Comments on: German Shepherd Dog Health Tip (Heartworm Medicine) https://keystonegermanshepherds.com/german-shepherd-dog-health-tip-heartworm-medicine/ Heidelberg's are the "old fashioned type of German Shepherds" Fri, 05 Nov 2021 03:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: marc https://keystonegermanshepherds.com/german-shepherd-dog-health-tip-heartworm-medicine/#comment-1195 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 03:44:11 +0000 https://kgsd.inventivehorizons.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1195 i have had dogs all my life i cook for my dogs, ive had golden ret, rotties both pairs lived 23 and 25 yrs old, all these dogs i dosed with ivermectin orally, monthly, this is the 1st german shep i have had hes 3 yrs old been on milbegaurd last 7 months in a rescue situation prior to this no one knows what the dog was on, 8 months ago he was tested negative for heartworm thur blood test and put on the milbgaurd, this month nov 2021 i have to choose his heart worm medication, i wanted to know can he be put on ivermectin i cut it .01 cc per 10 pounds orally, however the owners we got the dog from says NO to this iam trying to keep the piece you breed these dogs, i figure you would know…please help me decide on his continued heart worm preventive.. the cost to me at like 30 bucks a pill for the milbegaurd is costly to my family right now its just me and my wife and i do not want to get rid of the dog, but the vets out here are like 65.00 for the vist then medication cost, i already have the ivermectin, hell my brother uses durvet horse paste de wormer for his begals last 30 yrs with no heartworm infestation at all. 1 tube does his dogs 2 times he doses like a 1/4 turn and a pea sized amount to each dog every month, hes got like 35 dogs, were in NC heavy infestation of this parasite here. thanks for you advice, in advance

]]> By: Gayle Cartwright https://keystonegermanshepherds.com/german-shepherd-dog-health-tip-heartworm-medicine/#comment-34 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:58:54 +0000 https://kgsd.inventivehorizons.com/blog/?p=240#comment-34 I Read it well and understan it, thank you 🙂
Gayle

]]> By: KeystoneGermanShepherds https://keystonegermanshepherds.com/german-shepherd-dog-health-tip-heartworm-medicine/#comment-33 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:24:22 +0000 https://kgsd.inventivehorizons.com/blog/?p=240#comment-33 In reply to Gayle Cartwright.

Hi Gayle,

We cut the ivermectin because it is way to strong to make it easy for dosing. Even at the rate we dose it, we are about four times stronger than Heartgard. If you are using straight ivermectin you can ask your vet what the appropriate dosage would be. If you are are using the straight ivermection and dosing at 0.1 cc per 20 pounds as we do then you are dosing 3 times stronger than what we are dosing our dogs.

I cannot really say more because of legal reasons. Because I am not a vet it is illegal for me to tell anyone how to dose their dogs. I can just tell people what I do for my dogs.

Sincerely,

Dean

]]> By: Gayle Cartwright https://keystonegermanshepherds.com/german-shepherd-dog-health-tip-heartworm-medicine/#comment-32 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:34:18 +0000 https://kgsd.inventivehorizons.com/blog/?p=240#comment-32 Hey Dean & Patty,
Since I have bought Niko from you I have been treating him and my two East German/Czechs with Ivermectin which leads to the concern and ask the reason why you cut it with glycol propylene? I was not aware of this. I have been buying from the Feed store.

I can say they my GSD’s have always been worm free even with the use of Ivermectin. I’m just wondering about this glycol propylene since reading this.
Thanks..
Gayle Cartwright

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