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Wormer
Nov 26, 2011 14:03:12 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2011 14:03:12 GMT -5
With all the information about vaccines, how much they actually work and the chances of reactions, my husband and I have decided against vaccines. Although we arnt going to vaccinate we still want to get on a dewormer schedule since they and all of our other animals are on raw. How often should they be dewormed? What should I use? How much? And whare to buy? Any help would be great. We have doggie friends who we want to prevent from pesky little worms, and yes the doggie friends are poop eaters.
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Wormer
Nov 26, 2011 14:22:13 GMT -5
Post by miamiferret2 on Nov 26, 2011 14:22:13 GMT -5
i don't de-worm. but you should ask your vet for ivermectin for prevention of heartworms. the dose is based on weight of your ferret. that would be very important. to my understanding ivermectin is also a de-wormer. i give it once a month for heartworm prevention. this is what i have been using for many years.
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Wormer
Nov 26, 2011 14:34:41 GMT -5
Post by Heather on Nov 26, 2011 14:34:41 GMT -5
I've never dewormed. I've never had to. No need for a schedule, you take sample in to your vet, if it's negative you do nothing, if it's positive you treat. Raw feeding doesn't mean worms....it can happen but if you're wee ones are on a natural diet their immune system can and does deal with them. Heartworm is your choice depending the possibility in your area. Our wee ones ingest enough toxins without us pouring more into them. This is strictly my opinion ciao
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Wormer
Nov 26, 2011 15:06:06 GMT -5
Post by Sherry on Nov 26, 2011 15:06:06 GMT -5
I don't deworm either, and have never had a problem. While ferrets can and do get worms, odds of it happening from eating raw are pretty remote. Especially if the meat has been frozen. That kills them.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2011 19:08:36 GMT -5
My vet wouldn't do it when I asked about it because ferrets rarely get worms.
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Wormer
Nov 28, 2011 18:46:22 GMT -5
Post by joan on Nov 28, 2011 18:46:22 GMT -5
There's no reason to deworm a ferret unless a stool sample actually shows worms. The only worm I'd be concerned about would be tapeworm if the ferret had been infested with fleas and ingested one. In that case, you'd probably see a segment (looks like a grain of rice) moving on the rear end immediately after the ferret had pooped.
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Wormer
Nov 28, 2011 21:55:30 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2011 21:55:30 GMT -5
Ok. Because I was just Woundering. We have some doggy friends who's owners won't let them come over and play with all our crew,(both ferrets, and dogs) because thair day care has told them that thair dogs can't attend day care if their dogs eat raw or play with animals who eat raw and are not wormed on a regular basis. I don't get it but I called the daycare and the say (don't know if it is true), thair are some parisites from raw meat that can travel by mouth by licking each other,( new one to me but my kids miss their friends.
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Wormer
Nov 28, 2011 22:40:31 GMT -5
Post by Sherry on Nov 28, 2011 22:40:31 GMT -5
Not a clue what they are talking about. People spread so many myths about raw feeding it's ridiculous How on earth would they even KNOW where a persons pets are
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Wormer
Nov 29, 2011 0:05:32 GMT -5
Post by Heather on Nov 29, 2011 0:05:32 GMT -5
That's a new one on me....but hey, there are tons of urban legends out there. ciao
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Wormer
Nov 29, 2011 17:22:08 GMT -5
Post by crazylady on Nov 29, 2011 17:22:08 GMT -5
heck if raw meat eaters can pass worms by licking I should be infested lol ( both my dogs and ferrets kiss me daily ) and both go hunting and eat raw meat lol at odd times I have wormed my ferrets using liquid panicure ( only wormed workers if I have come across badly infested bunnys ) and even then it was only a one off once a year thing In all the years I have owned ferrets I can honestly say i have never seen one with worms ! ( heart worms are not a problem here I live in the uk ) take care bye for now Bev
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Wormer
Dec 20, 2011 22:54:32 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2011 22:54:32 GMT -5
The only thing I worry about is heartworm, so I treat them for it regularly because I often have other ferrets coming & going, plus I also cover things like fleas, mites & lice every 2-3 months for much the same. Other worms I never much thought about, my dogs are only really treated for the same things & ticks (can't find a spot-on that's suitable for the ferrets, so I just check them over after grass time), but they eat a fairly large amount of raw & don't seem to have issues with worms.
Unless ferrets catch worms off cats, I don't tend to worry. Whilst my own cats are done often, other peoples cats wander through our yard & not everyone worms their cats here.
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Wormer
Dec 21, 2011 0:24:56 GMT -5
Post by dook2dook on Dec 21, 2011 0:24:56 GMT -5
I use revoloution puppy & kitten in the pink box. 0.25ml for hobs (I think) and 0.02ml for jills. It protects from fleas, ticks, hook worm etc and heart worm but not tape worm.
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