Worming Question?

Question

We are treating my horse for a bad case of worms and we are debating over how often he can be paste wormed. We wormed him on Friday, what is the soonest we can worm him again? One person said 3 days and another has said a week. Anyone know the protocal?

Answer 1

Hello , OK well as most people would properly agree you don't want a massive number of Worms killed at once as it can cause a bad case of colic and he can get VERY VERY sick if the colic is caused by dead worms (sorry to say )

How much did you give him on Friday ?? you should have even him muby half of his dose so just half of his normal does then giving him a the other half more in about 4 days after until there no sings on anymore worms keep repeating this  you need to do this over time and slowly other wise he can end up VERY sick, and I can not stress enough how impotent it is to worm your horse at lease every 6 weeks - some people worm every 8 weeks but the worms can really make the horse sick and it can be prevented so try putting him on a DE-wormer every 6 weeks depending on the De wormer used and change the wormer each time you worm as there body gets use to that one wormer and it does not work over time , I hope this help good luck

and depending on how much womer was even a FULL does or half a dose depends on when you will give the next does

Thanks

Answer 2

You're best bet would be to ask your vet. Your horses weight and age make a difference too.

Answer 3

As long as it isn't Quest wormer then you can give  multiple doses. Ivermectin should be able to get all of the worms in one dose, but it wouldn't hurt to follow up within 2 weeks to a month. I would then worm every six to eight weeks.

Answer 4

How old is your horse?

I bought a weanling that was infested with worms and was told to buy 2 different types of wormers and worm him everyday for a week, rotating the wormers everyday.

Answer 5

I've not dealt directly with this kind of situation, but I would tend to go easy on the wormers.  Did you worm the horse for tapeworm the first time around?  If so I'd leave it for two weeks and then have a worm egg count done - you may find that once was enough.  If you didn't worm for tapeworm, get that done reasonably soon but perhaps ten days after the first wormer.  You could always ring up your local horse rescue charity as I'm sure this would be the kind of thing they would deal with regularly, probably more often than your vet would.  For more info on new thinking on worming in general, have a look at the blog page of my website, www.soloequestrian.com.  There is a huge tendency for horse-owners to over-worm and it's now being suggested that horses are probably healthier with a low to moderate worm burden because they've evolved alongside the worms and their systems are geared up to deal with them.

Answer 6

You don't want massive numbers of worms killed off all at once, so the vet should be involved in advising you on that.  The overall health of the horse should be taken into consideration in determining how to go about it.

Answer 7

If he is that badly infested I would get a vet out to drench him that way you can be sure that he is treated properly and that you get rid of all the parasites.  Sometimes regular wormers aren't enough and he might also need some supplements to replace what the worms have taken from him as i'm sure he feels very run down so the vet could also advise you on this.

Answer 8

You should contact your vet about this problem.  Only he can give you sound advice when it comes to your horse's health.  But in the future, he should be put on a regular rotation schedule for worming.  For example, the first time you worm him, use fenbendazole.  Then three months later, use ivermectin, and then three months later, use pyrantel pamoate.  Three months after that, start the rotation all over again.  All these wormers are sold under very common brand names.  Just look at the package carefully to know which wormer is which.  This should keep him healthy and happy.  Oh, and never give him more than his correct dose.  Ask your vet to estimate his weight for you, and worm him according to his weight.  Here's a handy guide, too.  http://www.cowboyway.com/HowTo/HorseWeig...

Good luck with your horse.