Durvet Ivermectin 1.87% Paste Apple Flavored Horse Wormer - Single Dose Broad Spectrum Dewormer for Bots and Strongyles

Protect your horse’s internal health with an apple-flavored ivermectin paste that removes worms and bots with a single dose. Durvet Ivermectin Paste 1.87% is labeled to control large and small strongyles, pinworms, ascarids, hairworms, large-mouth stomach worms, bots, lungworms, intestinal threadworms and summer sores.

Formulated with 1.87% ivermectin, this broad-spectrum anthelmintic and boticide kills important internal parasites, including bots and the arterial stages of Strongylus vulgaris, with a single dose. Rather than rotating dewormers on a schedule, work with your veterinarian and use fecal egg counts to decide which horses to treat and when, as the AAEP recommends. The label likewise says to consult your veterinarian for a control program to meet your specific needs.

Key Features & Specifications:

• Broad-Spectrum Control: Labeled for large strongyles (adults, including early forms of Strongylus vulgaris in blood vessels and tissue stages of S. edentatus), small strongyles (adults, including those resistant to some benzimidazole class compounds, and fourth-stage larvae), pinworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae), ascarids (adults, third- and fourth-stage larvae), hairworms (adults), large-mouth stomach worms (adults), lungworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae) and intestinal threadworms (adults).
• Comprehensive Bot Control: Labeled for oral and gastric stages of bots, per the product label for these seasonal pests.
• 1,250 lb Weight Capacity: Each individual syringe contains enough apple-flavored paste to treat a horse weighing up to 1,250 lbs, providing full-strength protection for most light and stock breeds.
• Precision Dosing Plunger: Features an adjustable, knurled locking ring with 250 lb increments, each weight marking delivers enough paste to treat 250 lb body weight. Dose by a current body weight, and do not underdose.
• Safe for Breeding Stock: Per the label, may be used in horses of all ages, including mares at any stage of pregnancy. Stallions may be treated without adversely affecting their fertility.
• Summer Sores & Neck Threadworm Dermatitis: Labeled for summer sores caused by Habronema and Draschia spp. cutaneous third-stage larvae, and dermatitis caused by neck threadworm microfilariae (Onchocerca sp.).
• Palatable Apple Flavor: Apple-flavored paste, given by mouth and deposited on the back of the tongue.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Is this dewormer safe to use on my pregnant mare or breeding stallion?
A: Yes. Per the label, Durvet Ivermectin Paste 1.87% may be used in horses of all ages, including mares at any stage of pregnancy, and stallions may be treated without adversely affecting their fertility.

Q: How do I ensure I am giving the correct dose to a smaller horse or foal?
A: Dose by your horse’s current body weight at the labeled rate of 91 mcg ivermectin per lb (200 mcg/kg); each weight marking on the plunger delivers enough paste to treat 250 lb. While holding the plunger, turn the knurled ring 1/4 turn to the left, slide it to the prescribed weight marking, and lock it with a 1/4 turn to the right. Make sure the horse’s mouth contains no feed, insert the syringe tip at the space between the teeth, depress the plunger to deposit the paste on the back of the tongue, and immediately raise the horse’s head for a few seconds. Do not underdose: underdosing may result in ineffective treatment and encourage the development of parasite resistance. Ask your veterinarian when to start deworming a foal.

Q: Does this product treat summer sores?
A: The label lists summer sores caused by Habronema and Draschia spp. cutaneous third-stage larvae, and dermatitis caused by neck threadworm microfilariae (Onchocerca sp.). Horses carrying heavy neck threadworm infections may show swelling and itching after treatment, most likely from microfilariae dying in large numbers. Symptomatic treatment may be advisable; consult your veterinarian should any such reactions occur.

Label Warnings:

• For oral use in horses only. Do not use in horses intended for human consumption.
• Not for human use. Keep out of reach of children.
• Do not use in other animal species; severe reactions, including fatalities in dogs, may occur.
• Ivermectin residues may harm fish and aquatic organisms. Do not contaminate water; dispose of used syringes in an approved landfill or by incineration.

Item Number/SKU: 1-Tube-Durvet