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Re: [RC] A Panacur question not asked yet? - heidi

In
theory, if horses are on daily wormer, and daily wormer kills small and
large strongyles at their first and last stages, then is it true you
don't need to purge because they never get encysted?  A vet I used to
use was trying to get me to spend $140 per horse (times 21) to purge.  I
asked him this question and he paused and quietly answered "Well, yes."
Sandra

Well.....no.

First off, unless the horses have ALWAYS been on a daily dewormer (or have
had a good program), you have no way of knowing WHAT they have in terms of
encysted worms.  And if they have a big load, only a certain amount of
them will continue to mature, and come into the gut, where the daily
dewormer will get them.  So to just start on a daily dewormer without
knowing their history could mean a LOOONG time before you get the encysted
ones matured and moved out.  Meanwhile, all the damage of them moving into
the gut continues to occur.

Second, although reports are anecdotal, many of us have seen problems that
seem to be associated with the daily dewormer in endurance horses, and
don't want to use them.  They're great for broodmares, foals, younguns,
etc.  But a lot of us don't want our horses on ANY sort of dewormer close
to ride time.

Third, $140 per horse???  Wow!  A bottle of Safeguard will purge roughly
four adult horses, and costs under $110.  So try more like $27-$28 per
horse, and less if they are younguns or small.

Heidi



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