Re: Ivermectin for Wild Squirrels

[Spanky]

Hi, I'm new, hope it's alright. I treated a squirrel with very bad mange, maybe 35% to 45% overall fur loss going into winter, with Selamectin, dose adjusted from housepet weight recommendations on the box to suit a squirrel. It was the tiniest drop on a walnut half, and within a week, he was recovering, and he lived. I want to point out my squirrel looked nothing like yours does, he was waist-up bald.

Yes, selamectin (Revolution) is a great choice for treatment of mange. It is much less dangerous (lessor risk of overdosing) versus ivermectin, but more expensive and harder to obtain (requires vet Rx). Ivermectin is sometimes used as it is more readily available (can buy off the shelf at places like Tractor Supply) and less expensive... if the option of selamectin is available, I would always go that route!

Thank you for helping this squirrel!