Any worming experts out there please?! Advice needed :)

[Charlie-Brown]

Hi,

So, my three neddies have all arrived with me this summer - one cobby ISH type, one yearling native and one shetland (only intended on one companion for my boy but ended up with two!). All supposedly wormed correctly etc and in seemingly good health.

Anyway, have wormed them all with Equest Pramox this week and found white worms (about 1-2 inches long) in yearling's poo (dead and alive) and dead small red worms in my big lad's. Just wanted some advice really as to what to do next as in all my years of owning horses I've never seen worms in their droppings! Do I worm again after a shorter amount of time now I know they're carrying them?! The internet it like a minefield when it comes to worming info!

Just so you know, I poo-pick almost daily and rotate the grazing when needed. I would've liked to have gone onto a worm count method of worm control but thought I would worm to be safe this Autumn as I couldn't be certain of their history. Any advice would be great, thank you!

 

[Charlie-Brown]

Thanks so much for the advice, that's really helpful. Funnily enough, I already ordered a worm count kit from Westgate which is now sitting on my kitchen side! I think what I'll do is leave them a couple of weeks then as you suggested and then do a worm count and see where we are. Once you have received the results, do Westgate make recommendations as to what the next steps are?

 

[cambrica]

Im certainly not a worm expert but firstly - if the long white worms are solid white they are more likely to be roundworms, pinworms are similar but more see-through.
Worm counts are worthwhile but do not pick up pin-worm or tapeworm. Pin worm is a nightmare to get rid of and signs include rubbing their tails. If pinworms are detected then scrubbing the stables with disinfectant is also advisable. Panacur guard 5 day works well and Im just about to start all my horses on a course.
Word of warning with Pramox. It is a very harsh wormer and after loosing my mare to colic earlier this year, the day after she was wormed with pramox I am left with this awful feeling that it was to blame. Having researched a bit on the web it seems that colic is a risk.