Another worming question

[wingnut]

It was recommended to me that we use a 3-way rotational schedule for our worming program. This worked perfectly for our yearling as she was given Ivermectin paste a month before we bought her and brought her home. So she was ready to move right into the recommended schedule and we gave her StronglyCare (Pyrantel Pamoate-based wormer) in May. The next med on the the list for July is Safe-Guard (fenbendazole).

Our mare was wormed just before she was delivered to us in early May. She was given Ivermectin at that time.

Yesterday, I gave them both the Safe-Guard (fenbendazole).

For September, the Ivermectin is scheduled next in the rotation.

Should I be concerned that the mare is she's getting the Ivermectin "close together" in this rotation? I'm concerned that we've missed a "type" of wormer in the mare because she was given the Ivermectin in May when my rotation schedule recomended the StronglyCare (pyrantel pamoate).

Or should I just relax? She'll be on "schedule" going forward and all will be fine?

 

[Mona]

I would just go ahead and deworm her with the same as the rest of your herd will be getting so she gets into the rotation. A few rounds of Ivermectin certainly won't harm her, and at least she is being wormed with something.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

There is no need really to rotate, and doing so can, if you do not get the timing right, actually be harmful.

I use Ivermectin as a base and just add the 5 day Fenbendazole when I need it (twice a year in my case) and the Praziquantel for Tapeworms also twice a year, but both these are given as well as, not instead of, the Ivermectin.

 

[Matt73]

There is no need really to rotate, and doing so can, if you do not get the timing right, actually be harmful.I use Ivermectin as a base and just add the 5 day Fenbendazole when I need it (twice a year in my case) and the Praziquantel for Tapeworms also twice a year, but both these are given as well as, not instead of, the Ivermectin.

Isn't that a rotating schedule, then?

 

[Jill]

I do similar to Jane / Rabbit... However, anytime I get a new horse, no matter where he or she came from, I always deworm immediately with Ivermectin. Then they go on the same schedule as my other horses.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Matt, not really as I do not ever use anything instead of Ivermectin, as I said, only as well as.

So I do not use Ivermectin then Strongid, then whatever, I use Ivermectin + Praziquantel (nothing else gets Tapeworms) and Ivermectin + Fenbendazole (nothing else gets encysteds) do you see??

Yes, Jill, I agree, obviously you need to worm all newcomers, not just accept the person who sold them to you's word that they are wormed, I am afraid I worm any visiting mares irrespective of what I am told...