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Member: Sassy2 |
Posted on Saturday, Jul 24, 2004 - 7:42 am: My girlfriend, came to me and ask me, what I would recommend she wants too worm her mares that are due in about a week or so. If, she should worm them now, or wait. Her mares are not on a worming schedule. What would you reccommend too wait after the foal is born or before. Or doesn't it matter? What product Ivermetin, or something else. Thanks a lot, I can always, count on this forum too get clear answers back. And it is reassuring, when I come across a problem that I'm not the only one that needs answers. |
Member: Ryle |
Posted on Saturday, Jul 24, 2004 - 9:28 am: I would say deworm the mare since the mare is going to be the foals first source of intestinal parasites like Strongyloides westeri which can be passed thru the mare's milk. Ivermectin or an Ivermectin/Praziquantil combo dewormer can be used in pregnant mares.Whether she deworms the mare or not before foaling, it is recommended to deworm foals monthly for the first year as they are more susceptible to intestinal parasites than adult horses. And it may be beneficial to deworm her foal as early as 7-10 days of age as S. westeri is implicated in foal heat diarrhea. Ivermectin is approved in foals as young as 7 days old and I've seen foal heat diarrhea stop within a day of it's administration. I hope she has a healthy, happy baby and a problem free delivery. Cindy D. |
Member: Eoeo |
Posted on Saturday, Jul 24, 2004 - 9:44 am: I would wait until the 2nd day after foaling. If you worm now, since she isn't on a deworming program, she might end up with colic from massive die off. Then again, depending on her situation, she might have just a small parasite population. Worming isn't high on the list of things to do apparently so I would mess around with it this close to foaling. She will get any migrating worms at 2 days post foaling. Worm the baby with safegard at 1 month. Did she give her any vaccinations? EO |
Moderator: DrO |
Posted on Saturday, Jul 24, 2004 - 5:01 pm: Both posts above have merit except for the Safe-Guard recommendation, a product we do not recommend. We have an article that describes the deworming of pregnant mares and foals, see Care for Horses » Deworming & Parasite Control » Deworming Schedules. If it is possible the mare might be made ill by deworming see the deworming section of Care for Horses » Nutrition » Rehabilitating Malnourished Horses. It will explain how to diagnose the condition and deal with it safely.DrO |
Member: Eoeo |
Posted on Sunday, Jul 25, 2004 - 7:13 am: Dr. O, curious as to why you don not recommend using safegard? I thought it was a mild wormer, and when used with a follow up of ivermectin in a couple of weeks worked okay. EO |
Moderator: DrO |
Posted on Sunday, Jul 25, 2004 - 11:52 am: Safequard is a benzimadazole and we explain why we do not recommend them in the article Overview of Deworming.DrO |