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- 08/18/2016 at 2:13 PM
  Skeeter
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  So first off guys, this is my first post here. Let me introduce myself. My name is Skeeter, from texas. I’m husband to a wife, and father of a son, who both love bunnies! We started off with a mini Rex who unfortunately had to go help the Easter bunny after my wife was having some strange allergic reactions to SOMETHING in the house. Sadly, it was not the bunny.
  
  So we moved on to a beautiful little lionhead doe who after about a year appeared to have an intestinal blockage that took her away from this world. Now, we are the proud parents of an awesome little black otter netherland dwarf kit buck!
  
  The other day I found something odd in his right ear that we have determined to be ear mites. I’ve done lots of research and due diligence here and along the other great Google world’s and decided to go to our local feed store and pick up some ivermectin paste, 1.87%.
  
  I began doing my own math, trying to determine how much to give him and kept coming up with an odd number. Ivermec website actually has a dosage of 0.2-0.4mg/kg of body weight.
  
  In doing my math I could only determine that when that dosage is recommended, they are speaking of 0.2-0.4 mg of a medicine containing 1.87% of ivermentin. NOT the same dosage of PURE ivermectin.
  
  In my assumption that he needed 0.2mg of PURE ivermectin, my math kept telling me a very large amount of paste, compared to what others suggest to give a rabbit a pea sized amount. Ultimately I ended up giving him about 1.3 mL of the paste, because I’d rather give him less than overdose him.
  
  So if you gurus could answer me this. When dosing out ivermectin for ear mites, are we talking about dosages of PURE ivermectin, or a diluted (paste) ivermectin?
- 08/18/2016 at 3:31 PM
  tobyluv
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  Hello and welcome to Binky Bunny! It really might be best to take your bunny to the vet for a checkup, and let him or her determine if the problem is ear mites and what the best treatment would be. The vet will certainly know the correct dosage of any medications that you are given, and you will get exactly what you need to clear up the problem. At the same time, your new bunny can be given a basic checkup and make sure that he has no other problems or concerns.
- 08/18/2016 at 3:32 PM
  Bam
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  I don’t know, but I’ve tried: The 1,87% paste is sold for horses, a dose of 0,21 oz or 6,08 grams is suitable for treating a 1250 pound horse for intestinal worms. The dosage for horses is 0,2 mg/kg body weight, much the same as for a rabbit. Please calculate yourself for accuracy, I don’t trust myself fully with numbers. But if we were talking pure Ivermectin, the horse would need a gigantic amount of the 1,87% paste, and 6,08 grams is not a gigantic amount.
  
  So as far as I can understand, the dosage Medirabbit gives of 0,2-04 mg/kg body weight must be of the diluted(1,87%) Ivomec paste.
  
  If you arrive at another conclusion, please say so =)
- 08/18/2016 at 6:26 PM
  Bam
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  And Tobyluv is of course right about vet care. Oral ivermectin is not always enough for a mite-infestation, and if it’s not, you need sub q injections or spot on Revolution (selamectin)
- 08/19/2016 at 12:50 AM
  Skeeter
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  Bam, my reason for asking this question was that my math seemed correct when looking at a total diluted dosage. But seemed to be outrageous when looking at something full strength. I can get ivermec liquid for sub q injections at my local feed store. I have no issues giving the shots myself. I do my dogs vaccinations all my own except rabies which state law requires licensed vets to give.
  
  I’m no vet by any means, but would much rather do the treatments myself, until I get to a point in which I feel out of my comfort zone.
  
  Thank you all for your replies, and information. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to help you guys out as well!
- 08/19/2016 at 2:17 AM
  Bam
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  I should’ve said in the thread that I think your maths was correct. The bunny should only have a tiny smear of the Ivermectin paste. A tube of 6,08 grams is enough for a whole big horse, thus you must use very, very little paste for a bunny
  
  We can’t recommend anyone who isn’t a vet or vet tech to give unsupervised medical treatment to an animal. There is a disclaimer to that effect on our first page. We aren’t vets and we don’t pose as vets.
  
  I hope your bunny will be fine, ivermectin is what Medirabbit recommends for ear mites.
- 08/27/2016 at 11:23 PM
  Skeeter
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  I would just like to update everyone a little bit. The ivermectin treatment worked like a charm! Within 2 days we began seeing results. In 4 days he had just a little gunk still in his ear. And by day 6 he was all free and clear! We seem to have caught it at a very early stage as you really had to look in his ears to see it. Funny thing, he seems much more active and alert to his surroundings now. Much more willing to play with my dogs. You should see him try to get running from a dead stop on the linoleum in our kitchen! Ever watch a burnout contest? Ha!
  
  Thanks for all the help guys, it’s very much appreciated!
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