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lele
at Fri May 19 21:03:39 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lele ]
can drive a buggy girl buggy!!
Went to the vet today and although he says ivermectin would not be his first choice for pinworms he did not feel that there is a safety issue re: dose. After reading what you two have been posting it sounds that in extreme parasite loads it might be a problem but if given under different circumstances might be OK. Apparently it is preferred for mites and works well (as k has said). So b/t the 2 vets and forum opinions (cham and bd) and mt own research...whew!
I will be starting him on panacur tomorrow (we had a long day today so I figured I'd wait). I have the paste b/c I get it from my local feed store (thus, generally used for horses) so getting the solution correct took some time and now I have to make it.
Other than that he said he seemed fine in every other way. As for the lethargy he said it could be the parasite load, cold dreary NH days or he's just not feeling too perky, but said not to worry.
I was NOT able to bring a fecal b/c for the first time EVER Darwin did not poop today! A little "pee" (urates) but that was not going to help. So we decided just to treat him and told me when to bring a fecal in. He sends it out and says it is much more accurate (and expensive $34!). The other vet did it in house - not that it is necessarily a bad thing, but the more info to admin treatment the better.
Looks like I'll have to give up all his nice wood. That damn resin stuff is expensive! The cork bark and his favorite branch only hide crickets and the occasional super and I soak them out. Oh well, anything for my Darwin 
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info
1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon - Cyrus
0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
1.1 Side-blotched lizards - Ana and Stan for now 
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skippy
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh, Died 4/21/06 
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha, donated to science 4/4/06
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet
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so much contradiction... - lele, Fri May 19 21:03:39 2006