Re: Worming

["Duncan Fletcher" <dfletche@gte.net>]

I live in central Western Washington (Snohomish County) and tapes apparently
do exist here (now exactly how common I don't know) - had a discussion with
my vet about the necessity of treating for them.

For horses routinely dewormed, excessive die off should not be a problem.
For a horse with unknown worming history the problem is real - consult your
vet

Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Rayna5@aol.com <Rayna5@aol.com>

>Hello all,
>
>The letters concerning worming, quoted briefly below ,have gotton me
thinking
>about something I have noticed in my own horse, that no one has been able
to
>explain.
>
>
>

>I was excited to read about the symtoms regarding tapeworms, mostly
>unthriftiness, pickiness, gas,and diarhea, As my horse had all the symptoms
>and I figured I found a way to correct it.  So I did a triple dose of
paste,
>and was amazed at the results!  She hasn't had any problem since, and I
worm
>her with a triple dose every 6 months as recommended. I also worm inbetween
>with Zimectrin.
>
>Here's where things get weird : My vet says we don't have tapeworms in this
>area.
>SW Washington State.
>So my question is this; Am I killing off tapeworms, or is it really small
>strongyles?  Does it matter?
>
>Also, Way back when Zimectrin first came out, I seem to remember some
>controversy/problems with it's use in grey horses.  Am I getting senile,
(at
>36) or
>did this get worked out?  Seems like there was a problem with Zimectrin
>killing off too many worms all at once, then causing problems with colic,
or
>maybe it was toxicity?  (Or maybe I am just getting senile!?)  : )
>
>So, obviously, any thoughts anyone has on wormers will probably be better
than
>the vacuum that seems to exsist in my head now. LOL
>
>Hope you are all out riding!!!!!
>
>Julie and Rayna
>