If your exotics vet diagnoses your rabbit with these mites they will most likely prescribe a medication to kill the mites that won't harm your rabbit, such
as Selamectin.
On SD 0, the dogs assigned to Group 1 were treated orally with ivermectin / pyrantel pamoate chewable tablets, Group 2 dogs were treated orally with milbemycin oxime flavored tablets, Group 3 dogs were treated
with selamectin topical solution, and Group 4 dogs were treated with imidacloprid / moxidectin topical solution.
Following initial treatment, the two oral products containing spinosad had a more rapid onset of flea kill than
topical selamectin, which took up to 48 hours to control (> 90 %) the existing infestation.
Weekly application
of selamectin for six weeks did not eliminate D. cati or D. gatoi infections.42 We have not found the topical application of fipronil to be effective in controlling infestation with either mite.
Use a monthly safe flea preventative
like selamectin for pet rabbits (discuss this with your exotics vet since you will need a prescription) even if your rabbit never goes outside.
As for topical products that go behind the pet's shoulders, there are presently two that control ear mites (as well as fleas and intestinal worms: Revolution ®, which
uses selamectin as an active ingredient, and Advantage Multi ® (called «Advocate ®» outside of the U.S.), which uses moxidectin as an active ingredient.
Some examples of these topical medications
include selamectin, imidacloprid and moxidectin, fipronil among many others.
Revolution - It contains the
drug Selamectin, which is similar to Ivermectin, but much more broad spectrum in action.
Collies and herding dog breeds may have a reaction to the
ingredient selamectin if given over the recommended dosage amount.
Beale KM, Rustemeyer - May
E. Selamectin in the treatment of feline Demodex, in Proceedings.
Selamectin lufenuron * is a once - monthly topical liquid applied to the skin at the back of the neck and sold as a preventative for heartworm and to control fleas (by preventing flea eggs from hatching, but it does not kill adults) plus sarcoptic and ear - mites in dogs.
Efficacy of
selamectin against an existing flea infestation was 60.4 percent and 91.4 percent at 24 and 48 hours after treatment, respectively, whereas spinosad / milbemycin oxime and spinosad were 100 percent at both time points.
Your exotics vet can diagnose your pet with lice and treat it appropriately, possibly using a drug like ivermectin or
selamectin off - label (meaning the drug is not intended for this purpose but veterinarians routinely use it).
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wish selamectin onine if you are athletic, leave it confused.
With ivermectin the toxicity typically lasts 2 days, while it may take up to 11 days to
eliminate selamectin or up to 19 days for moxidectin.
Here in South Texas and Florida, my favorite is
selamectin because our fleas appear to have become resistant to many products.
Here in South Texas, my favorite is
selamectin unless I am concerned about whipworms, then I use a milbemycin - containing product.
Selamectin protects for a month against a host of pests including fleas, ear mites, heartworms and certain types of ticks.
If a dose is missed and a monthly interval between dosing is exceeded, immediately
apply selamectin and resume monthly dosing to reduce the opportunity for the development of adult heartworms.
Macrocyclic lactones,
i.e. selamectin and ivermectin are preferred; as systemic options for dog scabies treatment.
Frontline contains fipronil; Advantage contains imidacloprid; and Revolution
contains selamectin.
In the study, eighteen cats (> 6 mo.) were divided into three groups: infected, pretreated
with selamectin and infected, and uninfected control.
Other medications have been used, such
as selamectin and amitraz.
Other products
like selamectin and moxidectin do not kill the microfilaria efficiently enough to clear them reliably.
The content of each tube is formulated to provide a minimum of 2.7 mg / lb (6 mg / kg) of body weight
of selamectin.
Another
drug selamectin is prescribed for scabies, red mange & ododectic mange to be applied topically.
As for topical products that go behind the pet's shoulders, there are currently two that control ear mites as well as fleas and intestinal worms: Revolution ®, which
uses selamectin as an active ingredient, and Advantage Multi ® (called «Advocate ®» outside of the U.S.), which uses moxidectin as an active ingredient.
Your veterinarian may also recommend treatment with a topical liquid such as Frontline ® (fipronil) or Revolution ® (
selamectin).
REVOLUTION ® (
selamectin), Topical Parasiticide For Dogs and Cats: Vomiting, loose stool or diarrhea with or without blood, anorexia, lethargy, salivation, tachypnea, and muscle tremors.
A recent Humane Society report suggests a few alternatives; «You might want to consider several topical products (available through veterinarians) that are insecticides designed to have fewer toxic effects on the nervous systems of mammals: imidacloprid (found in Advantage ®), fipronil (in Frontline ®), and
selamectin (in Revolution ™)».
Medications used to prevent / treat a lungworm infection in puppies can include Ivermectin, Febendazole and
Selamectin.