The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: danconfessed on November 21, 2013, 01:16:47 pm
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Im due to worm my boar and sow this weekend. I have injected the od weaner but never a full grown sow/boar. I recently invested in a masterject for this reason, however, it has to be a subcutaneous injection.
Can I still use the Masterject or are they only good for intramuscular??
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we use a masterject for worming just change the angle of the masterject if that makes sense !!!
it works for us a vet friend shown us how to do it initially
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ah ok, so instead of 90 degrees on go in at 45 degree?
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:thumbsup:
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I was told by someone who was told by their vet that you could inject subcutaneous wormer intramusclarly. The easiest option is to use a cattle pour on.
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Dectomax can be administered by intramuscular injection. Unfortunately, there aren't any pour-ons licensed for use on pigs in the UK. There used to be a Cooper's Spot-On for pigs, but it was discontinued.
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Not licenced but fine to use. My vet said they are not licenced for pigs because the companies won't pay for a licence because of limited demand.
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I have been issued Panomec. It says Subcutaneous on the bottle. I will give it a go with the masterject Saturday and let you know
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You could also use a shorter needle. But be very careful and do a practice run through first - if the needle is too short it does not go in at all due to the thickness of the metal spring and holder at the delivery end of the Masterject. I usually estimate about 10 mm of needle length is not available.
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Not licensed but fine to use. My vet said they are not licensed for pigs because the companies won't pay for a licence because of limited demand.
I know what you're saying. I was just stating a fact.