Anyone know much about modern wormers? Urgent Help!

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Just deworming our ponies, and 12hh pony put up a huge tussle, with the result that I decided to hold him, and let dh do the worming.
Result was the 'locking' thing on the wormer unlocked and 250kg pony got 700kg worth of wormer!
In the old days I wouldn't have worried as we routinely double dosed at some times of the year, but I am out of the loop regards the modern stuff - this was Equimax .
Rang our vet who just said, 'Oh I wouldn't worry, they're very safe these wormers' without turning the telly down (yes, we are changing vets)
Gave pony a hefty bran mash.
Not helped by the fact that they are in tonight - we have to get them in when bad weather is forecast, they may have to stand in the barn tomorrow, too. And by the fact that he is the oldest of the lot at 21.
Am now worried sick about pony!
Anyone got any further advice to offer?
 
my sisiter did this to my 6 month old shetland colt 700 kg worth of wormer !!!!and hes not even 80 kg ... i stayed up yard alnite and he was fine no problem at all i called the vet and if hes ok after 8 hours from the time you o d him he will be fine
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Overdosing is fine, just the cost of it if wasted. (Dont let dogs nearby when worming, they like to lick it and it can be fatel to them)
 
The stoppers are actually made in America - panick is the easiest way to control the world - equine wormers is just one tool in our asernal and heck if we get to be cruel to horses at the same time - it is like killing 2 birds with one stone.
 
And stalking people round internet forums pursuing petty squabbles when they have an issue of genuine concern to deal with is another?

How very clever and sophisticated.

Thank you everyone else for your answers.
 
I once had to do a friends Shetland and she was a little B*&ch to put it politely! she put up a great fight not to have the wormer (now I know why my friend waited till the day I was at the yard!!) and i ended up giving her (the Shetland not my friend) the whole syringe! Needless to say ponio was fine and lived to fight many more days and wormers!!!
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Hope the pony is ok. It is too late for this time but if the pony really hates worming have you ever considered getting worm counts done on the droppings. We had our guys counted 2 years ago and found that we didn't actually have any worms so were going through the fight for no real benefit. We get them regularly counted - at the same intervals that you would normally worm at and have had virtually no worms since. There are very low levels at some time of year, but not enough to treat. (We do still have to do tape worms though as they don't show up unless you blood test).
 
Yes, we were planning on moving to this method and using herbal wormers, as we're on an organic farm and ideally wouldn't use the wormers at all. This time though needed to make sure we got them as clean as possible before turning out on new pasture. Will worm count next time, I think.
Is there much difference in price depending on where / how/ by whom you have it done.
 
A friend who teaches parasitology says you can overdose ponies on Equimax by quite a few factors without killing them
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Don't worry.
I'd avoid bran mashes if your pony doesn't ordinarily get them though...
Look on the bright side - at least you'll know he's worm free!
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I thought that! Worm free he will definitely be.
No, we do routinely feed bran mashes on days off if they cannot be out most of the day. So he is quite used to them.
Been down to see him twice now and he seems fine.
We've got him, a shetland cross who is a complete kamikaze about worming (roll on the new approach) and a connemara/ cob job who goes 'ooo. yum. wormer. I'll have his if he doesn't want it ....'
 
Well, the safety tests say;

Safety Studies have proven Equimax® is safe to use on all types of horses. Equimax® has been proven safe in stallions at 5x the recommended dose rate and, in pregnant mares at 3x the recommended dose. It is equally safe on foals at more than 5x the normal level, and can be safely administered to foals from 2 weeks of age.

Nice to meet a fellow worrywort though
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Yeh, I read that after I'd phoned the vet and then kicked myself, 1) because he'll charge me when he didn't even turn the telly down and 2) because he has zero respect for any woman in any agricultural/equine setting and is very patronising and this will make it worse, and we're stuck with him from the agricultural/work side, though we are changing for the ponies as he doesn't actually know one end from the other!
I am a dreadful worrier. It used to be the borses I looked after professionally, then I transferred it to my children and now they have ponies so I can do double doses of worrying.
Must go. I have a storm to worry about........
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