Can you deworm a pregnant mare

We therefore recommend monitoring worm egg levels WEC as for adult horses above and giving a moxidectin or ivermectin wormer within the last month of pregnancy. Worming Advice It is very important horses are treated individually according to faecal egg count results to prevent over-worming 4 NEVER overdose your horse.

The biggest thing to remember when worming your pregnant mare is product selection. During pregnancy, your worming program should continue with doses every weeks or as per the recommendations of the product used by your veterinarian. A faecal egg count, followed by a faecal egg count reduction test, is integral to ensuring your worming program is efficient and effective.

To find out more, call us on 07 or email info eevs. Using these results, you and your veterinarian will be able to devise a worming program that targets the specific parasites affecting your mare and property. If the vet does not call you within 10 minutes, please call again and the pager service will contact the vet again.

As we are a specialist referral hospital, there is always someone on site. If you are coming directly to the hospital, please ring first as we may be dealing with other emergency cases. The hospital electric security gates are closed from 8pm to 6am and you will need to ring the gate phone to gain entrance.

For hospital appointments and referrals , contact Anna Greensmith on selecting option 2 for the hospital. For account queries , contact selecting option 3 for accounts or contact Jenny Forbes on Worm throughout pregnancy as usual, but it it important to check the wormer is licenced for broodmares. We would also recommend worming during the foaling period, either in the week before or after. Please see our advice for worming broodmares and youngstock here , or call the clinic on and speak to any of our vets for guidance.

The mare should not be wormed until at least 2 weeks after foaling unless under veterinary supervision. Single dose of fenbendazole Panacur. Then worm count and treat every weeks until 6 months old rotating the use of pyrantel and fenbendazole single doses.

Blood test or treatment for possible encysted Redworm dose plus resistance test to check for treatment efficacy. Gluck Equine Research Center. Home Info Zone What do I worm my horse with? Pregnant mares, foals and youngstock under 4. The mare in pregnancy Good management begins before the foal is born. Due date Threadworm, Strongyloides westeri is the first parasite to be concerned with.

One month to six months The next parasite foals are likely to encounter is the ascarid, Parascaris equorum - these are huge creamy white worms which can grow to 40cm in length, a very large worm for small foals to carry. Six months to yearling As the foal gets older and grazes more, the risk of other parasites such as the small redworm, Cyathastomins and large redworm - Strongylus vulgaris , and tapeworm, Anoplocephala perfoliata , take over.

General Notes Moxidectin is not a suitable drug for young foals until they have a sufficient covering of body fat. Ivermectin is not the best choice of product for routine dosing of young horses as there is some known resistance to ascarids.