Sunday, May 27, 2012

Equine Supplement As Well As Horse Parasites

By Mark Givens


A fantastic equine supplement is wonderful for your horse's health, especially in stopping diseases. Internal parasitic organisms - away from sight, away from mind - could kill your horse. While they may be out of sight, they're doing substantial damage internally. At the absolute minimum, parasites can steal nutrients from your horse and result in intestinal discomfort. The bad news is, uncontrolled they can result in intestinal colic, intestinal ruptures as well as death.

The three top considerations to offer your horse for his good health are clean water, top quality feed and a good de-worming plan. And this makes you really stop and think. Did you understand that there are a lot more than 150 parasites that invade horses? The most common are large stronglyes (aka bloodworms), small stronglyes, ascarids, pinworms, bots, tapeworms, threadworms as well as lungworms. And consider this, many of these species lay up to 200,000 eggs a day. Those numbers are incredible.

The thing regarding these unwanted organisms is that they may be found in your horse all at once, just in various lifecycle stages. So indeed, while your horse may look happy and healthy, you don't know what's going on inside. These noiseless killers can damage tissues and essential organs, major blood vessels, bring about obstructions and ulcerations in the digestive system. Pinworms really can irritate horses and result in intense rectal itching. Some signs of infestation may (and may is actually the operative term, since you won't generally see warning signs of problems externally) include things like dull, rough fur, weight loss, tail rubbing (hair thinning), colic, depressive disorders, coughing/nasal release, appetite loss etc. The best thing to do if you see some of these symptoms is speak to your Doctor about having a fecal assessment.

Won't I notice them worms in the manure? Answer is no, you will not, but the eggs are going to be noticeable to the Veterinarian in a microscope. By counting the kinds and amount of eggs, the Vet can then tell you which de-worming plan works. This test in combination with a good worming plan will keep your animals protected from the problems of pests.You may give wormer 4 ways, oral paste syringe, oral liquid syringe, nasogastric pipe and as a feed ingredient. In many cases horses won't eat something they smell in their feed, so if you could work with the other 2 methods, you would accomplish worming successfully. Nasogastric tubes would be best left for the Doctor to administer wormer. Make sure you give the proper dose and at the proper time - usually every six to eight weeks. (foals will differ, look at your wormer labeling)

A good equine supplement will help your horse be healthy particularly if they are plagued with parasites. The 3 methods are effective. The trick is that the deworming product has to be given in the appropriate dose (provided by weight) in the correct time, and that they in fact swallow the wormer. To make sure they do swallow the dose, you can do 1 of 2 things - put your thumbs into either side of their mouth to make them open their mouth and swallow the paste or liquid they had been holding inside their mouth, or put your hand under their chin and tip their head up so they have to swallow. For the best worming schedule, talk to the Doctor. The needs of the herd may vary if you have all ages and phases of equines from foals to old campaigners.




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