Aludex in rats?

RE: Aludex in rats?

Neil Wheadon — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:05:17 GMT

OK old post, but using the search for Ivermectin rat, looked for the dose, now found it

Ivermectin 10mg/ml (1.0%)

0.2ml/kg spot on

Recommended to dilute 1 in 10.

Question is what with. In the place I'm at it's with water, but a thought in my head says Propylene Glycol?

Neil

PS Yes I know Xeno is available.

Re: Aludex in rats?

Rachael Winder — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:20:30 GMT

What dose do you use?

Thanks.

Re: Aludex in rats?

Rachael Winder — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:19:46 GMT

I'm figuring the demodex is secondary to either the original illness or the dexadreson, but am a little confused by the timescale. The rat is otherwise completely well, gaining weight (very clued up, observant owner who weighs her rats weekly), and I can find nothing else wrong on a clinical exam. And the original illness was over 4months ago now and the rat was totally recovered within 48hours! So I don't really get why it still isn't settling skin wise. The owner has dosed topically with ivermectin weekly for 4weeks with no improvement , dose definately accurate.

I'm not keen to put it through significant work-up for underlying dz when it's so well, so i gues it'll be either ivermectin injections or a new plan!

Re: Aludex in rats?

David Mills — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:43:53 GMT

Regularly see hamsters break out in demodex following dexameth tx for something else, often 2-3wks after. Never seen it in rats thought, not sure how sensitive they are to dex.

Re: Aludex in rats?

Vikki Halliday LLB — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:55:14 GMT

I'd be betting on this being secondary to something else, (a tumour?) somewhere else too.

If all in-contacts are fine, it would be unusual for this to be a primary demodecosis.

Re: Aludex in rats?

Niall Taylor — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:57:39 GMT

Reportedly collapsed, cranial abdominal pain, UT infection - sounds like the skin condition could be a result of internal badness and the demodex flaring possibly secondary as a result of general debility + having had glucocorticoids -> immunosupression.

Agree with the others - I'd check the dose and route and compliance of the Ivomec (maybe switch to injections) and stick with that. Aludex is pretty strong stuff but I've never found it as effective vs Demodex as Ivomec. You could try a couple of drops of epo daily and see if that helps, sometimes a B-vit supplement seems to make a difference, but I'd be worried there is more to this than just skin.

Niall

Re: Aludex in rats?

Mark Holmes — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:01:26 GMT

[quote user="Alan Tevendale"]

Remind me to never come round yours for dinner then! I'd go for Ivermectin too.

[/quote] One of Heston or Hugh FW's

Re: Aludex in rats?

Alan Tevendale — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:24:16 GMT

Remind me to never come round yours for dinner then! I'd go for Ivermectin too.

Re: Aludex in rats?

Mark Holmes — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:22:08 GMT

Daily oral ivermectin works great. Rat with Aludex dip sounds like a starter!

Re: Aludex in rats?

Mark Holmes — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:21:23 GMT

Daily oral ivermectin works great. Rat with Aludex dip sounds like a starter!