Verm-x wormer

[firstponyMinto]

Hi, has anyone used this type of wormer for their horses? & if so, does it work? it sounds nice & gentle & natural & I'm liking the idea of "chemical free" xx

 

[ISHmad]

Are they proven to work against encycsted redworms, bots or tapeworm as well as the usual worms? IMHO you would be better to spend your money on twice yearly worm counts and then strategically worming twice a year for all worms.

 

[rehodnett22]

I know that Verm-X were doing free worm counts for customer's horses - so for them to be able to offer that says a huge amount. I use it for all my animals (get it from www.sphsupplies.co.uk)

 

[ISHmad]

Worm counts do not test for tapeworm, they have to be blood tested for those.

 

[thatsmygirl]

Verm x is NOT proven to work. Defra is going to start getting tough with this sort off herbal wormer so I read and the companies have got to prove their products work. Will be interesting. A independent test proved the chicken vern x did NOT work at all

 

[Fransurrey]

I know of a couple of owners who've relied on it and have had problems with worm burdens.

I would also say that all chemicals are derived from natural sources. What makes them chemicals is modification to their structure, to make them more potent. Herbs with high potencies can be just as damaging, hence all the hoo haa about licensing herbology, due to people blindly shovelling herbs into themselves after a google search!

I'm normally a fan of using herbal medicine, but I don't like the idea of constantly forcing herbs on a horse - especially ones which potentially damage the epithelium of the gut. I'd prefer to use an effective wormer when needed; either in combination with wormcounts or using an educated worm programme.

If I was going to try a herbal wormer, I would be using it in periodic cycles, with breaks in between, for the reasons above.

 

[ThePony]

I believe that they will shortly be unable to refer to their product as a 'wormer' as this name indicates that the product has proven and provable results in reducing or eliminating worm burdens - vermin-x does not do this so they won't be able to sell it as a wormer.

I wouldn't bother with it for mine - they are wormed for tape worms and encysted red worms twice a year with a standard drug wormer and then worm counted at the other 'usual' worming times - then wormed if required. No probs with that and much less of a risk of the worms building up a resistance or having a horse with a damaging worm burden.

 

[rehodnett22]

They don't call it a 'wormer'

 

[firstponyMinto]

Thank you all for your replies, I think I'll be using the normal wormers & not the herbal ones!

 

[ThePony]

Ahh, sorry, I had missed them changing it! Seems it now is called 'internal parasite control' - I guess the word 'wormer' has legal definitions that vermin-x is unable to live up to, internal parasite control is more vauge so they can use that term.
I think that tells you all you need to know about the action of the product.