - what is this medicine for:
- cattle - psoroptosis, chorioptosis, sarcoptic mange, strongilatosis, thelaziosis, trichocephalosis;
- sheep and goats - protostrongylosis, dictyocaulosis, melophagosis, dictyocaulosis, hemonhoz, ostertagiasis, bunostomosis, nematodyrosis, estrosis, marshallagiasis;
- deer and camels - strongyloidiasis, ostertagiasis, sarcoptic mange, nematodyrosis, cephenomyosis;
- pigs - hepatopinosis, stefanurosis, trichocephalosis, esophagostamosis, ascariasis;
- dogs and cats - lichen.
Ivermek is used for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal and pulmonary helminthiasis. Piglets and calves can be prescribed the drug for mixed helminthic infestations.
How to prick Ivermek
Before using the drug, it is necessary to take into account how Ivermek is injected - the dosage depends on the specific type of animal and its body weight. The medicine is administered once in compliance with all antiseptic rules.
How to prick Ivermek piglets - most often, injections are injected intramuscularly into the inner surface of the thigh or neck. In cows, calves and horses, the medicine is injected into the neck or croup.
Cattle and small ruminants
Instructions for use Ivermek for cows recommends a single intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. The product can be used on calves over 3 months old. No medicine is used for pregnant cows.
The dosage of the drug is 2 ml of solution for every 100 kg of animal body weight.In the case of an advanced form of sarcoptic mange, Ivermek can be administered twice, with an interval of 7-10 days.
If the volume of the medicinal solution, based on the weight, exceeds 10 ml, it is administered 3-4 ml in several parts of the body. A solution at a similar dosage is prepared before injecting Ivermek into sheep. The medicine is also calculated in the proportion of 2 ml per 100 kg of body weight.
Many farmers are interested in whether it is possible to prick Ivermek to lactating sheep and whether it will harm lambs... The instructions for the drug indicate that its use for pregnant and lactating sheep is strictly prohibited. Ivermectin is absorbed into the blood, bile and milk of the animal, which can lead to poisoning in lambs.
Before injecting Ivermek, be sure to test for complications. For this, a drug is administered to a group of adult cows of 6-8 heads. If the animals tolerated the injection well, it can be administered to the entire herd.
Pigs
The dosage of Ivermek for pigs and piglets is 1 ml of the drug per 33 kg of body weight. That is why the animal must be weighed before treatment. The drug is injected intramuscularly into the area of the inner thigh. A similar dosage of Ivermek is used for piglets.
The drug is not used for sows during pregnancy and lactation, animals with severe malnutrition and infectious diseases.
Horses
Instruction Ivermek for horses recommends using this antiparasitic preparation to combat endo- and exoparasites. The drug is injected intramuscularly to animals in the croup or neck at a dosage of 2 ml per 100 kg of body weight.
The drug can be used to prevent nematodosis. In this case, the processing of animals is carried out in the fall, before the introduction of the stall regime, and the next one - in the spring, before being brought to the pasture.
For cats, dogs and rabbits
The dosage of Ivermek for rabbits, cats and dogs is identical - 0.1 ml of the drug per 5 kg of body weight. The injection must be done at the withers of the animal, the area between the shoulder blades.
In case of extensive infestation of a rabbit, cat or dog with fleas, lice or ticks, a second injection should be given after 10 days to help destroy the parasites that have emerged from the remaining eggs.
Kuram
The antiparasitic drug can be given to chickens during the moulting period, replacement chickens, breeding birds and broiler chickens. Instructions for use Ivermek for birds recommends using the medicine in a dosage of 0.4 ml per 1 liter of water.
The daily dose of the drug is added to drinking water for birds. When treating nematodosis, Ivermek is given to birds by the oral route (with drinking water) once, with entomosis and arachnomosis - three times.
In this case, the antiparasitic drug is given to the birds twice with a break of 24 hours, and the third time after 14 days.
Special instructions when using the drug Ivermec
When using the antiparasitic drug Ivermek, several important rules must be taken into account.:
- After injections, animal meat and milk can be consumed no earlier than 28 days after the last injection.
- Also, the drug is prohibited for pregnant females.
- If necessary, Ivermek solution can be administered no later than 28 days before the birth of the offspring.
- Animal injections must be done in accordance with personal safety rules. Use of protective gloves and a long-sleeved gown is mandatory.
- During the preparation of the medicinal solution and any contact with the Ivermec drug, smoking, drinking and eating are prohibited.
- The medicine should not be used by people with hypersensitivity to the active ingredient ivermectin.
- After injecting the animal or drinking the birds, wash your hands thoroughly using antiseptic agents.
- If the drug comes into contact with exposed skin or eyes, rinse with plenty of running water.
- If you experience cramps, itching and burning, be sure to consult a doctor.
Contraindications and side effects
Ivermek belongs to low-toxic drugs and is most often well tolerated by the animal's body.
But it has several contraindications for use.:
- females during pregnancy and lactation;
- severe depletion of the body;
- diseases of infectious origin.
The active ingredient ivermectin quickly enters the blood, urine, bile and milk of animals. Therefore, after administration of the drug, it must not be used for food for at least 28 days. For the same reason, an antiparasitic agent is not used to treat laying hens. When using a drink with a medicine, poultry meat can be used for slaughter after 10 days.
Ivermek is an effective combined action veterinary drug. It is used to treat and prevent various types of parasitic infections in agricultural and domestic animals, as well as birds. Ivermek is equally effective against gadflies, fleas and ticks.