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  That's White "Man" to You
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| So I went out this morning to take my dog (a 4 year old Australian Shepherd) outside. And that sucker is blind as a bat, his pupils are huge and he's bumping into everything and doesn't hardley dare take a step. Take him to the vet right away. My 2 year old son adores this dog. The vet, agrees that the dog is blind but hasn't got a clue why. We get on the phone with an animal eye doctor and she finally asks if I have any horses and if they have been wormed in the last 3 days with Ivermectin. Which I did last night. Apparantly the dog must have licked up a little that fell on the ground, and is now likely permanantly blind. Anybody else ever had this happen, and did the dog regain any sight?
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Location: Florida.. | I have heard from others a few days.. but I dont know how much he got or anything |
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What Name?
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| WOW!!! I've never heard of this before... thats extreme. If it does that to a dog... makes you wonder what it does to the horse.  |
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 Worst.Housekeeper.EVER.
Location: Missouri | I'm so sorry! That is heartbreaking! Maybe this offers hope??? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18627233
more info: http://dogaware.com/articles/wdjmdr1.html
Edited by just4fun 2015-04-01 10:09 AM
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 Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | I know what I do is a no no. I worm my dogs with the cattle wormer Ivermectin. I have never had a problem with any of my dogs including my Border Collies. I had a friend give it to his Heeler and he did the same thing your Aussie is doing. He regained his sight after 3 days. I guess the main thing is how much did your dog injest. Hopefully he will be okay in a few days. I hope so for your son. |
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| americanpride08 - 2015-04-01 10:53 AM
WOW!!! I've never heard of this before... thats extreme. If it does that to a dog... makes you wonder what it does to the horse.
Some australian shepherds have an MDR 1 gene mutation that makes them sensitive to ivermectin, not all breeds have this and breeds without it will suffer no ill affects. |
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Worst.Housekeeper.EVER.
Location: Missouri | americanpride08 - 2015-04-01 9:53 AM WOW!!! I've never heard of this before... thats extreme. If it does that to a dog... makes you wonder what it does to the horse.
There is a known genetic mutation in collie type dogs. |
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I just read the headlines
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| Aussies are notoriously sensitive to ivemectrin. I put mine in the trailer when I worm and pick up any droppings, caps, all the trash and put it in the house trash. I am so sorry this happened to you. |
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | Aussie's and border collies are particularly sensitive to ivermectin. They have singled out the gene they can carry that produces this sensitivity and thats why now they usually recommend testing these breeds for it before starting any heartworm protocall. I had a border collie who appearantly got some also when I wormed the horses. She however didnt go blind from it. What did the eye specialist say? Can they treat the dog to hopefully regain the eye sight? |
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Location: lexington KY | I have always known that type of dewormer and dogs is a no no. All the dogs I have heard of that have gone blind, it was only temporary. |
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Location: Midwest | Dogs in general are sensitive to high doses used for working horses, but especially collie type dogs. Hopefully the reaction will go away after a few days, but from what I have been told, dogs usually adjust extremely well to blindness. Hopefully that will not be the case for you, but I wouldn't lose all hope or assume you need to euthanize.
Hopefully all will be well in a few days. |
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | No advice, but lots of prayers for your dog and son. Hopefully he'll be ok in a few days. What a scary lesson. |
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That's White "Man" to You
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| ThreeCorners - 2015-04-01 10:04 AM Aussie's and border collies are particularly sensitive to ivermectin. They have singled out the gene they can carry that produces this sensitivity and thats why now they usually recommend testing these breeds for it before starting any heartworm protocall. I had a border collie who appearantly got some also when I wormed the horses. She however didnt go blind from it. What did the eye specialist say? Can they treat the dog to hopefully regain the eye sight?
They can run an IV with lipids, but that doesn't always help. We are running them anyway just because it can't hurt either. But other than that she said there are no other options except to wait for it to be flushed out of the system, and even then the dog may only regain some sight back. So I guess we just wait a few days and see how it goes. |
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| So sorry, hope he recovers |
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Location: Bandera, TX | Prayers for your dog. Please let us know how he does in a few days. |
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| they can also get lethal doses from eating poop of animals that have been treated with Ivomec.
Had it happen
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | arion - 2015-04-01 10:29 AM they can also get lethal doses from eating poop of animals that have been treated with Ivomec. Had it happen
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| Had a mini poodle get into it several years ago. He asked out in the night and fell off the patio. Scared me half to death. He was unsteady and blind for several days but made a full recovery. |
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 Good Grief!
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | sure hope he comes out of it for you.....and thanks for sharing i didn't know about it and we have aussies.....
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| mruggles - 2015-04-01 11:04 AM
sure hope he comes out of it for you.....and thanks for sharing i didn't know about it and we have aussies.....
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This - thanks for sharing and I sure hope he recovers 100%! |
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