Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Heartworm

Do we need to worry about heartworm for Alpaca's like we do for dogs?

2 comments:

gladstone said...

Hi Rob, to the best of my knowledge we don't. While I'm not positive, I think your normal worming regimen of Ivermec or whatever you use, will protect you. I think Peter would be better qualified to confirm if what I'm saying is right or not though.

Irishtown Alpacas said...

No, you don't need to worry about heartworm. Even if it was a concern Ivermectin is an effective medication for this. The Maritimes are also not a heartworm endemic area.