Deworming

Des · Postby **Des** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:23 pm

Before I blow my top I thought I would check with you guys first....I was looking at my Farm bill for the first time really closely and noticed that I have been charged for Deworming for my mare every single monthe since she has been on the Farm.. How often do they give worm medecine to mares in foal.

Thanks

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:34 pm

I do mine every month.

JaradM · Postby **JaradM** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:27 pm

I deworm every 60 days.

Des · Postby **Des** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:40 pm

Thanks for the reply. My only concern now is if shehas been wormed every month for the past couple of years or is it a permanent fixture on the bill. Thats $12 a month for the past couple of years. I don't mind paying if it's done.

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:07 am

I worm every other month. Critical factors for worming schedule include age, location, pasture load etc.

Does he worm with a broad spectrum wormer or does he rotate broad spectrum with more parasite specific wormers?

Ask him then decide if he knows what he is doing or trying to make a few extra bucks a month. Then decide if an extra 12 bucks a month is worth getting into a pissing contest over..

mikec · Postby **mikec** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:02 am

If the farm is in your vicinity, an hour drive or so, make the trip every other month and administer the dewormer yourself. You get the opportunity to check on the overall well being of your mares and the satisfaction that they were wormed properly. We buy enough dewormer to treat all our mares, babies & pleasure horses for the next 6 months. It's not a great savings but those shipping costs can sure add up quick.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:26 am

Considering I just ordered ivermectin at $2.19 a tube, it actually can be a big enough savings to be worthwhile. $12 for a $2.19 tube is a heckuva markup.

mikec · Postby **mikec** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:41 am

Oh Lord ; just noticed the $12 buck mention. That's insane !

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:29 pm

The only ones we worm ever thirty days are the newborn. It starts at about a month old, contiues til they're 1 yr. Once a month seems like over dueing it, especially with a paste. If paste wormer is what your refering to. If they are using a daily wormer that's a diffrent story.....

Des · Postby **Des** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:54 pm

It actually says (Deworming - Ivermectrin $12 every month) Should I go screaming to them... Now this has been going on for at least 4 years

griff · Postby **griff** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:26 pm

$12 to administer a tube of wormer is not all that bad, unless you are the kind of person who buys their motor oil and filter at K Mart and expects the service station guy to change your oil for free.

griff

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:57 pm

My thought is if they are not rotating the active ingredients, a resistence can occur. My option is that ivermectin paste being given monthly for 4yrs is not a good thing. I would ask them why monthly and why they are not rotating wormer ingredients??????

griff · Postby **griff** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:27 am

If you are not in FL why is worming needed in the winter when worm eggs are not hatching?

griff

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:10 am

griff, it is the opposite. Heat kills the parasite eggs while cold does NOT. It is much more important to worm in the winter. I will skip July and August, but NEVER the winter months.

majxmom · Postby **majxmom** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:24 am

Des, is your horse in a fly-infested area? Monthly deworming helps keep down the incidence of flies around their eyes. The part that makes me mad is the $12-20 charge I see, when we all know that ivermectin's price has dropped like a rock down to $2 in some places. I appreciate that there is some cost for labor, but c'mon!