Re: Lice

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 12:31:39 +1300, "geopelia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>
>"David White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> To combat and/or prevent feather-lice, I have occasionally been putting
>few
>> a drops of Van-vermine-ex in a pot salt cellar and leaving it in my cote.
>> Seems to have worked a treat, because tatty feathers are now pristine.
>The
>> question is, is my bird likely to get lice in the winter months or are
>they
>> active only in the summer?
>>
>> Dave.
>>
>I've been using bird powder on my doves.
>Can Ivomec be used as one drop on the skin, as for cats etc? Is it safe for
>diamond doves as well as the ringnecks and pigeons please?
>
>Geopelia
>
This season has been very difficult with the lice in my loft. I
sprayed with Malathion/w diesel fuel for the carrier. I had 
two pest strips replaced  monthly in each loft. (six lofts) I 
put bath salts in their three time a week bath. I have most recently 
put Ivomect in their water at the recommended rate of 3cc per 
gallon. I still find a few lice on my birds. I raise mainly Greek
Voutes (nose divers extraordinary). Part of their training regimen
is to free loft them as much as possible. Especially the breeders
and their babies till they are six to eight weeks old. I have been 
in this game for a long time but I have hit a block wall with this
subject.They don't have any thing else on them. I haven't seen
a pigeon fly in forever. But these lice................

Oh, I forgot you was asking about your birds....not mine. LOL


>From Foy's Catalog:
 IVOMECT DRENCH
Foy's recommends either 3cc. per gallon of water, one table spoon
per quart of feed and to give either of the above treatments
in 10 days

 IVOMECT INJECTABLE
Use 2-3 drops on the mouth, twice a year. The catalog states.
 "read the directions and use caution. "
I used this product on my canaries and budgies with no problems and
we used two drop by mouth and one drop at the base of it's neck. This
was recommended by a highly thought of Avian Vet in Northern KY. One
last note, if you decide to do the drops by mouth you can use a
syringe to drop the Ivomect at the corner of the birds mouth while his
head is held sideways.