pony that hates syringe worming.

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Any ideas for getting wormer down a pony that hates syringe wormer? I've used the tablet sort and panacur guard in the past, but wanted to use a different one this time. Want to worm for ensysted now.
Does anyone know if equest is effective if put in to food?
He's a rescue pony and not good around his head. Don't want to stress him any more than necessary.
 
IF my pony survives his injury to become a pet ( currently back in horspital ) im going to have the same problem and im going to try disguing it in a tasty feed plastered in molasses ( he has to have his meds disguised by molasses else he wont eat his food ) ( try a little bit first ) and see if that works, if not then im not sure what to do as wont even be able to do a tapeworm saliva test on him as hes not amenable to having anything done to him.
 
I had one that was impossible to syringe he always got it in a small amount of feed and I used different wormers inc Equest, just make sure you use as little feed as possible to ensure he takes it all, there is no reason to think it will not be effective as you dont worm on an empty stomach or restrict feed afterwards so it all goes in together anyway.
 
I've had 2 ponies in the past who have been horrific with syringes (Think striking out with their front legs to try and kick you, rearing etc!) and I always put any form of wormer in their feed. I had worm counts etc done and never had any issues. I always used to do a handful of chaff, squirt half the wormer in, cover it with another handful of chaff then squirt the rest of the wormer in and then cover it with carrots, apples, pears, swede chunks etc to mask the taste. I've never, ever had a problem with doing it this way, ponies had perfect worm counts and I know plenty of other people who worm this way with horses which are less than cooperative!
 
Happy hoof wormer balls :D

Put five/six small piles of happy hoof in a bucket, where worker between them and roll into a ball.
Place a fibre nugget on top and serve to the warmblood who rears up and tries to take your head off when a worker comes near her head.
 
It's all going to mix with food in his stomach anyway. Shove it in some food with a good dollop of molasses.
 
I have to take a different approach as out of 11 ponies I have just one who is a prat about syringes, and I'm not going to buy something different just for him.

The others I worm loose in the field, but I bring him in, tie up and do lots of preliminary work with a decoy... my syringe carrot.

By the time I've brushed the carrot around his lips, into the side of his mouth and down his throat, just like I would a syringe, only occasionally giving him a little to eat, he's desperate to get the thing, and he doesn't notice a quick change to the real syringe.

By the time he's worked it out, he's already swallowed the wormer, and then he gets the carrot to help him forget :D
 
pennyturner said:
I have to take a different approach as out of 11 ponies I have just one who is a prat about syringes, and I'm not going to buy something different just for him.

The others I worm loose in the field, but I bring him in, tie up and do lots of preliminary work with a decoy... my syringe carrot.

By the time I've brushed the carrot around his lips, into the side of his mouth and down his throat, just like I would a syringe, only occasionally giving him a little to eat, he's desperate to get the thing, and he doesn't notice a quick change to the real syringe.

By the time he's worked it out, he's already swallowed the wormer, and then he gets the carrot to help him forget :D
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carrots are good! I used to hollow out a big carrot and squirt the wormer inside- a delicate operation. But the greedy pony chomped the carrot before he worked out the wormer was inside... did wise up to this eventually though lol
 
I agree with pennyturner approach. I have a 17.1hh WB who hates Equest Pramox - he can smell it a mile off it would never work trying to put it in feed. I have to take my chance when I can and literally catch him unawares and shove it in his mouth. He will rear bolt upright if I try to force him so I just carry around the syringe in my back pocket waiting for the opportunity. It always works eventually. This year I caught him over the fence at breakfast time - I gave him a carrot then had this squirted into his mouth before he knew what hit him.

I think some horses hate that chemical smell and who can blame them. He will eat panacur granules but I need to give him tape ad encysted redworm wormer annually.
 
I have this problem with one of mine won't take tube wormer, even in a worming bit or hidden in half a jar of jam, made into a sandwich. She can smell it from the back of beyond, no really hiding it. I am going to try adding it to her feed with molasses, as she goes mad for it. I have ha success by blindfolding, but not 100%. and she is tall an mega strong.
 
I bought an eazi wormer - plastic thing goes in like a bit and squirt it in the side and comes out at the top. Worked a treat with my 16.3 tank who would smear wormer and anyone trying to administer it against the wall. He didn't even notice it going in.
 
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