Quest paste wormer and sheep

[alsea1]

Has anyone used the Quest paste wormer on sheep.
If so what was the dose you used.
I ask this because quest is moxidectin which is cydectin.
Thanks for any info you have.

 

[TGreenhut]

I have not, but I am interested in hearing what others say.

 

[bcnewe2]

I have used it by calculating the weight down to the weight of my sheep using the dosage on the tube. I found it to be a pita. I also used cydectin pour on for cattle as a drench for my sheep. Nasty stuff. Ate the marker lines right off my syringes (used for drenching not injecting)
They make a sheep drench that is user friendly although expensive.
I have been having good luck with prohibit (lavamisole) but do not have a parisite issue so that is a huge contributing factor.
I do know I wohld not use any moxidectin product on my dogs, although I will use ivermectin. I have seen several cases if reactions to moxidectin on several different breeds. Remember the 6 month heartworm shot a few years ago? That was moxi and it was with that I saw reactions.

Just my personal experiences. I am certainly not at expert.

 

[CritterZone]

According to the Zoetis website (the manufacturers of Quest), the product is not to be used on any species other than horses. It could be safe, but why risk it?

 

[alsea1]

Thanks bc.
I'm willing to do the math in order to shave costs.
I know with the Ivermectin paste you triple the dose. I just didn't know if this was the case for the Quest product.

 

[lilfoot]

I know very little about sheep at this point....but I do know that you should not use Quest on Miniature Horses. As sheep are a similar size I would question the safety margin, having to know exact weights, not to mention the crossover of species issue.
Would be interested to hear if you did use the product & what the results were...as I see your post was from October.