"That Darn WORM"
Every 3 months one is told to deworm your horses/ponies and we tend to say why??

Well ,  thanks to an invite ,  I got a big wake up call. Them "WORMS" can KILL.

The point is ,  if you have animals and now I am also adding in all my 4 legged friends deworming is a must. One only thinks of horses and dogs when the word "DEWORM" is talked about, but even people should "DEWORM" themselves.

Now down to all my friends. When one deworm's horses/ponies every 3 months there is a table that one can work from to keep cost down.

Date Horse 1 Horse 2  Horse 3
March (mid/late) Pegasol Bimectin  
May (late)/ June (early) Panacur (daily for 5 days) Panacur (daily for 5 days) Panacur (daily for 5 days)
September (late)   Pegasol Bimectin
December (mid) Pegamax   Pegamax
 
 You will see that each horse has only been given 3 out of    4, this is to prevent the worms  from becoming  immune to the dewormer. Over 2 years each horse will have been give all 4. If you use all 4 then you will protect your horse from all the worms ,  which will be a good thing.

The first table is for 2 to 5 horses/ponies. When the yard has more than 5 one must work out a table like this:-

Date Stable 1- 5 Stable 6-10
March (mid/late) Bimectin  
April (mid/late)   Pegasol
May (late)/ June (early) Panacur (daily for 5 days)  
June (late)/ July (early)   Panacur (daily for 5 days)
September (late) Pegasol  
October (late)   Bimectin
December (mid) Pegamax  
January (mid)   Pegamax

In this table you will see how all 4 are used.

Please note that this info is very basic and just a guide and must not be taken verbatim. One must talk to your vet and also the shop's that sell the products.

Intervet are running specials at this time.

So stop of at your tak shop and ask for help.