Newer deworming advice - Horse Illustrated Apr 2010 article

peachpie · Newer deworming advice - Horse Illustrated Apr 2010 article

When the vet came to my big barn for inoculation day, my horse practically pooped into a plastic bag in my pocket (such luck) and I asked & paid for a fecal check to see what he had and which class of dewormer my vet would recommend. It came back as no worms! I am so glad to not have do the rotational guessing game any more.
Another person who owns maybe a couple dozen horses does the rotational worming all year long at great expense & probably discomfort to her horses. It is like shooting blind. She will never know which of her horses are heavy shedders or whether she can spare the effort & expense. Anyway, it was somebody on this forum who first highlighted this article and for that I am thankful!

appellativo

You're welcome! :D

We have tried to do a sort of rotation of different wormers. Now that I've had her tested and she's negative, I'm wondering if I should just keep doing what we're doing (barn manager at boarding facility) or if we'd be able to just test every three months or so and then worm as necessary. What are you going to do?

peachpie

I have the same question, but when the vet called I wasn't home. I will ask her when I can catch her. She may suggest testing at certain intervals. Will let you know. BTW, how did you see the article - it just arrived at our store.

thelmanelle

I would be interested in the article?

I do worm on a regular basis living in a warmer climate with high humidity.

We get about every pests, worm, etc. known to man and not known.

We do spread the manure around. I will say that my mare, Summer, had an allergic reaction to one type of wormer. Her mouth got swollen. So she will not be getting that one again.

I use a variety, so that it is not the same to hit bots, hookworms, etc.

PasoBaby_CarolU

I would still worm, at least once a year with a broad spectrum wormer. Pinworms and tapeworms do not show up in fecal egg counts and can still cause a great deal of damage. Even strongyles at certain stages do not show up in tests.

peachpie

Thanks, Paso. I will inquire re "our" worms and get advice.
Sonya, the article is in the new April issue of Horse Illustrated.