Have you ever given a pregnant doe ivermectin?

[TinysMom]

Cocoa is almost 3 weeks pregnant and I discovered ear mites on her tonight. I cleaned out the stuff I could get easily...

Can she have ivomectin or do I have to wait until after the babies are born?

Peg

 

[RAL Rabbitry]

Peg,

I had a bred doe develop ear mites as well and I cleaned out her ears and

put mineral oil in her ears. They cleared right up. I don't think the ivermectin

will hurt the babies. I have wormed bred does before with no problem.

Roger

 

[naturestee]

There's also a version of ivermectin that is made to put directly in the ears for ear mites. It's my vet's favorite ear mite treatment. I don't know if it's available outside vet offices though. I've only seen the oral stuff available at farm stores.