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Hello all! I'm so excited to be a part of this wonderful little community and I want to share the life of my two minis, Dio and Butters. Dio and Butters were part a group of neglected mares and foals rescued from a kill pen by a local miniature horse rescue. They stayed at the rescue then a...

Thank you Marsha, I'll hold off on dosing unless the pinworms decide to show their faces again. I'm very glad we seemed to have caught the problem at the right time. There's nothing like seeing a fresh pile of manure absolutely crawling with worms! I'm still keeping a close eye on their manure...

The boys have been doing very well, they got their second dose of pyrantel a couple weeks ago and there were no sheds after that dose. I have hope these buggers are a thing of the past but I'm still planning on doing some more doses just in case. At what point do you think I'd be safe to stop...

Thank you as always Marsha! I'm giving a 1/4 cup Aloe Vera too, but I've added a little more along with pre/pro biotics to soothe their bellies today. These worms are keeping me on my toes for sure, but the liquid suspension has been a lifesaver so I don't have to traumatize these babies with...

All has been well on the pinworm front until yesterday evening, one of the boys had a single incident of diarrhea with a single pinworm in it. I was planning to do a second dose of the pyrantel at 4 weeks which would be next week. Should I dose now since it looks like the lifecycle is starting...

It's been pretty good so far, thank you! They got a proper dose of the suspension and I saw some dead pinworms in their manure the next day. The vet came out a few days ago and we discussed the negative fecal test, she was glad I started the pyrantel for the pinworms and had no other concerns. I...

Thank you! I'm sure the 1g max dose is only for human concern, a full size horse would need around 60mL just for a single dose. I've done a single dose for now and will probably do a double dose on the second go-around since it is recommended for pinworms.

That does help, thank you! Looks like the paste and suspension are given in about the same amount. My miscalculation gave them less than 50mg so I'll be giving them a proper dose now. I've been scrutinizing every suspicious looking piece of undigested hay in their manure since I first saw the...

I'm thinking I may have miscalculated my numbers and way underdosed this stuff! Anyone good with numbers? The pyrantel pamoate suspension has 50mg/mL and vet recommends 3mg per pound of body weight - I measured my boys at ~200lbs so that would be 600mg of suspension. Since it has 50mg/mL they...

Finally got the suspension and dosed them this morning. Based on the pinworm information Marsha provided I'm thinking I will dose again in 6 weeks and repeat several more times. I've been able to clean and vaseline their rears and I've diligently looked for any trace of live worms or eggs and so...

I'll hopefully get some vaseline on them tonight, one might be more difficult than the other (the one shedding the worms of course). The suspension is a concentrated liquid version of pyrantel pamoate so a small amount is used and can be mixed in with feed, I believe it's sweetened as well to...

Ugh I spoke too soon, there were several piles of soft manure with lots of pinworms tonight. I've got probios so I started that tonight and I'll order prebiotics now. I think I'll go ahead and order the pyrantel suspension online too instead of waiting to get it from the vet. Hopefully it'll get...

Wonderful, I see my vet has pyrantel pamoate suspension which can be mixed in to feed! These boys are not ready to take on the syringe just yet so that will be very helpful. I've done so much research to make sure I can do the best I can for these boys. I was just shocked to see dozens of live...

I dropped off fecals a couple days ago and just called to see if the results were in, the assistant said both fecals were negative. She is going to have the vet follow up with any recommendations but that won't be until next week. I know pinworms don't show up with fecal testing but I wanted to...

Oh boy! Thank you so much, I'll send you a message. Luckily no other horses around, but only the one has the problem, the other is perfect. I'm guessing I'll have to do treatment for both since they live together?

I have two yearling rescue minis and tonight one had soft manure loaded with live pinworms. I'll be calling the vet tomorrow to get a fecal done and see what they recommend but I'm very interested to hear from all you mini experts here. What does everyone recommend for treating pinworms in their...