Pinworms - best disinfectant for... well everything but the horse!

[sandi_84]

Companion pony looks like she's got pinworm Big sis is getting on the phone to the vet tomorrow to sort out a plan so the likely hood is ours have got it too so it'll be pinworm removal city at ours soon

What's best for disinfecting the posts, brushes etc?

Also after they've been wormed etc when should I move them on to the fresh paddock?

 

[WelshD]

I used Vanodine V18 disinfectant as thats what I keep handy for the chickens but I guess any stong disinfectant would do - Virkon is another good one

I treated my ponies, kept them in overnight, moved them to fresh grass then sprayed everything in the paddock and stables then after a period of time (I think it was a month) treated again, kept in overnight and moved them to fresh grass again then treated everything in the other paddock and the stables again

 

[sandi_84]

I used Vanodine V18 disinfectant as thats what I keep handy for the chickens but I guess any stong disinfectant would do - Virkon is another good one

I treated my ponies, kept them in overnight, moved them to fresh grass then sprayed everything in the paddock and stables then after a period of time (I think it was a month) treated again, kept in overnight and moved them to fresh grass again then treated everything in the other paddock and the stables again

Thank you

They get rotated between paddocks every month so that would work out perfectly

What do the vets usually tell you to give them Pancur 5 day?

 

[WelshD]

One of the treatments was a double dose of Strongid P and the other was Panacur 5 day

The whole process seems to have done the trick even if it was very labourious at the time!

 

[Natch]

No moving to fresh paddocks IMO. All you would be doing is encouraging a population of resistant worms on the new pasture.

Worm eggs don't like salt solution or bleach, I'm guessing virkon or similar would be good to use.

A vet or an SQP is the best person to advise you which wormer is best for you to use. It'll depend on a few factors unique to your situation

 

[sandi_84]

One of the treatments was a double dose of Strongid P and the other was Panacur 5 day

The whole process seems to have done the trick even if it was very labourious at the time!

Yeah I thought after reading a few of the pinworm threads we'd be in it for the long haul

No moving to fresh paddocks IMO. All you would be doing is encouraging a population of resistant worms on the new pasture.

Worm eggs don't like salt solution or bleach, I'm guessing virkon or similar would be good to use.

A vet or an SQP is the best person to advise you which wormer is best for you to use. It'll depend on a few factors unique to your situation

Aye I've just had word from the vet that she is to get Pancur 5 day and then on the 6th day they are giving us another type of wormer but I don't know what it's called I just wondered what the norm was

No moving to fresh paddocks for how long? I can see where you're coming from but will they not just end up reingesting eggs from the contaminated paddock if they are left on there for too long after worming?

I have to say correct worming proceedures as to paddocks still confuses me slightly

 

[Natch]

Its defo confusing it wasn't so long ago that the advice was worm then move, that was before resistance started becoming an issue.

If you move once a month, can you just skip this move? Your paddock hygiene stuff and being really on the ball with poo picking will help keep reingestion to a minimum.

I'm not sure of how long pinworm eggs and larvae survive away from the horse (another vet question) - it might not be very long so your regular paddock rotation may be fine as normal - again, vet's best person to ask that (when I originally said don't rotate I didn't realise you rotate so frequently).

Sorry, bet I've confused you even more now