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Hi all
Has anyone had any experience using Doramectin (10mg/ml) to treat parasites in fish?
Mike
Has anyone had any experience using Doramectin (10mg/ml) to treat parasites in fish?
Mike
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sounds very much like an avermectin
if so drugs from this family of medications are used to delouse salmon that are farmed
i thought i had previously read something about toxicity though i guess that is only with over dose
if it is an averectin then it should be useful against arthropod and nematode parasite's
it is a gaba inhibitor and so can cause neuromuscular blockade thoug in mammals it can not gain access to the brain so is relatively safe , not sure about fish though
andrew
sorry to answer your question no experience with doramectin
ivermectin is used at 0.1-0.2mg/kg im if you know potency in comparison prehaps you may trial?
your a vet right?
what were you trying to treat mike?
if so drugs from this family of medications are used to delouse salmon that are farmed
i thought i had previously read something about toxicity though i guess that is only with over dose
if it is an averectin then it should be useful against arthropod and nematode parasite's
it is a gaba inhibitor and so can cause neuromuscular blockade thoug in mammals it can not gain access to the brain so is relatively safe , not sure about fish though
andrew
sorry to answer your question no experience with doramectin
ivermectin is used at 0.1-0.2mg/kg im if you know potency in comparison prehaps you may trial?
your a vet right?
what were you trying to treat mike?
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Thanks Andrew
It is in the avermectin/ivermectin class. Its mostly used in sheep and pigs here but we also use it (off label) for demadex in dogs.
I have nothing particular in mind, we have it on our self at work that's all.
Ive heard mixed things about the ivermectin class of drugs, some say its toxic (at therapeutic dosage), others say its safe at therapeutic dosage. Admittedly this is info off the web so theres no real surprise there's conflictng views.
Im thinking of trialling it on some less valuable fish to gauge the response, of course those less valuable ones are usually the tough buggers that are difficult to kill anyway.
Yeh mate, like you Im a small animal vet..
Mike
It is in the avermectin/ivermectin class. Its mostly used in sheep and pigs here but we also use it (off label) for demadex in dogs.
I have nothing particular in mind, we have it on our self at work that's all.
Ive heard mixed things about the ivermectin class of drugs, some say its toxic (at therapeutic dosage), others say its safe at therapeutic dosage. Admittedly this is info off the web so theres no real surprise there's conflictng views.
Im thinking of trialling it on some less valuable fish to gauge the response, of course those less valuable ones are usually the tough buggers that are difficult to kill anyway.
Yeh mate, like you Im a small animal vet..
Mike
talk to the fisheries department , like i say it definetly has been written up in english scottish farmed salmon as a drug (ivermectin that is)
unless the fish have that gaba receptor problem or differing blood brain membrane then should be ok , i too thought it was particularly toxic (i guess i was just lumping it with OP's) until i read some a little more
are you wanting it for worming or external arthropod parasites?
unless the fish have that gaba receptor problem or differing blood brain membrane then should be ok , i too thought it was particularly toxic (i guess i was just lumping it with OP's) until i read some a little more
are you wanting it for worming or external arthropod parasites?
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Both actually but Im also interested in trialling it to control hydra.
Flubendazole is good for hydra and not toxic to fish but I cant get it in Aus anymore. Again from what Ive heard the other 'azoles' can be toxic to fish (but Im happy to be corrected there)
Mike
Flubendazole is good for hydra and not toxic to fish but I cant get it in Aus anymore. Again from what Ive heard the other 'azoles' can be toxic to fish (but Im happy to be corrected there)
Mike
i have veterinary texts with dose's for fenbendazol, levanisol and mebendazol , with only precautions of levamisol and anorexia at higher dosing
mebendazol and closantel are now available as a combined product in the USA
even luferon is written up
do they no longer produce ivermectin?
fenbendazol has got to be a useful opton as it worms and is now suggested as the drug of choice for giardia ahead of metronidazol , my mind wonders whether that makes it hexamit/spironucleus whatever we hobbyist are calling it useful..
i have even though about trying the 'panacur favourites' crumbled in the tank to see if the fish eat them... pity i finally ridded my self of my guppy plaque
internet is great for rapid spread of misinformation
mebendazol and closantel are now available as a combined product in the USA
even luferon is written up
do they no longer produce ivermectin?
fenbendazol has got to be a useful opton as it worms and is now suggested as the drug of choice for giardia ahead of metronidazol , my mind wonders whether that makes it hexamit/spironucleus whatever we hobbyist are calling it useful..
i have even though about trying the 'panacur favourites' crumbled in the tank to see if the fish eat them... pity i finally ridded my self of my guppy plaque
internet is great for rapid spread of misinformation
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