Does ivermectin (panomec) work as a spot on?

RE: Does ivermectin (panomec) work as a spot on?

Rob Loxley — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:24:35 GMT

[quote userid="6741" url="~/f/clinical-questions/31244/does-ivermectin-panomec-work-as-a-spot-on/247816#247816"]Obviously budgies aren't usually food animals and I think this was before the Cascade anyway.[/quote]

You can get 0.1% ivermectin drops marketed under the SAES for ornamental birds, but SAES drugs (such as the 1% and 0.1% ivermectin multidose spotons and Xeno 50/450) are not for food producing species

Chickens, ducks and turkeys are classified as food producing animals and so medicines for these species are not, under any circumstances, covered by the exemption. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exemption-from-authorisation-for-medicines-for-small-pet-animals

RE: Does ivermectin (panomec) work as a spot on?

Chris Geddes — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:58:02 GMT

[quote userid="12930" url="~/f/clinical-questions/31244/does-ivermectin-panomec-work-as-a-spot-on/247782#247782"]Exzolt is licensed for red mites [/quote]

And also licensed for Northern Fowl Mite in the US, and anecdotally works for other external parasites of chickens too. I think this is what you need rather than ivermectin, which doesn't work very well in chickens...cascade aside...Exzolt works brilliantly. Personally I like to administer directly into the mouth of backyard chickens rather than put in drinking water..much more efficient...I give the dose mixed with 0.5ml water per os and repeat as per PIL/SPC.

RE: Does ivermectin (panomec) work as a spot on?

Michael O'Gorman — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:40:56 GMT

Thinking back a long way (maybe 30 years or so) I think we did use ivermectin in budgies for cnemidocoptes at a rate of 1 drop topically repeated after a week. Obviously budgies aren't usually food animals and I think this was before the Cascade anyway.

RE: Does ivermectin (panomec) work as a spot on?

Beats — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:55:57 GMT

As Michael says, this is a food animal, so licensed treatments should be used to prevent risks of drug residues in food, I wouldn't consider this optional personally but am not fully up to speed and there could be some derogation for designating an individual chicken as a pet that i am not aware of.

Exzolt is licensed for red mites in chickens if that helps?

https://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/productinformationdatabase/files/SPC_Documents/SPC_2023470.PDF

https://www.viovet.co.uk/Exzolt-10-mgml-solution-for-use-in-drinking-water-for-chickens/c137539/

I used to use panomec orally in dogs for demodex (but not since the advent of Bravecto) and have used in past as injection in small pets, but never used topically personally. Given I think it is on the ever-increasing list of drugs that companies will no longer supply to Northern Ireland given Brexit, you could always sell it on the black market there if no longer needing it ;-)

RE: Does ivermectin (panomec) work as a spot on?

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:43:17 GMT

What are you trying to kill? There is no such thing as a "pet chicken" it's a food producing animal and all cascade rules apply.