What is this?! Droppings picture beware!

[crystalclear]

Hi All

What are these little white things I am finding in the middle of the droppings? I thought they were the seeds from the tall grasses but they have eaten a lot of the grass down. The horses were wormed on the 5th of December.

Any ideas appreciated! Thank you

 

[rachi20x]

They look buggy to me, weird though. Sorry I can't be more of a help, maybe eggs of some sort? Has you horse *ahem* pooped them out?

 

[ester]

They look like fly eggs to me.... added post dropping so nothing to worry about you can't see worm eggs

 

[cambrica]

I can't see very clearly as on my phone but look like tapeworm.

 

[crystalclear]

I'm lucky as in the fields I rent is just me so I know they're from my horse They do look like eggs or something but not really sure, just keep seeing them

 

[sidesaddlegirl]

I always wondered what these were too when I used to poopick my rented field. My horses were always up to date in their worming and I poopicked twice a day. Haven't seen them in poo at my current livery yard but the YO harrows any ways.

 

[MerrySherryRider]

They look like fly eggs to me.... added post dropping so nothing to worry about you can't see worm eggs

This^^^^

 

[crystalclear]

Yes we also poo pick twice a day and it's just my 3 horses on the land and as I say they have all been wormed recently. Heres another pick, can't see many of them in the picture but the little egg type things are on the top right:

 

[Perissa]

Look like fly eggs to me too. Nothing to worry about.

 

[ester]

horse tapeworm segments would be much larger than the small things pictures (that would be about the right size that come out of my cat )

 

[crystalclear]

They look like fly eggs to me.... added post dropping so nothing to worry about you can't see worm eggs

PHEW! I really hope it is this, I keep finding them in the middle of the droppings. I do see an odd worm in one of my horses droppings, but he has pin worm (him and him alone and nothing gets rid of it!). I have been panicking though. I didn't know flys were around now? I guess it still has been warm-ish

 

[Pearlsasinger]

They look like fly eggs to me.... added post dropping so nothing to worry about you can't see worm eggs

This

 

[crystalclear]

horse tapeworm segments would be much larger than the small things pictures (that would be about the right size that come out of my cat )

again PHEW and glad to hear that as I just googled tapeworm and it made me feel a bit itchy! They are tiny and do kind of look like seed things I guess, very small

 

[ester]

again PHEW and glad to hear that as I just googled tapeworm and it made me feel a bit itchy! They are tiny and do kind of look like seed things I guess, very small

not been able to find a great pic as I think these might be a fraction big but these are tapeworm segments

ps yup its still pretty warm.. I have been mozzy squatting about recently!

 

[crystalclear]

Eurrrrgh that's awful you made my head itchy again but no thank you for showing, I can see a difference for sure. o it's def not worms or anything to worry about? Well as you said you can't ee worm eggs, I didn't know that - thank you

 

[indie999]

Look like fly eggs to me too. Nothing to worry about.

Agree look like fly eggs to me the pesky flies lay quickly and as its been mild they are around. Tape worm are flatter and bigger.

 

[indie999]

not been able to find a great pic as I think these might be a fraction big but these are tapeworm segments

ps yup its still pretty warm.. I have been mozzy squatting about recently!

Yep when mine had tapeworm segments they were ie 1-2 inches flat like pasta! Gross.

 

[crystalclear]

It does look a bit like pasta now you say it! Ours def too small for pasta. Glad you clever people have a solution and I'm glad it's nothing to worry about. Thank you

So surprised flies are still around but it is humid for the end if December hey