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BTW, Wormwood is a natural de-wormers that can be put into feed.




> From: Bette Lamore <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Lif Strand <lif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Ivermectin
> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 10:47:04 -0800
>
> I agree, Lif
> MUCH easier than the paste-- horses can't spit it out-- it is a little oily 
> and sticks to their mouth! I use 10 cc for up to a 1200lb horse. You can 
> get the Ivermec for cattle (be sure to get the one that is NOT the PLUS 
> one-- has something added that is only good for cattle) on-line-- Jeffers 
> is usually the cheapest and it works out to under $4/horse.
> Lately, though, Jeffers has been having specials on their paste horse 
> wormers-- ivermectin-- at $3.39/tube. I got that thinking the horses would 
> like the apple flavor and be happier about worming-- wrong! Some still 
> managed to surprise me and spit some out. The liquid Ivermec is much easier 
> to give them. Also, sometimes you can find Equimec (Same thing) on sale 
> there. When there is a price difference (for some reason, drug 
> manufacturers think that horse people have more money to spend than cattle 
> people-- have they looked at the price of beef lately!!!), go for the 
> Ivermec for cattle-- identical unless you get the BAD PLUS one (cannot 
> stress that enough!)
> Bette, who has a herd and cannot afford to buy Zymectrin at $13+/tube!!!
> Bette Lamore
> Whispering Oaks Arabians
> Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
> who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
> http://www.arabiansporthorse.com
>
> "Life is not  a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely
> in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
> thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --WOW-- what
> a ride !! "
>
>
> Lif Strand wrote:
> > At 10:16 AM 3/6/2006, Ridecamp Guest wrote:
> >
> > > A vet told me I could give it to horses as a drench rather than as an 
> > > injection, but I haven't tried that - I just use the paste wormers for 
> > > the horses.
> >
> >
> > I used the cattle/injectible as an oral wormer for years.  Squirting a 
> > relatively small amount of liquid in a horse's mouth from a narrow syringe 
> > (without the needle, of course) is way easier than squishing in a glob of 
> > paste which can be spit out so easily from a fat tube.
>
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