Re: Cattle Ivermectin pour-on

[Lynette Helgeson <helgeson@lansford.ndak.net>]

So if you are going riding in a tick infested area. How long before the
ride should you give the ivormec and how long after you give it will it
keep on killing ticks?

Lynette

CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:
> 
> No, I haven't heard of people using the pour-on on horses, so can't address
> the pros and cons of it, but would just comment that the oral ivermectin also
> kills external parasites if dosed correctly, and that the liquid form of it is
> also considerably cheaper than the paste, as well as easier to dose to weight.
> Eqvalan comes in a liquid form, and now also has a liquid competitor called
> ProMectin that is even less expensive.
> 
> Heidi Smith, DVM