lauryn1289
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all, so this is more so for reassurance I’m actually correct!
Not sure anyone would remember but back in January I made a few posts about my boy Bobby who got misdiagnosed and strung around for a month by my local vet when he had a bladder stone, until he finally got his surgery and passed away unfortunately 2 days after. Since this, I haven’t had faith in the majority of the vets at that practice and my exotic vet is 2 hours away, so I need a local one for smaller issues. I changed to another nearby vet for my boy Ollie who developed mange mites, seemingly from the passing of both his 2 cagemates within 2 weeks we think. Anyway!
So, he was given Ivermectin after a skin scrape as expected, but, they only gave him 1 tube 2 weeks ago? We were treating his cagemate Eggs too, one tube picked up today because they needed to reorder Xeno 50 because Ollie is 1.1kg and Eggs is only 8-9 months and is 850g. When I said to her Ollie obviously needs another dose too, she said the Ivermectin spot on lasts a month and to come back in 2 weeks if he needs more? This is false isn’t it? My OTRB Kip had had Ivermectin a few times over his 6 1/2 years, and it was always 3 doses, 2 weeks apart? The dose that was meant to be Eggs today I’ve given to Ollie, because I can see dark dots on his fur now.
I’ve of course googled the Ivermectin leaflets and checked the forum so I’m certain I’m correct, but just mainly asking incase there’s anything I’m missing here? Ivermectin isn’t available OTC in Ireland at the prescribed dosage, so in 2 weeks I can drive to the north of Ireland and pick up a box of the 9 pipettes and then give Ollie a final dose and start Eggs on the 3 doses vs paying extra at my own vets, but since I actually have experience with Ivermectin I’m doubting myself and everything I read because they seem so sure they’re right that one spot on lasts a month
Not sure anyone would remember but back in January I made a few posts about my boy Bobby who got misdiagnosed and strung around for a month by my local vet when he had a bladder stone, until he finally got his surgery and passed away unfortunately 2 days after. Since this, I haven’t had faith in the majority of the vets at that practice and my exotic vet is 2 hours away, so I need a local one for smaller issues. I changed to another nearby vet for my boy Ollie who developed mange mites, seemingly from the passing of both his 2 cagemates within 2 weeks we think. Anyway!
So, he was given Ivermectin after a skin scrape as expected, but, they only gave him 1 tube 2 weeks ago? We were treating his cagemate Eggs too, one tube picked up today because they needed to reorder Xeno 50 because Ollie is 1.1kg and Eggs is only 8-9 months and is 850g. When I said to her Ollie obviously needs another dose too, she said the Ivermectin spot on lasts a month and to come back in 2 weeks if he needs more? This is false isn’t it? My OTRB Kip had had Ivermectin a few times over his 6 1/2 years, and it was always 3 doses, 2 weeks apart? The dose that was meant to be Eggs today I’ve given to Ollie, because I can see dark dots on his fur now.
I’ve of course googled the Ivermectin leaflets and checked the forum so I’m certain I’m correct, but just mainly asking incase there’s anything I’m missing here? Ivermectin isn’t available OTC in Ireland at the prescribed dosage, so in 2 weeks I can drive to the north of Ireland and pick up a box of the 9 pipettes and then give Ollie a final dose and start Eggs on the 3 doses vs paying extra at my own vets, but since I actually have experience with Ivermectin I’m doubting myself and everything I read because they seem so sure they’re right that one spot on lasts a month
