Ivermectin OD
- KarasKavies
- For the love of my girls!
red blur... are they pigs in your care? If so, they are "your" pigs. Are they showing signs of illness?
Did some googling. Mostly dog info. Basically hydration subcue treatments, activated charcoal and handfeeding are the way to go. Oxygen if neccesary.
Buncha sites here for ivermectin overdose:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=ivermecti ... arch&meta=
http://www.petfinder.org/journal.cgi?section=1.34.15
Activated Charcoal!!!!
http://petplace.netscape.com/netscape/n ... artID=1525
Signs of overdose, including stumbling, tremors, blindness, disorientation or
weakness, generally occur within 12 hours of overdose.
In heartworm positive dogs,
supportive treatment for shock may be required.
http://petplace.netscape.com/netscape/n ... artID=1169
The most common causes of ivermectin toxicity is
administration of excessive doses (10-20X the
recommended dose).
Treatment
Treatment is largely supportive and symptomatic, as
there are no specific reversal agents
available to treat ivermectin toxicity. Care may
include:
Intravenous fluid and supplemental electrolyte
therapy
Nutritional support via intravenous feeding or
through a feeding tube
Appropriate bedding, frequent turning, physical
therapy and lubricants for the eyes for
the recumbent patients
Mechanical ventilation (respirator) for the
patients who have respiratory depression
Buncha sites here for ivermectin overdose:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=ivermecti ... arch&meta=
http://www.petfinder.org/journal.cgi?section=1.34.15
Activated Charcoal!!!!
http://petplace.netscape.com/netscape/n ... artID=1525
Signs of overdose, including stumbling, tremors, blindness, disorientation or
weakness, generally occur within 12 hours of overdose.
In heartworm positive dogs,
supportive treatment for shock may be required.
http://petplace.netscape.com/netscape/n ... artID=1169
The most common causes of ivermectin toxicity is
administration of excessive doses (10-20X the
recommended dose).
Treatment
Treatment is largely supportive and symptomatic, as
there are no specific reversal agents
available to treat ivermectin toxicity. Care may
include:
Intravenous fluid and supplemental electrolyte
therapy
Nutritional support via intravenous feeding or
through a feeding tube
Appropriate bedding, frequent turning, physical
therapy and lubricants for the eyes for
the recumbent patients
Mechanical ventilation (respirator) for the
patients who have respiratory depression
Last edited by pinta on Fri Oct 18, 2002 3:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
For what it´s worth, horses usually start showing signs something is wrong a few hours after treatment. With pigs, I´d expect it to be even sooner, since their metabolism works faster.
Are you really sure it´s Ivermectin OD? Was this diagnosed by the vet who didn´t want to treat them in the first place and suggested Tang for vitamin C? Could this be a case of a vet who really doesn´t know what´s wrong, but is pissed you did the Ivermectin yourself?
Are you really sure it´s Ivermectin OD? Was this diagnosed by the vet who didn´t want to treat them in the first place and suggested Tang for vitamin C? Could this be a case of a vet who really doesn´t know what´s wrong, but is pissed you did the Ivermectin yourself?
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- Carpe Cavies
My vet administered Ivermectin to my gp´s. First dose all was well. Second dose - ten days later - the gp immediately started small siezures(sp?) that lasted about two minutes. Then about an hour later almost passed out. Slept heavily for four more hours and then returned to normal. I saw the vet weigh and measure out correct dose. We suspect he hit the spine with needle. He says the gp was allergic.