Small red worm in horses poo. Help

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Missy4000

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My horse was wormed a week and a half ago with equest.

I'm really worried now as this morning when I was picking her poo in the field that there was a few red worms small in them. I poo pick every day and it's not shared grazing.

I don't know if these are dead or alive and I'm confused by all the conflicting evidence that I've found on the Internet. Really worried about this causing her long term damage. Her worming history before I got her is known to me but wanted to make sure she was covered and was waiting for the 14 days to be up before I sent a worm count sample of.

I'm worried about colic etc as she's only three and has recently been putting on weight. Please help
 
It sounds as if the wormer has done the job and killed off the red worm, the few you have seen may just be the last ones coming through, Equest continues to work for 2 weeks so it has got the little ***** wherever they were hiding, it should have killed off the dangerous encysted red worm, which is what can really cause damage/ colic, have you wormed for tapeworms?
 
Ask Westgate labs for advice, they are very experienced.
The tapeworm test is on saliva, so easy to do nowadays.
It is imperative to worm in the autumn for redworm to prevent them becoming encysted , burrowing in to gut wall.
Other than that, you need to record what you have used and when. You are keeping on top of it, so don't worry too much :)
 
Thank you you've really put my mind at rest.

I'll keep a record of her worming and also send off this worm count kit as soon as 14 days are up.

Tape worm was next on my list but I was looking and only applied for the salver kit today from west gate labs. I was trying not to overload her with wormer. But when I saw these little ******* I nearly cried. I've downloaded the worming program from here as I've only had her a short while now and it's pinned on my fridge.

I've read conflicting posts about starting pancur 5 day to make sure it's all gone but don't know if that's correct or not xx
 
If you are going down the route of testing then stick to that, targeted worming at appropriate times, Westgate will advise you, the Equest should be enough for now, you will find out whether there are any eggs in the dung sample then if required you worm to target the worms that are laying the eggs, if she has been wormed regularly and being kept alone on a clean field she should be able to become clear of worms if you follow a good programme, random worming is what causes resistance so wait until you get the results of the tests.

She is gaining weight which is a good indication of her overall health.
 
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