To Doug Scholtes:
 
>  I have just started giving Paulie heartworm medicine for the past
>3 mos.. He now runs when he sees the little container and oral dropper.
>...does it harm the effectiveness of the drug to mix it with something?
>And if it doesn't, suggestions?
 
        Doug are you giving the daily ro the monthly medication?  The monthly
medication (ivermectin) can be mixed with a sweet-tasting vehicle by your vet,
which is called propylene glycol.  It won't harm the effectiveness, and Paulie
will like it...
 
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Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP              Department of Veterinary Pathology
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[Posted in FML issue 1163]