Diarrhoea- worms?

[PapaFrita]

Horse at yard has got shocking diarrhoea and has done for a week or possibly more. He's put on weight since he arrived although he's still slightly lean, but has a huge belly which makes me suspect worms - apparently he HAS been wormed, but who knows WHAT the numpties at my yard use!
Could it be worms? Something else perhaps? He eats exactly the same as all the other horses on the yard; straight oats and alfalfa. All the others are fine.

 

[oliverspal]

is this the old yard ?new yard ?or another one completly? lol

 

[PapaFrita]

Sorry, yes it is quite hard to keep track, isn't it?

This is the old yard that I've now moved back to. So in fact the yard I've been longest at

 

[oliverspal]

by straight oats do you mean they are not rolled or bruised?is the horse a cribber wind sucker ?we had a pony come to us that did both so stressed imo so kicked it out in field and cut out all extra food extra hay when tied for any reason after about ten days stools tightned up still not as firm as i likebut alot better.but some horses are not as efficient at prosessing hard feed .yes big big bloated tummy

 

[PapaFrita]

Straight whole oats. Horse doesn't windsuck at all. It's pretty laid back.
Maybe he's not used to the oats then. I don't think he got them at his previous home.

 

[oliverspal]

we always feed rolled or bruised oats or they will come out the other end the same way they went in .hope its not you that has to clean the stable though .good luck

 

[PapaFrita]

We can only get whole oats here (I live in Argentina!

) and no, I don't have to clean the 'sty'

 

[Alibear]

Tapeworm caused Mac to have diarrhoea , over hear they can pick it up from hay or haylege bought in.

 

[kerilli]

could easily be worms. a real infestation won't be cleared by normal wormer. he needs a worm count, and then the vet can advise on treatment accordingly.
or, if they won't pay for that...

one good way to have a very cheap worm-clearout is to give the horse a bucketful or so of carrots for supper. seriously. the change in diet shouldn't hurt him, but can cause the worms to come out, big style. he needs to be in overnight so he doesn't eject them all over the fields, obv.

 

[PapaFrita]

Well, he's only quite recently come onto yard, so suspect he brought the worms with him. Bleeurrgg!

 

[PapaFrita]

I'll suggest a worm count. Owner is quite normal by yard standards so he might go for it... never heard of carrots doing that but it won't do any harm to try, will it?

 

[Donkeymad]

I have seen this in a young mare, the vet was dreadfully concerned but the mare in question had quickly become too weak to re-worm. As a final kill-or-cure thing, the vet finally advised to worm again. This saved her life. So I would suggest either worming with a good wormer or, if she isn't terribly ill, have a worm count done first.

Hope the problem is rsumed soon.

 

[kerilli]

if you soak whole oats, they become digestible for the horse. i was told that this is the best way to feed oats, and it's the only way i feed them now.

 

[Fairynuff]

It could be 'small strongyles' alias 'small red worm'! They have a nasty habit of remaining in the large intestine wall during the winter as encysted stage 4 larve and then all coming out together when the weather gets nicer for the little shits, theycan cause awful damage. They normally cause anaemia, diarrhoea and lack of umfff . The best wormer is Panacur which will deal with the adults , eggs and larvae. You'll need Panacure Equine Guard (done for 5 days in a row) to get rid of the encysted larvae. Encysted small red worm can kill a horse

! Forgot to ask-how old is he as they effect under 6 year old and mid teen plus horses harder!
Hope its something daft but I wouldnt turn him out till he gets the all clear-worm tests arent always reliable with small red worm

. Mairi.xx

 

[dieseldog]

Try feeding a probiotic to him, that was what I was prescribed for my horse.

 

[PapaFrita]

I'm not sure how old he is; he LOOKS sort of teens, but his teeth say 8ish..
Hhmmm... I wonder how I can persuade owner to worm horse properly!