my horse keeps getting worms!! HELP

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I have a beautiful irish cob, he is 5 years old. i have owned him for a year i bought him from a field , doing so i knew he would be poorly, i have had him a on regular worming routine. On four occasions i have found worms in his poo , called the vet, sorted it and had my happy horse again.December 2013 then January he had Strongid as recommended by my vet .

HOWEVER i did a worm count 3 weeks ago, came back Very good less than 50 they said. My yard would not allow him to be turned out unless i wormed him so i did so on monday , i gave him Promax , went up the next day , long white worms again in his poo!!


I am beyond frustrated , i am trying to give my beautiful horse a good home and make him be a healthy happy horse but every single time he has worms , i'm unsure as what to do ? should i call the vets out again? can anyone recommend any way in which i can help him ? im very worried about him being in pain/ unhappy but also worry about over worming causing resistance to wormers . help please :( :(:(
 
mrfluffyfeet. said:
I have a beautiful irish cob, he is 5 years old. i have owned him for a year i bought him from a field , doing so i knew he would be poorly, i have had him a on regular worming routine. On four occasions i have found worms in his poo , called the vet, sorted it and had my happy horse again.December 2013 then January he had Strongid as recommended by my vet .

HOWEVER i did a worm count 3 weeks ago, came back Very good less than 50 they said. My yard would not allow him to be turned out unless i wormed him so i did so on monday , i gave him Promax , went up the next day , long white worms again in his poo!!


I am beyond frustrated , i am trying to give my beautiful horse a good home and make him be a healthy happy horse but every single time he has worms , i'm unsure as what to do ? should i call the vets out again? can anyone recommend any way in which i can help him ? im very worried about him being in pain/ unhappy but also worry about over worming causing resistance to wormers . help please :( :(:(
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Nothing to worry about surely- All horses have some worms, you wormed him with the most effective wormer on the market and the worms were killed/expelled, he is now worm free until the next worming. Young horses and some horses in general will always get worms particularly at livery with lots of horses kept together, sharing fields etc and lots of comings and goings. Just keep up the worming regime- make sure you fairly accurately worm for his weight, and he will be fine- may be an idea to ditch and save money on the worm counts though as they are obviously not a true reflection of your horses worm status.
 
Are sure they are not pin worms .
I am not a worming expert but pm border riever on here as she is.
Pin worm are not easily killed by modern wormers, they can be literally be a right pain in the behind.
Do a bit of a goggle search and find some pictures and identify what you saw .
Pin worms don't show on dung samples .
 
Definitely sounds like pin worms. My horse has always been wormed in accordance with the vets requirements - rotating annually etc and I pooh pick the fields twice a day. Incomer from RSPCA brought in pinworms - long, white, just as you describe. And they are very difficult to get rid of and don't show on worm count. My vet suggested double dose of embotape monthly for 3 occasions. Did the trick last year.
 
mrfluffyfeet. said:
well my worry again is , hes not been turned out with other horses since october ... how is it possible!?
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Worms, well the eggs, live in the ground then migrate into the grass which the horse eats so unless the ground in known to be totally clear of equine specific worms the cycle will continue even poo picking is unlikely to completely eradicate them, your horse is either not clear of worms, the worm count only tells you whether any intestinal worms are passing eggs at the time or he is picking them up while grazing which is normal and worming him regularly will prevent the burden getting higher, it is almost impossible to have no worms in a grazing animal.
If it is pin worms they need to be specifically treated as they need a different approach to other worms, you need to get help from the vet to find out whether it is pin worm so you can get started.
 
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