Powerpack

[mikec]

Has anyone ever used a panacur powerpack for pregnant mares ?

[tbrace]

I wouldn't take the chance. Try one of the combination wormers that states it is approved for pg mares. It will cost about $10 vs. $50, and the testing has been done.

[mikec]

Yep ; since I posted that question I found out it wasn't a swift idea. Thanks for the reply. Thoughts regarding worming in the northeast for mares ( pregnant or otherwise ) and babies would be appreciated. From all I've read it sounds like a rotation of ( not in order ) strongid, Ivermectin Gold & panacur ?

[tbrace]

Again, to save money, Ivermectin is Ivermectin. By a good generic like Jeffer's and you'll save about $8 per dose.

[mikec]

Thank you !

[Tiz]

Country Supply has ivermectin on sale now for $1.99.

[mikec]

Last question on this subject - Country Supply, as well as most everybody else, sells Strongid paste , Exodus paste ( the generic ) and pyrantel pamoate paste ( active ingredient in each of the other two ). Price wise there is a significant savings between Strongid as opposed to either of the others but, as they say on Sesame Street, is one of these things not like the other for their intended purpose ?
I agree Ivermectin is Ivermectin but are these other " generic " brands similar to generic prescriptions so commonly used by humans ? The same applies to Panacur, with the generic being Safe Guard, but the cost savings is not as glaring.

[madelyn]

Safeguard and Panacur have fenbendazole as the active ingredient. The least expensive of this I have found is the 290 gm tube of Safeguard (around $36) which requires its own gun ($11). In addition to being a very good wormer, it has a palliative effect on a mild colic, and that gun hangs in my barn at the ready. Along with Banamine, 10 clicks of Safeguard are in my "first defense" lineup for a colicky horse. The full tube treats about 12 full size horses, used as a regular wormer. American Livestock Supply and Valley Vet Supply sell the big tube.

The other wormers I use regularly are ivemectin and pyrantel pamoate. I like the two-horse Exodus from Country Supply for my young stock. The tube is bigger and much easier to hold when wrassling with a yearling, and you can dial the weight and just walk around with a couple of them. Also, it is apple flavored and seldom curls back the upper lip. Occasionally on the cheap stuff the ivermectin is also apple flavored.

I will never again pay upwards of $6+ for a wormer. The sole exception is our once annual tapeworm month, when we hit them with an ivermectin-praziquantel mix.

[mikec]

And that settle that...thanks again Madelyn !