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[RC] Question for the vets - deworming after known exposure? - Kristi SchaafI normally use a conservative deworming program because of our good manure management at home. But we just returned from a wonderful riding vacation where I think my horses were heavily exposed to parasites. They were kept in a small pasture for a week in what at first glance appeared to be lush grass. I noticed right away that they were just kinda picking at it, and on closer inspection I saw that there was a summer's worth of decaying manure coating the whole grass area. I tried to keep them content with lots of hay, but saw them grazing occasionally in the grassy area. So, my question is. WHEN should I deworm them to best hit everything they picked up this week? Right now? Wait a month? They were last wormed with equimectrin in August, and normally I wouldn't worm them again till mid November. This makes me realize that if I start competing a lot next year, I'll have to increase my deworming schedule because of all the exposure in areas that I can't control. Thanks! Kristi iluvdez at yahoo dot com ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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