OK, I'm getting conflicting reports, and I need clarification. Last year, on this list, several people (including a vet, I think) posted information about Ivermectin, including how to ask one's vet to mix some, the cost, how to use it, the dosage, etc. I proceeded to get a bottle from the vet & have since used a couple of drops in my fuzzies' ears once a month to prevent ear mites, and have given it orally based on weight to prevent heartworms. Yesterday, I posted to another NG asking for clarification, because I thought that Ivermectin also was "Revolution", which also is used to prevent fleas; yet our fuzzies currently have fleas. Now, rather than answering THAT question, people on that list are warning me to STOP giving my fuzzies the suspension orally as it is poisonous. Some even claim that it is used only for external treatment of mange on cats & dogs, NEVER for small animals, etc. Needless to say, I'm getting all sorts of info, and I know that people are trying to help -- but I really need to know the facts. Can someone here -- preferably a vet -- clarify this? Our fuzzies haven't suffered any ill effects from the oral suspension, but I'll be devastated if I discover that I've been slowly poisoning them! Help! ~Eri G. -- @@@[log in to unmask]@@@ - An old-fashioned crochet group! [log in to unmask] For Ferret Lovers in Texas & its Neighbors! [Posted in FML issue 5273]