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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI gave my dog ivermectin when he had worms.
I asked him if he would recommend it for me, and he said "only if you have roundworm".
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/resources/pdf/npi_factsheet.pdf
Quakerfriend
(5,417 posts)I have a script that I renew every six months for my pup.
I cant imagine how all the crazy loons got into taking it!
Maybe Im nuts but, it seems that just as one conspiracy begins to settle down a new one is started- Is this how Putin is perpetuating chaos?
FoxNewsSucks
(10,375 posts)Every single thing I have ever given my dog or cat has been clearly labelled "VETERINARY USE ONLY. NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
womanofthehills
(8,579 posts)4 billion doses of HUMAN IVM have been given in this world. Human IVM has saved millions of lives in Africa and developing countries from river blindness, encephalitis and many other diseases. IVM should be given according to weight - so when people take the type for horses, they are getting too big a dose.
PatSeg
(46,786 posts)but eventually it took on a life of its own without much help. Of course, I'm sure he still helps out here and there, just for the fun of it. Meanwhile, he must be enjoying watching all the chaos and discord. He has taken advantage of all our weaknesses.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)I had a genetic test done on my dog to make sure he did not have that sensitivity.
But people have all kinds of reactions to drugs, too. Its totally bizarre that people think this is some kind of cure for Covid.
Viruses, bacteria, parasites... do people not realize that these are totally different infectious agents?
FoxNewsSucks
(10,375 posts)I need to put my dog's monthly Vectra flea med on her. I wonder if the MAGAts could find it helpful to drink a little tube of Vectra to "repel viruses". Since it keeps fleas and ticks away.
Gee, I sure hope none of them are stupid enough to try that just because someone on the internets speculated about it.
MiniMe
(21,676 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,375 posts)Raven
(13,872 posts)they had treated any humans with it lately. I got blank stares at first and then they all burst out laughing.
NickB79
(19,110 posts)Nasty bugs that burrow under their scales and can deform their feet. A few liquid drops applied to their skin twice in August. Had to chuck the eggs to be safe, but very effective.