this is interesting, Merial is actually saying that even the oral sheep
drench may not work well when diluted with water:
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Chemicals-2460/propylene-glycol-ivermectin.htm
Qoted from this link:
"We see many people diluting Ivermectin sheep, cattle, and horse products
with water and this is not recommended by the developer of Ivermectin,
Merial. The following note is self explanatory.
IVOMEC sheep liquid is formulated as an emulsion with the Ivermectin
dissolved in a solvent and this solution then held emulsified in water by a
delicate balancing act with various additives including surfactants. Once
you add more water to the mix you then change the balance and at some stage
the emulsion will collapse and the Ivermectin will crash out. How much
dilution causes this... don't know but it will happen. We have a
concentrate product called Jetamec which is formulated to take more
significant dilution but it is registered only as a jetting fluid for sheep.
As far as pour ons and injections are concerned - they are all solvent with
no water - any dilution with water is ill-advised."
David R Homer BVSc (hons 1) PG Dip. (Macq)
Technical Services Manager, Merial (Aust) Pty Ltd.
Date: 7-11-2003
end of quote.
here is a link to the 1 % oral ivermectin for horses, it used to be
available in the US I believe the brandname was Equimax, but it was taken
off the market, don't know why, my vet said something about manufacturing
problems and that he didn't know if it would become available again.
http://www.horsesuppliesdirect.com.au/prod773.htm
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