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Post by fleabitten on Feb 22, 2009 12:39:51 GMT
Right. If we get Keiran (pending vet inspection) how should we worm? He will be living on his own and there hasnt been horses in the field since last August - since that, sheep have been grazing but theyre not in the field anymore. So, should we just wait until he is due wormed again or should we do like a 5day worming thing or just give him a syringe? What do you think? Once we get the first worm done, we will either get a plan off the vets or maybe even get the worm count thing done instead. Thanks  |
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Post by ronansmum2 on Feb 22, 2009 17:18:03 GMT
What are his current circumstances? Is he kept with others, hence they will probably have a programme in place. I'd ask the owners what he had last and when then ask your vet for advice when they do the vetting.. I think getting a worm count is a very good idea, I got one for Ronan last year because he seemed quite thin although he was geeting loads of haylage and turnout; this was late spring so there was goodness in the grass. I'd had him aboiut 6 moinths and we weren't really sure of his previous worming prog... I got an "envelope" from the vet and put some droppings in it, answered a few questions, i.e. what he was fed, his t/o regime and how many horses he was turned out with and then sent the package to a lab - the vet had given me the whole thing, all I had to do was send it off. They reported back to the vet after 2 weeks just to confirm he had no worm budren. I think there should be proper 6/8 weekly regime on a yard but as he will be kept alone I am not so sure. Certainly I have heard that sheep "clean" the pasture.  I think... Others will know more I am sure... So this is all looking very promising!!!  |
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Post by fleabitten on Feb 23, 2009 15:40:35 GMT
bumping it up
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Post by haffyfan on Feb 23, 2009 18:43:29 GMT
I would do a sample straight away and work from that especially if he is only going to at home alone as he will be going on clean pasture and not passing anything to others. Remember they don't show up encysted redworm or tapeworm unless the horse has actuyally passed some so this needs worming against routinely aside from the sample reduced program. Westgate labs offer a very fast and efficent service www.westgatelabs.co.uk/ |
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Post by racaille on Feb 24, 2009 11:30:40 GMT
It sounds as though you lot do things differently to us. Our horses' papers are all filled in by the vet so we and he can see what needs doing every time. Obviously at the club they are all done together.
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Post by fleabitten on Feb 24, 2009 21:12:38 GMT
Have just sent away for the worm count thing from Westgate ;D
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Post by florence on Feb 25, 2009 0:12:14 GMT
Have just sent away for the worm count thing from Westgate ;D That's what I would do. |
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Post by ceej on Feb 27, 2009 16:49:51 GMT
I was always taught to worm a new horse for tapeworm as its the one most people forget to do. They often neglect encysted redworms too and now is time for bots, so I would personally use Equest Pramox which does all of those and then start my own programme from here in (if it helps Ive stickied the worming guide I did...)
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