Re: RC: strongid daily

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

The issue I see with the daily wormier is that while it was tested and approved,
I sincerely doubt that it was tested where horses were put under the types of
metabolic stresses that endurance horses are put under. You can also bet your
bippy that the manufacturer is not all that concerned if there are problems in a
very small portion of the equine population. It's a big buck maker from them and
they do have stock holders to answer to who are only concered about the bottom
line.

There have been enough smoking guns - the only management change was the daily
wormier - where a horse with no previous metabolic problems starts to get
metabolic problems that I choose not to use it if I'm riding a lot.  I do and
have used it for periods of time, but not whild campaigning.

My gut feeling is if experienced vets are swearing at it while others are
swearing by it, there is still an open question with endurance horses.

Truman

Libby O'Quinn wrote:

> I have my horses on Strongid daily. Through my vets office the makers of
> strongid have a program that both my horses are enrolled in. I have to
> purchase the wormer through my vet (documentation) but the makers will pay
> for any colic related problems under this program....including any surgery.
> I don't think a company would offer such a program if there was a real
> problem from this daily wormer. Sounds to me like a good way to go out of
> business if there was any thing behind colic and strongid.
>
> >From: Jennifer Kurtzhall <jkurtzhall@yahoo.com>
> >To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> >Subject: RC:  strongid daily
> >Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:09:38 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >
> >I've been reading the posts on ridecamp about the dangers of strongid daily
> >and it happens to coincide with our spring vet visit.  A friend of mine
> >(many, many miles of endurance) was asking the vet about keeping weight on
> >her endurance horse who tends to be a bit harder keeper than the other
> >three she owns. Among other things, the vet suggested  strongid daily, this
> >person will not use it because of the things she's heard about it. I later
> >asked the vet what he thought about the warnings we all hear about strongid
> >daily, his reply was simply, "the horse doesn't absorb the daily wormer,
> >that's why you give it every day." I am no scientist but that sounded good
> >to me. My horse has been on it for about five years, three of those years
> >he's been doing endurance. He's never had metabolic issues or collicked,
> >it's just a one rat study but I feel fine giving it so far.
> >
> >
> >Jennifer
> >
> >
> >
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