UKC Forums (http://forums.ukcdogs.com/index.php)
- UKC Coonhounds (http://forums.ukcdogs.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=4)
-- Head shaking (http://forums.ukcdogs.com/showthread.php?threadid=928560849)

Head shaking

Got a dog that does alot of head shaking not sure if he has mites doesn't seem to have a infection are the any home remedies to cure it..

In the many years I've had dogs there were only two things of dogs shaking their heads that I dealt with…ear infections due to ear mites and ear infections due to bad dog food…

The dog food issue was the hardest to cure..no treatment worked until I swapped to another brand of dog food…i had been feeding sportsmix for years and something went wrong with it…after a few years I am back to feeding sportsmix again and dogs look good…

The earnites…the easiest way to cure earmites and fleas is give the 50-60 pound dog 1.5 cc’s of ivomec or whatever brand as long as the Zimecterin is 1 percent…the paste is 1.87 percent but you will have to guess-stemate how much to give…whichever I use I mix it with a little gravy or soup and they will lick the bowl clean…just enough to kill the flavor so the dog gets full strength…it takes a week or a little longer but if it is earmites all will clear up…


Skip a couple of weeks and give another cc of ivomec and repeat ever 2-1/2 to 3 months and your dog will never get infected with earmites or fleas…it seems to kill most of the stomach worms…and no fleas equals no tape worms…

__________________
Training dogs is not so much about quantity, it's more about timing, and the right situations...After that it's up to the dog....A hunting dog is born...

I get this at Tractor Supply. Best I’ve ever used.

__________________
David Richardson
903-575-8620

Reuben, are you suggesting giving the Ivomec orally?

I have a TW coonhound that still shakes his head after 2 trip to the vet. He was first prescribed Animax ointment for a week. After that didn't clear it up, he was prescribed Prednisone - to work in conjuction with the Amimax.
He still shakes his head - more in the kennel and when I let him out for exercise than in the woods. I don't think I've ever had one that it took this long to get cleared up. Also, I have him on a fish-based dog feed.

Yes…if the dog has earmites ivermectin will kill them faster than any earmite medicine that I know of…mix it with about 1/2 a cup ofmest gravy or something that will have the dog lick clean…mix and feed the dog…

__________________
Training dogs is not so much about quantity, it's more about timing, and the right situations...After that it's up to the dog....A hunting dog is born...

quote:

---

Originally posted by MorAnd
Reuben, are you suggesting giving the Ivomec orally?

I have a TW coonhound that still shakes his head after 2 trip to the vet. He was first prescribed Animax ointment for a week. After that didn't clear it up, he was prescribed Prednisone - to work in conjuction with the Amimax.
He still shakes his head - more in the kennel and when I let him out for exercise than in the woods. I don't think I've ever had one that it took this long to get cleared up. Also, I have him on a fish-based dog feed.

---

__________________
Cheyenne & Jennifer Cummings
Seneca , MO
(417)317-4815
"TEAM MAFIA"
*NATIONAL GRNITECH GRCH GRNITECH(5) HALL OF FAME PKC PLATIUM CH REDNECK BACKWOODS SHACK
2014 OK STATE CH, 2015 MO PKC LEADER, 2016 PKC NATIONALS SEMIFINALIST, 2016 UKC TOP 20, 2O17 UKC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 3RD PLACE, 2018 PKC SENIOR SHOWDOWN TRUCK HUNT FINAL 4, 2018 MO PKC STATE CHAMPION, 2019 AUTUMN OAKS NATIONAL GRNITE CH, 2019 PKC WORLD CH SEMIFINALIST. 2021 PKC SENIOR SHOWDOWN TRUCK HUNT FINAL 4.
*PKC WORLD CHAMPION PLATNIUM CHAMPION GRNITECH SHACK'S HEATHER ISLAND SOUTHERN STOGIE
2021 OKLAHOMA STATE CHAMPION, 2022 PKC WORLD CHAMPION, 2022 MO PKC STATE LEADER PRO SPORT TRUCK WINNER, 2025 MO PKC STATE CHAMPION

RIP
*GRNITECH PKC SCH REDNECK MAFIA PKC HALL OF FAME REPRODUCER INDUCTED 2022
*GRNITECH CH PKC SILVER CH REDNECK SHACK ATTACK aka TAC 2018 OKLAHOMA STATE CHAMPION, 2020 MO PKC STATE LEADER