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Ivermectin
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Product description
Equimax Paste is anthelmintic and boticide for horses that removes worms and bots with a single dose.
Active ingredients
Equimax Paste contains:
- Ivermectin 1.87%
- Praziquantel 14.03%
Indications for use
- Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment and control of parasitism.
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Equimax Paste is indicated for the treatment and control of the following parasites:
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Tapeworms: Anoplocephala perfoliata
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Large Strongyles (adults): Strongylus vulgaris (also early forms in blood vessels), S. edentatus (also tissue stages), S. equinus, Triodontophorus spp.
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Small Strongyles (adults, including those resistant to some benzimidazole class compounds): Cyathostomum spp., Cylicocyclus spp., Cylicostephanus spp., Cylicodontophorus spp.
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Small Strongyles (fourth-stage larvae)
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Pinworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae): Oxyuris equi
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Ascarids (adults and third- and fourth-stage larvae): Parascaris equorum
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Hairworms (adults): Trichostrongylus axei
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Large-mouth Stomach Worms (adults): Habronema muscae
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Bots (oral and gastric stages): Gasterophilus spp.
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Lungworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae): Dictyocaulus arnfieldi
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Intestinal Threadworms (adults): Strongyloides westeri
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Summer Sores caused by Habronema and Draschia spp. cutaneous third-stage larvae
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Dermatitis caused by Neck threadworm microfilariae, Onchocerca sp.
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Administration and dosage
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The Equimax Paste syringe contains sufficient paste to treat one 1320-lb horse at the recommended dose rate of 91 mcg ivermectin per lb (200 mcg/kg) and 0.68 mg praziquantel per lb (1.5 mg/kg) of body weight. Each weight marking on the syringe plunger delivers enough paste to treat 220 lb (100 kg) of body weight.
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While holding plunger, turn the knurled ring on the plunger 1/4 turn to the left and slide it so the side nearest the barrel is at the prescribed weight marking.
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Lock the ring in place by making a 1/4 turn to the right.
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Make sure that the horse's mouth contains no feed.
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Remove the cover from the tip of the syringe.
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Insert the syringe tip into the horse's mouth at the space between the teeth.
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Depress the plunger as far as it will go, depositing paste on the back of the tongue.
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Immediately raise the horse's head for a few seconds after dosing.
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