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Cat Forum / General Topics / July 2008Maybe I'll give up on Ivermectin for eat mites
I administered the correct amount to two of our cats back. The itching stopped for a few days. I tried doing it topically in the ears (recommended for absorbtion into the blood stream, not killing mites directly) and the itching is back after a few days. I won't do shots and it doesn't seem to wise to use oral medication ... I don't understand how the same doseage can be recommended, no matter what the method. >I administered the correct amount to two of our cats > back. The itching stopped for a few days. I tried doing [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I don't understand how the same doseage can be > recommended, no matter what the method. The assumption is that whatever the method, 100% absorption is achieved. - This may not be the case. If it isn't, dosages may be adjusted accordingly. >>I administered the correct amount to two of our cats >> back. The itching stopped for a few days. I tried doing [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > This may not be the case. If it isn't, dosages may be adjusted > accordingly. That's what I'm saying ... why is the absorbtion rate assumed to be 100%? Cats shake their ears, food is never digested the same, depending on a lot of things ... maybe I'm being too nitpicking. >>>I administered the correct amount to two of our cats >>> back. The itching stopped for a few days. I tried doing [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > digested the same, depending on a lot of things ... maybe > I'm being too nitpicking. No.....Your questions are quite reasonable. Medicine is not an exact science......Mostly because people (and animals) are not 100% predictable. You've got to use your common sense. But the drug companies and doctors have to base their recommended dosages on something fixed, because they don't know all the special circumstances that might occur in the field. |
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