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posted 12-19-2003 08:52 AM         

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My vet recommends deworming on a regular, preventative basis. Is this potentially harmful to the dog, or a good idea?

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posted 12-19-2003 11:28 AM         

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Jimaya, I do not worm as often as the packages say to. They recommend every month, I just don't do that. I deworm the dogs when I do my horse, every 8 weeks. I have not seen worms in my dogs feces since I first got them as puppies. Of course that doesn't mean they don't have a few...they probably do at all times. I was going to ask my vet if I should worm the dogs for the same things I worm the horse for throughout the year. We rotate wormers for different kinds of worms with the horses by season...I don't know if I should do the same for the dogs.

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posted 12-19-2003 12:39 PM         

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Maisey, You worm your horses every 8 weeks??? That doesn't sound right? I know you shoul worm for the first time and then 14 days later give another dose. You may want to change wormers to the 6 month dose. Wormers can be harmful to the horses, can cause ulcers and other digestive problems.

As for dogs, mine get wormed every 30-45 days. When Charllotte was pregnant we only wormed her once during pregnancy towards the end. The vet did it and said it would help the puppies out as well when they were born, After that she had all 7 healthy babies three weeks later.

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posted 12-19-2003 01:07 PM         

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Everyone here worms every 8 weeks. Well not everyone ..but the majority. There are three basic ways to worm that I am aware of. Purging is doing heavy deworming every year or every 6 months...I don't like this, i find it harsh and risky (JMO), daily wormers, and the schedule I follow which is similar to this one.

Paste Dewormers

February 15: Ivermectin (Various trade names, including Rotectin 1, Eqvalan, Equimectrin)

April 15: Moxidectin (Quest), single dose given one time; or Fenbendazole (Panacur), double dose given once a day for 5 days

June 1: Ivermectin

August 1: Ivermectin

October 1: Pyrantel (Strongid or Rotectin 2), double dose given one time

November 15: Ivermectin

I do the last in December. This schedule was recommended by my old vet and my new vet. I chose not to do a daily wormer.

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posted 12-19-2003 01:24 PM         

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I have never dewormed my dogs and I have eneverheard of doing it fomr maintenance, is this common?

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posted 12-19-2003 02:15 PM         

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Ok your right, I looked it up and the majority of the horses that are confined to small spaces and usually less than 2 acres do require routine wormings, My horses have 5 acres a peice, so they only require the twice a year wormer. I've never had a problem with it. But I've heard of horses having serious ulcers from over worming.

Thanks again. Good info.

Honeybear, yes you do need to worm. even though your dogs may stay inside, they can still get worms and they can cause serious problems.

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posted 12-19-2003 04:22 PM         

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My horse is on 5 acres as well, but it may have something to do with area as well...I don't know maybe which part of the country you are in or the weather have something to do with it. As in maybe freezing temps for prolonged periods destroy some of the problems in the ground??? I don't know. I will not use Quest wormer because I personally know 2 people who lost their horses to this. It's very strong and harsh. I can look at my mare and know when she is due to be wormed, my trainer pointed out one day that the hair on her tail was sticking out in every direction and asked when she was due to be wormed...I told him the next week and he nodded. I thought he was full of horse hooey but I paid attention and sure enough it happens everytime she is close to needing to be wormed and within a day or two of worming the hair lays down smooth again. I can't explain that to you...but I see it. She is not a tail rubber, and never has been so I know thats not a reason.

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