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Treating intestinal parasites

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Can anybody recommend a treatment for parasites, other than Panacur, as it sounds like a nightmare to administer (I wouldn't even want to try it with the bunnies!).

I read a scientific paper about lambs grazing on pasture where chicory flowers were growing had significantly fewer intestinal parasites; but it's tricky to grow in the North. (Panacur is a sheep wormer, in case you're wondering about the connection.)
 
Good appetite but with a weight loss is the usual presenting sign of intestinal parasites. Even, in extreme cases, the presence of worms in the pellets.
For a fungal problem the Itrafungol dose is 0.5ml twice daily for 10-14 days, initially.

Panacur for worming and Ivomec for mite infestation.
There is no problem about administering any of these drugs by mouth. I am wondering what "horror stories" you have come across about giving Panacur?
 
Administering Panacur is exactly the same as syringing anything else to a pig.
 
After all the talk on here the last week on intestinal parasites I'm fairly freaked out.

How common is this?

And is it a good idea to use panacur even if your piggy isn't showing any signs if they have been fed on grass, hay bought from the UK etc?

Should it be routine for pigs kept to the above diet?

Also where do you get panacur and what dose do you use (ie: is there one just for pigs?)
 
Lisajazz said:
After all the talk on here the last week on intestinal parasites I'm fairly freaked out.

How common is this?

And is it a good idea to use panacur even if your piggy isn't showing any signs if they have been fed on grass, hay bought from the UK etc?

Should it be routine for pigs kept to the above diet?

Also where do you get panacur and what dose do you use (ie: is there one just for pigs?)
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Good question i would also like to know this.
I do know that you can get panacur from the vets but dont know if you can just go in and buy it?
 
I don't know how common it is. However, even my pigs who hardly ever go on the grass and never eat unwashed vegetables, developed unexplained weight loss despite eating normally. A one off dose of Panacur solved it, and I have not had any problems since regularly worming them. That is all I can say for sure!
 
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So really if they develop a unexplained weight loss but are still eating etc it could be that they have worms? And to only treat if you notice this? Or is it necessary to treat juts like you would a dog?
Thanks
 
Preventative treating, once every three months with Panacur and Ivomec, is worthwhile in my opinion. Not everybody feels that way, some refuse to even consider it while others deem such "worming" essential - opinion goes completely to polar opposites!

An unexplained weight loss would be one that comes with no other symptoms and cannot be attributed to anything else; weight is lost over a number of consecutive weeks/days and no other problems develop. When this occurs, the weight loss usually stops if the pig is "wormed".

Personally, I recommend regular worming if the pig:

- is fed unwashed vegetables;
- is let out on the lawn/grass;
- has had cases of unexplained weight loss in the past.

I would also advise that someone considers it if their pigs are fed a low quality hay (i.e. yellow/brown in colour). Past that, I leave it entirely up to the owner.

A pig who also has long-term fungal infections can also benefit; again this is in my experience only, I don't know the facts of this. I have a 1 year old sow who has had a fungal infection since the age of 3 weeks. Despite various treatments it does not clear up fully and can flare up in select spots routinely; she could be at risk of ingesting some fungal spores when she grooms herself, and in my mind routinely treating with Panacur helps prevent ill-effects.
 
Thanks for the useful information, i understand everyone has different opinions and you just have to chose what is best for you and the pigs.
Can you get panacur from the vets without seeing the vet?
 
I think you can yes. I order it for my cats and dog online
 
Strictly speaking, Panacur and Ivomec are Prescription-Only Medicines. However, most people have bought theirs online without prescription. The majority of vets have not heard of, let alone practice, worming guine apigs so it is unlikely a vet would sell any.

Danni:

The dose for Panacur is 0.4ml
The dose for Ivomec (or Ivomec Super) is 2 drops (equivalent to approximately 0.1ml)
 
Many pet shops now sell a paste type of Panacur in a syringe, I have used it when treating rabbits.
 
Could that be used in place of the sheep worming suspension when treating guinea pigs? Is it the same stuff, if so what dose?
 
I will have a look later on, if I remember correctly I think it can be used on pigs. I will check to be certain.
 
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