I have a horse that will not let me deworm her I need help quick.?

Question

She is very sweet smart calm and everything untill you try to deworm her or bute her. I need help because she needs some bute and dewormer right now. The dewormer comes in the tube ready to squirt in her mounth. She will throw her head so far up I cant get anything in there.

Answer 1

My oldest gelding and my step dad's gelding is the same way. What I do is be patient and save them for last.

I have someone help me with controling of the head or allow someone taller than me (16 to 17 handed horses) to place it in their mouth if they fling it too high (as I am 5'3"). yet I can handle it pretty well on my own administerating it.

I would place the tube at the corner of their mouth. I expect them to throw their head and be upset. Then as I keep repeating this. Eventually they will give a few seconds of being calm as I just let the tube just sit at the corner of their mouth.

Then I would quickly place it in and adminster it as my assistant is stretching the head up in the air to allow the beut or wormer to go to the back of the throat. Horses like to open their mouth and try to allow it to fall out.

That is the whole reason to use the head going up to your advantage by holding it there. Rub your fingers down her throat and under her jaw line.

I would also recommend to get the powder beut where you can place it in her grain, brand, sweet feed or other types of feed. There is also worming that can also be adminstered this way too.

Answer 2

First of all, I would not bute and deworm her in the same day. Doing both can cause your horse to colic as both bute and wormer can cause a high reaction of acids in the stomach.
Most methods of restraint in horse related issues cause injury to both horse and owner. I would suggest you try this method for your horse. First take a syringe (no needle) that you use for shots (12-20cc) and put a mixture of sugar/water (you can also try any treat like peppermints or horse treats ground to powder form- mix in a partially empty water bottle) in it also coat the outside (near the tip) of the syringe with sugar. Next, bring the syringe to your horse let her smell and lick the sugar on the outside of the syringe you can even squirt a little in her mouth if she chews on the end. Do not try to put it in her mouth at this point. Then, wet your forefinger and coat it with sugar and put it in her mouth in the space before her molars. Do this until she does not react violently; then place the syringe with the sugar/water in her mouth and squirt some in. Repeat this until she does not throw her head up; then give her a syringe of sugar/water then the bute or wormer right after. Make sure you follow this up with another syringe of sugar/water. Good luck

Answer 3

I had a Saddlebred mare that was IMPOSSIBLE to worm. Then she developed a nerve disorder in her hind end and we had to give her bute daily. We had bright lights in the runway of the barn so I would lead he up so the light was kind of shining in her eye (not to the point of discomfort-she was at least 4 feet away). I would use the light to my advantage and slowly bring the plunger up and WHAMMO shoot it in her mouth before she knew what hit her. Surprisingly enough she never caught on.

Another way is to train them that the plunger is not a bad thing. Keep an old wormer or bute plunger. Clean it out and put applesauce in it and slowly teach her that the plunger is NOT a BAD thing. It will take a lot of time and patience but it should help.

Answer 4

You can do a couple of things. First they sell a wormer that is in a package, sorry can't remember the name, and you put it on their feed and they eat it, it is about 13 bucks so not to expensive. Second they have apple flavor wormer that works if you just put a little in their mouth at once they aren't as bad with taking it, Third have someone who is a tad taller stand with their back up to the horses chest under its neck and hold the nead down as if they are petting it while you give it the wormer. The trick with getting them to eat and just slip it in works if you are quick. Some horses just flat don't like it no matter what you do but I wouldn't tie it to anything while doing it as it can make the horse fight more and both of you could end up hurt. My father-in-law swears by a twitch when it comes to giving anything but to me it is just mean I wouldn't want a string tightened around my lip. Good luck to you just use a lot of patience and a lot of tricks and you will find the solution for you and your horse.

Answer 5

Have you tried the Grooma Easy Wormer Bit? I think Valley Vet sells it.. it's a hollow bit you slip in the horse's mouth, then inject whatever paste meds into the bit and leave the bit there 'till it's dissolved. Costs about $16

Also, remember so many wormers today can be top dressed on feed. As can powdered bute. Ask your vet, too. Maybe they can give a start up dose with a good paste wormer (like ivermectin) then you can continue with a daily top-dress style wormer like Strongid C2X..

Good luck.

Answer 6

Having to deworm many warmblood foals and adults who look at you like they'd rather kick ya than lick ya, came up with a way that works great.
Go out into corral or pasture, no restraints, start feeding them big carrots. When they REALLY start liking that, hold the carrot and the wormer in the other hand, as soon as she starts the second bite, shoot the med into her mouth quickly and hide it behind your back. She'll look at you weird but want the rest of the carrot. Give them to her and tell her what a good girl she was.
Good luck

Answer 7

I had a mare that was the same way (she'd actually rear, it was dangerous) We found that mixing it with branmash and grain and feeding it to her was the best and only way not to stress her out. I know they say not to mix it with food but it does work. She may be picky about the food because she smells the dewormer, but throw in treats (carrot, apples, her favorites!) and she make take it all down.

Answer 8

Put you arm around her nose hand hold it tight, but not tight enough to keep her from breathing. Then squirt the wormer in her mouth and grab her chin and hold her head high up in the air so she has to swallow it. Make sure you aim the wormer towards the back of the mouth

Answer 9

If you use a rope halter it will make it alot easier. Put pressure on the poll(behind the ears) and as soon as her head comes down take the pressure off. Keep doing this until she will hold her head down.

Good luck

Answer 10

my pony was the exact same way. and why shouldn't they be? they understand it's a poinson you're trying to cram down their throat! it is almost exactly the same as spraying raid into someone's face. seriously, this is what your horse views it as.

get a wormer that is flavored. they have some that horses seem to like. I don't know what it's called, but go to your feed store and ask. trust me, you will not be able to get it in your horse's mouth if she doesn't want you to.

good luck!