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A timely reminder came through an Auto Immune Group I
belong to, a friend of a friend has recently had a very unpleasant
experience with her dog as a result of the dog eating fresh horse manure.
The dog goes with her to the stables and it would appear that the horses had
recently been wormed with a product called Panomec, Panomec contains the
drug Ivermectin which can prove very serious in its effect on canines
especially of the Collie Type Breeds. Initial symptoms gave the appearance
of a stroke, the pupils were dilated, unsteady in gait, so please be warned.
This dog with appropriate veterinary action survived, others are not always
so fortunate. Another interested party told me that an organic
horticulturist who was talking about the use of horse manure in gardens had
said that such compost frequently contains worming medications which can
kill off the beneficial worms in the soil. He also had said that if you do
compost it, the resulting compost does not get those red wriggly worms that
break down manure and compost for a good long time so it would appear that
this stuff can remain active for quite a while which could be quite
serious to any ‘scavaging’ dog. I have yet to meet ANY dog who does not
enjoy the dietary treat of a munch of "fresh" horse manure, which reminds
me how many years ago , at one of our big Agricultural events that used to
host well supported Open Dog Shows in the county of Essex, I would
frequently pick up from the ground a piece of this strategically placed
deposit of interest, to prevent the dog from ground smelling activities
when you were trying to get them to show some interest, far too many other
surrounding distractions, at such events in those days, in running around
the ring with the head carriage extended upward rather than to the inviting
smells from the ground on which you were running, We all did it!! OK as long
as you remembered to remove the offending "Bait" from your pocket!
There was a "post" that was written about the effects
of Invermectin & the Toxic affects of this drug on the Collie breeds
sometime ago briefly, this drug is a mixture of macrocylic lactones which
are produced from or are chemical derivatives of soil micro-organisms.
Although mammals are generally not adversely affected by macrocyclic
lactones, the safety factor seems to depend on certain protein activity in
the blood-brain barrier, which pumps the substance from the central nervous
system cells. Any animal with a defective activity of this function maybe
susceptible to a toxic reaction, it is apparent that both pure bred Collie
Breeds and some x Collie Breeds may fall into this category.
With all worming procedures, dogs will be given (mainly
for roundworms, heartworms etc) , much LOWER doses than those used on other
animal species.
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