Re: RC: strongid daily

["Libby O'Quinn" <masndixn@hotmail.com>]

I suppose all this is possible. Endurance does put a horse through alot more 
than usual. I suppose it could be possible that under certain conditions 
this could pose a problem. I have been told that the wormers not absorbed by 
the body so I don't see how it could cause these meltdowns that everybody is 
talking about. I must believe that there is more than meets the eye in these 
cases.


>From: "Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>
>Reply-To: truman.prevatt@netsrq.com
>To: "Libby O'Quinn" <masndixn@hotmail.com>
>CC: jkurtzhall@yahoo.com, ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: Re: RC:  strongid daily
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 19:18:13 -0400
>
>The issue I see with the daily wormier is that while it was tested and 
>approved,
>I sincerely doubt that it was tested where horses were put under the types 
>of
>metabolic stresses that endurance horses are put under. You can also bet 
>your
>bippy that the manufacturer is not all that concerned if there are problems 
>in a
>very small portion of the equine population. It's a big buck maker from 
>them and
>they do have stock holders to answer to who are only concered about the 
>bottom
>line.
>
>There have been enough smoking guns - the only management change was the 
>daily
>wormier - where a horse with no previous metabolic problems starts to get
>metabolic problems that I choose not to use it if I'm riding a lot.  I do 
>and
>have used it for periods of time, but not whild campaigning.
>
>My gut feeling is if experienced vets are swearing at it while others are
>swearing by it, there is still an open question with endurance horses.
>
>Truman
>
>Libby O'Quinn wrote:
>
> > I have my horses on Strongid daily. Through my vets office the makers of
> > strongid have a program that both my horses are enrolled in. I have to
> > purchase the wormer through my vet (documentation) but the makers will 
>pay
> > for any colic related problems under this program....including any 
>surgery.
> > I don't think a company would offer such a program if there was a real
> > problem from this daily wormer. Sounds to me like a good way to go out 
>of
> > business if there was any thing behind colic and strongid.
> >
> > >From: Jennifer Kurtzhall <jkurtzhall@yahoo.com>
> > >To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> > >Subject: RC:  strongid daily
> > >Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:09:38 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >
> > >I've been reading the posts on ridecamp about the dangers of strongid 
>daily
> > >and it happens to coincide with our spring vet visit.  A friend of mine
> > >(many, many miles of endurance) was asking the vet about keeping weight 
>on
> > >her endurance horse who tends to be a bit harder keeper than the other
> > >three she owns. Among other things, the vet suggested  strongid daily, 
>this
> > >person will not use it because of the things she's heard about it. I 
>later
> > >asked the vet what he thought about the warnings we all hear about 
>strongid
> > >daily, his reply was simply, "the horse doesn't absorb the daily 
>wormer,
> > >that's why you give it every day." I am no scientist but that sounded 
>good
> > >to me. My horse has been on it for about five years, three of those 
>years
> > >he's been doing endurance. He's never had metabolic issues or 
>collicked,
> > >it's just a one rat study but I feel fine giving it so far.
> > >
> > >
> > >Jennifer
> > >
> > >
> > >
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