next_croc-hunter? said:
Yes daftscotslass that is right but a slight overdose WILL KILL trust me my cousin used this stuff and it killed, it contains neurotoxicity (in other word extremely bad) you have to get the dose spot on shampoo made by pah drys the skin but if you get a brand they are selling then that should be ok.
PS. trust me on this one my cousin was in much grief after seeing that her piggie had been poisened
It must have been a substantial overdose of ivermectin then - it's not easy to overdose if you follow directions correctly. It does go to show that people who are inexperienced should not be self-medicating their animals. Ivermectin does not "contain neurotoxicity" it can
cause neurotoxicity if overdosed.
ALL the anti-parasitic shampoos in Pets at Home are junk - they sell them to make money, not because they're good for animals. So it's OK that it dries the skin? I wouldn't agree.
Did you miss the bit in Peter Gurney's book that states
"Ideally the guinea pig should have a three monthly dose of the POM ivermectin"?
Shampoos are not the treatment of choice for mites - see a vet!