another wormer after a 5 day panacur

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I suspect our old girl has a large worm burden, she's gone quite poor despite being fed. She's been on pasture that has been rather neglected. She's old (20) and I've moved her to a better place and she's now on a 5 day panacur guard.

I want to know, is there any point in doing a worm count in a few days, is it the right time of year for this?

Also, if it comes back that she still has worms, what's the best thing to give her after this? (If it's safe)
 
santander said:
I suspect our old girl has a large worm burden, she's gone quite poor despite being fed. She's been on pasture that has been rather neglected. She's old (20) and I've moved her to a better place and she's now on a 5 day panacur guard.

I want to know, is there any point in doing a worm count in a few days, is it the right time of year for this?

Also, if it comes back that she still has worms, what's the best thing to give her after this? (If it's safe)
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There is also no bad time of year to do worm counts (I don't think) but you need to either blood test or worm for tapeworm as pancur doesn't cover this.
 
panacur doesnt do tape worms so you need to dose for them. You then worm count just before shes due her next wormer and take it from there :)
 
CobsGalore said:
My vets advised 5 day Panacur and then double dose of strongid p 6 weeks later :)
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This would be more what I would recommend.

However before I did anything more than the relatively gentle panacur I would get a blood test for tapes via the vet. Pramox covers both tapes and encysted redworm the 2 most dangerous types but is very powerful, and I wouldn't give it to anything in poor condition.

If you blood test you can exclude tapes and just treat for what else there might be. That could mean you could just use a single dose of strong ID or plain Equest which would be safer. Even if they had a positive tape result i would definitely tackle it in separate wormers - eg Equest and Equitape with at least 2 weeks between the doses.

While the vet is there I would also get bloods taken and do the routine tests plus consider testing for cushings.
 
The useful point of counting two weeks after Panacur is that you will then know if this drug is effective for your horse. Anyone using Panacur needs to know this information as there is so much resistance. You then know whether you can use it in future or never again. If we do your tests then expert advice follows if you want it!
 
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