Just curious
2006-10-02 14:16:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
go to this site and it will answer all your questions
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/deworming/index.html
2006-10-02 14:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by mysticideas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the type of worms. The horse does not gain weight no matter how much feed it eats, and if the worms are advanced the horse will lose weight. If it is a tape worm, at times one can actually see the worm half in and half out. Very disgusting - and poor horse!
2006-10-02 14:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by miriam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most obvious reason is how the horse looks. If you are properly feeding it and it begins to lose weight rather quickly and can't gain it back, that's a sure sign that your horse is suffering from worms.
Other symptoms include stamping of the rear feet, or trying to bite itself on the stomach, or any signs of discomfort are another sign. And then there's the obvious sign of seeing worms in the horse's manure.
Get a vet out there ASAP so they can deworm the horse.
2006-10-02 19:41:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there;
Poor coat, listless, excessive tail rubbing (almost to the point that their tail looks like an old boars hair brush), colic, evidence of worms in the road apples ( this would be in a bad case), increase of appetite but no weight gain or even weight loss with no explanation.
Worming is part and parcel of horse ownership (like shoeing and yearly vet visits). If you have any question about internal parasites, simply take a fresh fecal sample to your vet and have them check it.
2006-10-02 14:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by snowelprd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Symptoms of worms in horses are scratching their bottom against the fence or tree and messed up hair at the top of the tail. Dull coat, loss of apetite.
2006-10-02 14:24:59 · answer #5 · answered by paynekirsten 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most common symptom is they stamp their back feet just a short time after they start eating. Other symptoms follow that one.
2006-10-02 14:23:39 · answer #6 · answered by wrivkah97845 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bloated bellies...and i think they still eat, because they are trying to get back the nutrients they are losing from the worms...
2006-10-02 14:21:39 · answer #7 · answered by cherrydevil119 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White, wiggley things in the horse poop.
2006-10-02 14:23:45 · answer #8 · answered by damndirtyape212 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are not eating or if they are loosing weight.
2006-10-02 14:18:38 · answer #9 · answered by redneckgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋