Horse sluggish after worming

[_EVS_]

Please help!!! I had my vets do a worm count on friday and it came back very high (>2100!!) and vet advised me to give him equest pramox which i duly did. On saturday he was his usual boisterous self but on sunday he felt shattered. I gave him monday off and schooled tonight and he still feels sluggish.

im now concerned that it is the wormer or the dead worm burden. Any thoughts or experience with this happening???

 

[galacasinoking]

i will not touch equest pramox!
it gave my friends welsh mare colic and she had to be pts
and also it effected my horse last year, he went all tucked up and lazy and he looked generally uncomfortable for quite a few days. he realy was not right.
it did pass but im sure it was some kind of side effect
another friend reported colicy symptons in their horse after using this wormer
i will never use it again

i think maybe you should have used panacur 5 day first as its somewhat 'milder'

 

[Dolcé]

I would have thought that if the worm burden was causing the problem (ie a blockage caused by dead worms) then you would have had signs of very severe colic by now as ime wormers work must faster than 5 days. That is not to say that the wormer has affected him and made him feel ill, I know a lot of horses have a problem with it. I would keep a close eye on him and get your vet out at the earliest sign of any stomach discomfort. Poor boy, hope he is feeling much better very soon.

 

[chestnut cob]

Mine has been really off since worming last week - got very grumpy and mean, stiff (I initially thought his arthritis was playing up), footy and generally not right. Took me a few days to make the connection, which I did on Sunday and he's been in 24/7 since then on just soaked hay and not worked. Tonight he is back to his normal self so I think just total rest for a few days has helped. I'm going to hack and turn him back out tomorrow, and have bought some Global Herbs Restore to help support his system while it processes the chemicals in the wormer.

Maybe just give your horse a few days rest and see how he is after? The chemicals in wormers are quite an onslaught to the system - I've been recommended various things including Restore, milk thistle, and various gastric supplements to help but have gone with the Restore.

 

[_EVS_]

Thanks for your replies. I spoke to my vet this morning and he said my horse is probably experiencing a little discomfort as the worms die and detach from the stomach lining. All clinical signs seem ok ie: no colic symptoms. He has prescribed a few days off and he should recover soon. Thanks again xx

 

[cptrayes]

This effect is very well known in barefoot horses and it aften causes temporary footiness until the chemicals have cleared the system. I had one myself who would tie up after a wormer, so do not work him too hard until he is completely back to normal.

Treat him with something to support and detox his liver. For help go ontoUKNHCP.myfastforum.com and ask there, plenty of people can tell you about it.

It does seem to be the liver and the chemicals with those horses, not the worms, on the evidence that the longer acting wormers produce an effect which lasts longer.

 

[cptrayes]

i will not touch equest pramox!
it gave my friends welsh mare colic and she had to be pts
and also it effected my horse last year, he went all tucked up and lazy and he looked generally uncomfortable for quite a few days. he realy was not right.
it did pass but im sure it was some kind of side effect
another friend reported colicy symptons in their horse after using this wormer
i will never use it again

i think maybe you should have used panacur 5 day first as its somewhat 'milder'

Panacur is fenbendazole and it does not do tapeworm.

Equest is moxidectin (long acting) and praziquantel and the praziquantel does tapeworm. Tapeworm DO cause colic so your horses reactions could be due to that and not to the chemical.