Sentences with phrase «ivermectin administration»

In these situations, in addition to monthly ivermectin administration functioning as a «slow kill» way to rid the infected dog of heartworms, it also clears the infected dog's bloodstream of the larval form of heartworms (microfilaria).

Monthly ivermectin administration stops this from happening and helps to protect other dogs in the area.

Not exact matches

Use of this technology to exclude patients from ivermectin - based treatment at the point of care in Loa - endemic regions would allow resumption / expansion of mass drug administration programs for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in Central Africa.

Fifteen Collies, previously having mild reactions to ivermectin challenge (120 - mu - g / kg of body weight; 20 times the recommended dosage level), were studied to evaluate the effects of milbemycin oxime administration at 5 and 10 mg / kg (10 and 20 times the manufacturer's recommended dosage).

Other treatment protocols recommend the administration of prophylactic doses of ivermectin for 1 - 6 mo prior to administration of melarsomine, if the clinical presentation does not demand immediate intervention.

Continuous monthly administration of prophylactic doses of ivermectin, alone or in combination with pyrantel pamoate, is also highly effective against late precardiac larvae and young (< 7 mo postinfection) quasi-adult HW.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: This syringe contains sufficient paste to treat one 1250 lb horse at the recommended dose rate of 91 mcg ivermectin per lb (200 mcg / kg) body weight.

Dogs testing positive for heartworms should be observed closely for at least 8 hours following the administration of ivermectin.

Long - term monthly administration of ivermectin year - round at three times the dose normally used for heartworm prevention eventually kills adult heartworms.

Protective Measures The key to providing year - round protection against feline heartworm disease — especially in the warm, muggy sections of the U.S. where mosquitoes proliferate — is the routine administration of such preventive medications as selamectin, milbemycin and ivermectin to all cats in a household.

«Slow kill,» meaning the administration of ivermectin products alone to kill adult heartworms, is not recommended.

Because it costs only pennies per dose, routine administration of injectable ivermectin to all cats is recommended at the time of TNR.