De worming do's and Donts?

[Crystal]

Karen, have you looked into Strongid C daily dewormer? It still would be a good idea to have your vet do a fecal sample. You shouldn't have to have him out for another farm call, but you can drop by the office and pick up a sample cup and get it on your own.
Adding rice bran oil to her feed should also help her shed out.

[karenkarenn]

Crystal
Heres the thing. Shes shedded out twice now. I dont want her to shed out again esp since its this cold now- in the 20's at night. I think what Im going to do is wait at least two months before I give her another dose of Deworming.
Karen

[griff]

Do you think administering a wormer will cause her to shed, again??

griff

[karenkarenn]

Oh lord I hope not. Shes got a really nice thick winter coat. Its just during the regular time that I have been deworming her, her coat started to shed.

[griff]

At 4 months she may be shedding her foal coat so you can see her markings and get her registered.

I've never heard of a wormer that caused a horse to shed unless it's that long hair associated with a heavy infestation of worms.

griff

[fivenranch]

with that bloating she has an ulcer.Have a vet look at her. Does she grind her teeth? I had a weanling look just like her, had 3 vets tell me nothing was wrong,found him dead in a stall from a busted ulcer.I belive she has had enough wormer.

[karenkarenn]

Fiven- She doesnt grind her teeth but thats something I can ask my vet.
Thanks Karen

[griff]

A friend of mine lost a really nice Not For Love weanling this week.. She was taken to New Bolton and they said she ruptured at the junction between the large and small intestine..

My vet said the owner should find out when she was last wormed and what was used.. He said that 95% of the weanling colic cases he gets have been wormed with an Ivemecitin wormer in the last 48 hours.

His theory is that Invemectin is such a good wormer that it kills everything fast and many weanlings have high infestations which, when killed, form a dead mass weanlings can not pass.. He recommend we go after the bots and tape worms with other wormers until the foal is 12 months old.

I've used both Equimax and Zimecterin Gold on weanlings in gthe past with no problems[ knock on wood] but think I'll wait until they are yearlings to give it to them again.

griff


griff

[Shammy Davis]

http://www.wernvets.co.uk/horses/worming-horses.html

[Taino]

An underlying factor in this ulcer case may be hypothyroidism. Because the thyroid may not be functioning correctly, the body is not able to process and properly use the protein consumed in the alfalfa and grain diet, therefore the pH levels in the stomach are not regulated, therefore causing gastric ulcers. Flaxseed is an excellent feed supplement which not only is good for the coat and has anti-inflammatory benefits, but also can regulate thyroid function. I like to feed a pelleted feed, such as Safechoice or Horseman's Edge with lower protein levels, with some alfalfa, but natural grazing is important as well, because of the linoleic & alpha-linolenic acids, the Omega 6's and Omega 3's (found in flax as well), with a good flaxseed supplement. And a couple of times a week, I like to shoot some dollar store Milk of Magnesium down their throats. A blood test should let you know if your foal has hypothyroidism.

[griff]

fecal egg counts will not reveal Bots and will probably not reveal a heavy infestation of Tape worms which can be fatal when a wormer with Praziquantel is used for the first time.

griff