Spring wormers?

[kellybee]

I had my boy in Dec, he was wormed the week before he came with eqvalan and my other two had eqvalan duo. New horse is looking quite poor and as i understand it the eqvalan standard doesnt cover tapeworm. Therefore im going to worm him again but i've always until now been on a yard worming plan.

On the yard it was always worm based on count but i've read winter/spring worms wont show up on a worm count so... Do i worm them all or just the one who had the standard eqvalan, and what should i be treating them with? It's all so confusing!

 

[Borderreiver]

Don't be confused get some proper advice! How can you be expected to know if you've never had to do it before?
All your horses need worming for encysted redworm and your newbie needs encysted and tapeworm covering. (Eqvalan duo is a good product but not suitable for the winter dose)
Therefore, if all in good condition and no pregnant mares use Equest for your original two and Equest Pramox for your new one. An alternative for him would be Equest then a separate Equitape. From there worm count three months later and you are back on track. The team of SQP's at the lab can then support you with advice

 

[smellsofhorse]

I would just use Pramox now.
Covers everything.

Then do the worm count as normal and worm accordingly next time.

 

[kellybee]

Thanks that really helps

I've just looked at Pramox on google and there are a few folks suggesting it may cause laminitis. My shetland is lammy prone but on an appropriate diet with mag ox, should i not use it on her?

 

[forever young]

I have a rising 2 yr old New Forest and I am a bit worried that pramox will be to strong for him. What do others use on their youngsters?

 

[Borderreiver]

You don't need Pramox for your other two as they had their tapeworm dose in December. My post above is experienced SQP advice. If you are worried about Pramox use the separate doses as outlined above.

 

[Pinkvboots]

I will not use pramox either I am worning mine with Equimax this week does tapeworm, roundworm, lungworm and bots.

 

[YasandCrystal]

I will not use pramox either I am worning mine with Equimax this week does tapeworm, roundworm, lungworm and bots.

I wanted to use Equimax, but I am going with the Pramox because I want encysted Redworm cover too.

 

[kellybee]

That makes sense, thanks

 

[kellybee]

Ok so i wormed my original two with equest and newbie with equest promox. According to the weight tape he was only 440kg (15.2 idxtb type) but i dosed him for 500k because that just didnt seem right to me. Anyway he's been passing little red worms and even littler white ones since yesterday. Not in massive volumes but half a dozen or so showing in every little blob. Feel so much happier knowing they're coming out and that the worms were likely cause of his weight loss!

Thanks again for your help

 

[Borderreiver]

Good decision, well done. Sounds like you might have a pinworm problem there though which can be hard to shift. Thankfully it's not a very important worm compared to redworm, you really need that one dealt with.

 

[FairyLights]

I worm mine with Strongid-P [ pyrantel embonate]on vets advice. Pramox and ivermectin type wormers can be very harsh.

 

[Goldenstar]

I worm mine with Strongid-P [ pyrantel embonate]on vets advice. Pramox and ivermectin type wormers can be very harsh.

But surely you don't use the same product/ active ingredient all the time ?
My vet dropped in eqvalan duo for my tribe today.

 

[kellybee]

Oh, so if the strongest wormer available wont do and some areas are panacur resistant what are the options? I recall someone at the old yard worming both ends with panacur. He isnt itchy at all that i've seen, but i dont need that going round the herd: i have a brittle haired appy who loses his tail to sweet itch every yr!