Re: poop eating dogs

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

My dogs are on an ivermectin heartworm medicine monthly. They do ok, but of
course, the dosage is keyed to animals their size.

chris paus

At 07:39 PM 3/23/98 EST, David Bennett wrote:
>Well, I wish mine only ate road apples.  I really don't understand the
>attraction they have to the cat's litter box...
>
>About Quest - I am concerned about possible toxicity for dogs.  Some
>herding breeds and especially some families within those breeds are very
>sensitive to Ivermectin.  One friend's Aussie went into a coma after
>being given " a dab of Zimecterin horse wormer"  by some kennel help who
>did not listen to
>instructions.  Only quick work at a vet school saved the dog.  Since
>Moxidectin, the ingredient in Quest, is related to Ivermectin, it is a
>bit scary to have it around.  That said, my three horses and pony have
>all been wormed twice with Quest.  So far, no problem with loss of dogs. 
> As far as the horses, they have have not shown any signs of colic or
>other problems and have not even gone off feed after worming.
>I've been told that the going "off feed"  after worming can be helped by
>using probiotics for a few days...
>
>Dave Bennett
>Chickamauga, Georgia
>email:   benamil@juno.com
>
>On Tue, 24 Mar 1998 10:13:32 -0800 jtaylor@pyramid.net writes:
>>Ok now that we have opened up the question about Quest and dogs, I 
>>have
>>a question. I noticed that I am not the only one that has a poop 
>>eating
>>dog. Any ideas as to why dogs eat horse poop?
>
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