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Originally Posted by jon harvey
There are obviously lots of opinions on this subject and vets opinions also seem to differ as I have spoken to a couple of others who treat torts and they all say something different about injections, although they all agree that Panacur is the safest treatment.
Anyhow I visited the vet again last night and explained my concerns re levamisole and the fact that live worms and eggs are still being passed and he agreed that panacur would be an option. After a little struggle we managed to stomach tube the first dose, he goes back for second dose on Tuesday and a further one on Friday. This dosing regime is not quite what I expected but it was straight out of an upto date zoological medical manual. Something definately worked as his first stool after this contained lots and lots of tiny pinworms visible to the naked eye (just).
fingers crossed that it works.
Thanks for all the advice.
Jon
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It should work so long as the second and third dose is given within the life cycle of the worms Jon. I do all my adult tortoises like this, one week apart. It would not be possible to treat them on food individually as I would never know who has had what. If done correctly it takes a few seconds per tortoise and they seem totally unconcerned by the experience. It's when a struggle ensues, often due to incorrect handling that things get messy and the tortoise refuses to co-operate next time
Your vet is dosing closer than I would do but with Panacur there is littel risk of toxicity.
Good luck
12-01-2008, 01:29 PM
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