laura_nash
Well-Known Member
Hi
I am about to embark on a foolhardy / brave (not sure which yet) move to Ireland. My partner and I have sold our boring 2 bed semi and bought a farmhouse and 8 acres in county Mayo (with money left over!). I will be taking my cob with me (wouldn't be surprised if he was returning to his birth country), I am waiting to hear on a shared load with a professional transporter.
Anyway, I am not sure what to do (if anything) about worming. The grazing on the land we have bought has been used for sheep only for 40 years plus so should be totally worm free. He has always been clear on a worm count but I haven't done one recently (he is over-due) and he has been in a new field for the last month - I last wormed him for tapeworm in autumn.
Would you worm him before / after the move? Slightly worried about compounding any ill effects from the long journey, but the last thing I want is to infest my new land. Any advice very welcome.
Thanks
I am about to embark on a foolhardy / brave (not sure which yet) move to Ireland. My partner and I have sold our boring 2 bed semi and bought a farmhouse and 8 acres in county Mayo (with money left over!). I will be taking my cob with me (wouldn't be surprised if he was returning to his birth country), I am waiting to hear on a shared load with a professional transporter.
Anyway, I am not sure what to do (if anything) about worming. The grazing on the land we have bought has been used for sheep only for 40 years plus so should be totally worm free. He has always been clear on a worm count but I haven't done one recently (he is over-due) and he has been in a new field for the last month - I last wormed him for tapeworm in autumn.
Would you worm him before / after the move? Slightly worried about compounding any ill effects from the long journey, but the last thing I want is to infest my new land. Any advice very welcome.
Thanks