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DEWORMING PROTOCOL
Feb/Mar: Panacur or
Safeguard. These products have good coverage of large
roundworms which can survive the cold weather here in
Minnesota.
May/June: Quest
Plus. This product is very effective in eliminating
tapeworms. It also has been shown to be the most
effective treatment for encysted small strongyles.
Aug/Sept: Ivermectin.
This product is very effective against bots. Larvae of
the Bot Fly build up in the stomach over the summer so
it is good to use Ivermectin at the end of the summer to
get rid of them.
Nov/Dec: Quest Plus.
Its good to hit those tapeworms twice per year!
Deworming Foals
Foals can build up a parasite burden much faster than a
mature horse. For this reason, we recommend deworming
foals MONTHLY from 1-2 months of age until 12 months of
age.
Month 1: Panacur or Safeguard
Month 2: Ivermectin
Month 3: Panacur or Safeguard
Month 4: Strongid
Month 5: Panacur or Safeguard
Month 6: Ivermectin
....and so and so forth....
Tips for deworming
- Give the dewormer before feeding your horse their
grain. Or, if the horse has a mouthful of hay or grain,
remove them from food sources for a few minutes. If
their mouth is full of food they will spit out the
dewormer with the half-chewed food.
- After giving the dewormer, hold the horses head up the
air for a moment or two. Hold the deworming syringe
sideways in their mouth, like a bit, to encourage them
to move the dewormer around their mouth and swallow.
This way they won't be as likely to spit out the
dewormer.
- For young and elderly horses, as well as ponies and
minis, be sure to dose the product appropriately
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