Worming question

[Finlib]

I am intending to tape worm my horses next week with Equitape. I want to then worm with Eraquell.
How long should I leave in beween each wormer.
I won't use Equest pramox as I had an adverse reaction in one of my horses ( he didn't have a high worm burden as he had been worm counted regularly).
Any thoughts?

 

[dianchi]

Why do you want to worm them? Have you had a positive egg count?

 

[Silverfire]

I am intending to tape worm my horses next week with Equitape. I want to then worm with Eraquell.
How long should I leave in beween each wormer.
I won't use Equest pramox as I had an adverse reaction in one of my horses ( he didn't have a high worm burden as he had been worm counted regularly).
Any thoughts?

Encysted redworm don't show up in wormcounts. If your horse had an adverse reaction to pramox then i woud be far more worried about encysted redworm than tapeworm. Eraquell does not treat encysted only panacur five days or equest/pramox will. Equimax is similar to equitape and also contains ivermectin and will do tapeworm and other worms at same time but it doesn't treat encysted.

 

[Polos Mum]

Maybe give whoever does your worm counts a quick call and ask them about the gap - I'd leave a week or so but that's a complete guess.
I agree with above re encysted worms - why don't you use plain Equest to treat those then equitape later on for the tape worms. I understand it's the combination of the two drugs together in Equest Paramox that people have concerns about.

 

[dalidaydream]

It's too early to worm for encysted - wait until after the first hard frost

 

[Buddy'sMum]

Encysted redworm don't show up in wormcounts. If your horse had an adverse reaction to pramox then i woud be far more worried about encysted redworm than tapeworm.

^This^

Encysted larvae account for about 90% of the redworm burden so a low count doesn't necessarily mean that your horse doesn't have a high encysted burden.