Levamisole in Canada

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1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.

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One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.

Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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lisalisa

Levamisole in Canada

Post by lisalisa »

Anyone know where I can order Levamisole in Canada?
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Post by lisalisa »

bump.

I need it and I have no clue where to find it :(.
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Post by Phaedrus »

vet? mail order? maybe a lfs could order some?

i have no experience ordering meds. sorry.

hope you can find it soon though.
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I might be able to spare some discomed... Let me see what I've got in my stash.
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Bred I would be forever in your debt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by lisalisa »

Hey guys!

I'm bumping this thread as I'm in need (again) of levimasole, and I have no clue how to get it. Myaj, where do you order it from?
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Post by Tihsho »

Hikari has a product known as PraziPro out. Its a dewormer that can be added to food. At the moment I'm trying to find the contents of the product to make sure it doesn't have copper addatives. But at the moment it might be the closest you will get to levamisole.
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Post by Jayhawk »

I've used Prazi Pro with no problems on puffers.

Check feed and tack stores for levamisole - many farmers and ranchers use it (especially for sheep).

Eric
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Post by lisalisa »

Thanks guys

I have no clue where I'd find a feed and tack store, I live in downtown Toronto.

Eric, was the Prazi Pro effective?
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Post by Jayhawk »

Lisa - the Prazi Pro worked as well as discomed IMHO. It has praziquantel (or something close to that - I'm too lazy to look it up - which like levamisole is a real anti-parasitic).

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Post by sreist »

If feed and Tack stores carry it you might want to call up a TSC store as it seems that it caters to farmers and they might have it.
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I'm sorry to be such an ingnorant city girl..what's a TSC?
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Post by sreist »

Here's a link to their website. I don't know if they will carry it or not but it's worth a try. If they do have it I could pick some up for you and bring it into work. I work in Toronto (York & King st W).

http://www.tscstores.com/index.php
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You're awesome, I'll give them a call, thanks.
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Post by sreist »

Hi Lisa,

Did find out if they carry this? If they don't another possibility maybe to contact a Vet.

Scott
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