Arghhh pinworm :(

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Having a bad few days with my minis, noticed on Saturday they had lice. Got some Coopers from the vets and treated them with that yesterday so hopefully all under control there. Also noticed on Saturday that one mini was doing a lot of butt scratching, first thought was pinworm so took a poo sample and Sellotape sample to vets. Had a call this evening to tell me that the mini who was scratching does indeed have pinworm :( The good news is that the other mini doesn't have it but we will treat her anyway as she was above the recommended levels for other worms.

They live out 24/7, never spend anytime in their shelter, don't wear rugs etc so that makes cleaning everything slightly easier. Going to do water buckets and head collars etc tomorrow. Unfortunately she had probably scratched her botty on almost every tree in the field at some point, and there are a lot of trees! Does this mean I'm going to have to go round with a bucket of disinfectant tomorrow cleaning trees?!!

This will be the fourth time since September that they have been wormed, and I poo pick everyday!!

Humph, moan over!
 
Our vet said that there is a real issue with pinworm at the moment - it is becoming more resistant and its breeding cycle is shortening. One of our old boys has had it, but the good news is nothing else has picked it up from him. We've become experts at the sellotape test though LOL. Our lad has ended up being used as a guinea pig by our vet for some new wormer from the states. It tasted vile and we had hell on to get it into him but it worked and our vet is writing him up for a vet journal. Good luck!
 
Yes I've read that some wormers are absorbed too quickly so don't reach the hind gut where the pinworm are?

My vet suggested using eqvalan duo? I used panacur on them in October so just wondering if it might not be a good idea to use it again so soon with regards to resistance? I think when I wormed them in December I used equest pramox but not totally sure, really wish I had kept a note as it could have easily been Eqvalan duo that I used back then. Definitely going to keep a record from now on!
 
Just been wratching around in the shed in the hope that my messiness had for once been a good thing and that I would still have the wormer packet from December lying around! No such luck, I must be tidier than I give myself credit for :D
 
Shock horror, according to google it's neither wratch, or ratch! Does this word not exist?! I use it all the time!!
 
Pinworm is a pain. It seems to becoming more prevalent now we are relying more on worm counts, targeted worming, and Moxidectin and Ivermectin wormers, this is not altogether a bad thing. Pinworm itself although annoying is not actually very pathogenic to the horse.

When it pops it's annoying head out the best way to deal with it does seem to be Panacur equine guard, although this has shown to have widespread resistance among cyathastomes (small redworm) it is still effective against pinworm and roundworm - in fact Panacur is very useful when treating roundworm in young foals! The same way as the old white drenches are still effective against Nomatadirus in sheep!! So it does still play a small part in worm control!!

Although Moxidectin is very effective against all stages of small redworm it just doesn't have a long enough effect in the body to reach the hind gut and rectum where pinworm lives!
 
Hmm yeah everything I have read online seems to suggest panacur 5 day is the best thing to use, the vets didnt suggest it but I'll mention it tomorrow.
 
I too have a pinworm problem in my herd. They have all been clear on faecal counts for years and I poo pick twice daily but I think a new horse purchased last summer brought it into the herd and now I've seen it in sample from three of the horses. On vet's advice I have been through two routine wormings of all 5 horses in the herd with Eqvalan and then Equest but I found another worm today in my mare's poo and her 9 month-old foal is still scratching her bum.

From what I've read Panacur seems to be a better bet though I am loathe to do the 5 day course for all of them (partly logistical reasons, they are sharing stables so I can't leave dinners with them until they eat them), especially the foal, so I would rather use the paste. Strongid P is also a contender.

For anyone who has had pinworm would you recommend Panacur or Strongid? Or something else? Whatever I use needs to be safe for the foal.
 
SpanishNeddy said:
How do you test for pinworm as I understand it does not show in worm counts?
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You can blot round their bum with sellotape and send off to one of the labs, most of them will do a free pinworm test. I found an actual worm (revolting) after routine worming and sent it off to Abbey Diagnostics for diagnosis, that was the first I knew of it :(
 
Pinworm arrived with an RSPCA rescue pony. it was wormed 5-day panacur guard as routine for a new boy but some time later it started itching and then another horse who had follow-on grazed started with pinworms in the pooh. Clearly the pinworms were resistant to panacur guard ( fenbendazole) and vet recommended embotape ( pyrantel embonate) with a dose monthly for 3 months. Fingers crossed the horses are now clear and that the very cold weather has cleared the pasture.
OP- next weeks cold weather might help - unless you want to scrub your trees!
 
A friend og mine had a horse who suffered with pin worm, the vet wormed him at both ends which didn't seem to work, but he alos gave him some baby oil like lotion to spread on his bottom and around which made it horrible for the worm to come out an lay her eggs. It did the trick.
 
HappyHooves said:
Pinworm arrived with an RSPCA rescue pony. it was wormed 5-day panacur guard as routine for a new boy but some time later it started itching and then another horse who had follow-on grazed started with pinworms in the pooh. Clearly the pinworms were resistant to panacur guard ( fenbendazole) and vet recommended embotape ( pyrantel embonate) with a dose monthly for 3 months.
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Good news, sounds like Strongid P will do the trick then. Was that a single or double dose of pyrantel embonate each month HappyHooves?
 
I am battling against pinworm in my herd also! :mad:

Before I spend a vast amount of money on wasted wormers though, I am just concentrating on getting rid of it from one of my horses atm. I ve tried the 5 day course of panacur and my test mare is still scratching so thats not worked. My next step is getting the vet out to stick a wormer up her bum as read online this gets rid of them as the wormer will be absorbed through the intestine wall.
 
I used wet wipes daily to remove the eggs off my old boy (around the anus and underneath the dock). He wasn't keen at first but grew to enjoy it; very dodgy to watch all round.

This improved things dramatically but not practical in a herd set up. Saved my fencing too as he was a big lad.
 
Another vote for five day panacur but you need to clean everything like mad including hay nets. My vet said to disinfect everything and power wash stuff

I knew it was working as on day 2 the poos looked like this

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my mini had pinworm last month but think hopefully they have gone now.

I used strongid p, lots of worms in poo for about 3 days after, so must have worked to a degree.

but then couple of weeks later, saw another worm, err, i wormed again, then wipe his bum every day and apply vasaline, to stop nasty wormy's getting back in!!

Seems to have done the trick.

yuk
 
Also got a problem with a mare who has pinworm. I recognise it from the photos posted above but I think her owner thought it was round worm. She used pramox in December but more worms appeared a few weeks ago. Friend sent a photo of her recent poo after she was womed and there were still live worms coming out. Oddly we never noticed her scratching her botty.
 
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