worming...?

Question

how often do you worm your horses. i've heard everyday (daily dewormers), ive heard every four, three, and two months, and every six weeks. i worm every three months.

Answer 1

well you can do it a few different ways. daily with those dewormers, if you can keep it consistant. worming every 3 months isn't sufficient enough to kill of all the parasites and keep them gone. that is why the manufacturers reccomend every 6-8 weeks. Personally I worm monthly. I rotate wormers. esp if my horses have been out in pasture I use the zimectrin gold for the tapeworms. I always give my horses the full dose syringe even if they arent' 1200#. this way if I miss a month by accident no biggie. they are still ok. my horses look and feel great, always have a nice shine to them and never have weight issues. good luck and hope this helps

Answer 2

It depends on where you live and what you are worming for. Generally if you are using a paste dewormer you do every 2-3 months. My horses are on daily dewormers so they just get paste dewormers twice a year for certain parasite risks that aren't covered by their daily dewormer. If you have questions, I would recommend talking to your vet to see what is a risk in your area, what your horse(s) are at risk for and what your options are.

Answer 3

There are daily dewormers, and if you use these, you just need to use a regular paste wormer once every six months (so twice per year). If you don't want to use a daily dewormer, then I would reccomend using a paste dewormer every other month (six times per year), per horse.

Answer 4

It depend on what dewormer you use-some are stronger and last longer than others. Read dosage on info pamphlet of dewormer.

Answer 5

It depends on the dewormer. Check it, read the directions and if you stil aren's sure ask your vet.