Worming help please! (Also in SY)

[philamena]

Hi

Have been digging around for advice on this and have found lots of useful info, but nothing that specifically answers my problem because I think I've set us off in slightly the wrong direction: Here's the background: I've had my horse 8 weeks. I'm not sure why, but I failed to do the usual Panacur 5 day on arrival (lesson learned).

About 3-4 weeks ago I found live pinworms in her poo. So on YO's advice gave her Equest Pramox because we were approaching that time anyway. Today I've found a couple of live redworms in her poo. Not loads by any means, but certainly some.

Question 1: Am I right in thinking these will have come out because the Pramox paralysed them and she passed them? It seems like a long time after the worming though?

Question 2: Am i right that this means she now needs treating for encysted red worm because the Pramox doesn't touch them, but the passing of the live ones means there will be encysted there?

And Question 3: Am I safe to do a Panacur 5 Day now, even though the Pramox is technically still 'working' for 13 weeks?

I know some say Panacur's less effective than the other option for encysted redworms, but given I don't know her worming history I'm thinking I'd be better going with the gentler option in case she' got a hefty burden?

Any advice gratefully received!

Thank you

 

[galaxy]

We Pramoxed last year after a horse had some roundworms (from memory) appearing in his dropings, then 4 weeks later more started appearing. We then contacted the vet who told us to Panacur Guard and then worm count 4 weeks after to check all clear (which is was). So it is fine to Panacur that soon after Pramox.

 

[philamena]

Thank you - that's very helpful! Am being typical horseowner and feeling guilty and itching to go and buy the right thing RIGHT NOW as if she's going to keel over within the hour if I don't.

Much appreciated! x

 

[Tnavas]

Certainly never too late to do the 5 day course - especially if you are still finding her house guests alive.

I 'bomb' drench my horses generally when they arrive on site. I use a broad spectrum wormer, usually one that contains both a 'mectin' and a praziquantal based wormer. I worm weekly for three weeks. This was on the vets recommendation following a horse returned to me with a failure to maintain condition.

In April I moved my horses from grazing where they had been the only horses for 20years or more to grazing that had been heavily grazed by horses. My filly dropped off drastically and so I bomb drenched her and she came right really fast putting back the condition she had dropped. I put it down to the fact that her previous grazing had been so clean that she suddenly found herself with a burden she couldn't cope with.