tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post3929652528397400047..comments2023-11-03T06:05:46.836-07:00Comments on The Reeling: An Unexpected Mareventure: The Great Deworming DebacleAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-31033479218088165172013-03-12T16:17:40.195-07:002013-03-12T16:17:40.195-07:00For palatability reasons, I think I would have gon...For palatability reasons, I think I would have gone with Quest. Those Panacur tubes are enormous. Times 5? Even my gut who was good with wormers was refusing to be caught by the last day :)Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648037666735227722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-24322992659349139372013-03-09T10:47:22.265-08:002013-03-09T10:47:22.265-08:00...Wow....good,but wow. "Mares!" about s......Wow....good,but wow. "Mares!" about sums it up. <br />Lol,we food bribed our four fillies to get a halter on. We put feed in a pan and the halter in the feed. They stuck their noses in to eat and we slipped in on while they ate. It worked for all but one.Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-59216219265933884192013-03-09T08:09:59.960-08:002013-03-09T08:09:59.960-08:00She was actually great for her final dewormer of t...She was actually great for her final dewormer of the PowerPac, stood quietly for it like a lady. Mares!<br />And I haven't met one this picky either, ever before - even with food she likes, she clamps her mouth completely shut when she is anything but totally relaxed, and she won't take a bite. I can't food-bribe her to do ANYTHING!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-18491970637781143592013-03-09T07:47:54.212-08:002013-03-09T07:47:54.212-08:00Though I had a similar situation with my barrel ho...Though I had a similar situation with my barrel horse. Not with deworming but with bridling. He wouldn't let it go across his left eye. It was so bad that they had to put him into a trailer so that he couldn't rear and get away. When I first started riding him. I just took the bridle and slipped it on nice and slow. I made it as comfortable and as non threatening to him as possible. It took me forever to get him over this bridling issue. I think it was probably 2-4 months. I never spen hours working on it. I rode him almost every day and bridled once every day. It went on and it came off. That was it. I think what happened is that eventually he realized that it wasn't painfull and it wasn't scary. He doesn't have that problem anymore. Actually he'll open his mouth voluntarily for the bit. <br />Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-7343254562401806332013-03-09T07:33:40.930-08:002013-03-09T07:33:40.930-08:00Wow. I've never met a horse that is as picky a...Wow. I've never met a horse that is as picky as Imogene. I'll have to see if I can find that post. I don't remember it. <br />I hope you find a fix that works. Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-23664203695785656592013-03-09T06:51:13.260-08:002013-03-09T06:51:13.260-08:00I did try it... it traumatized her to no end since...I did try it... it traumatized her to no end since she is so picky.... nothing I can put in that tube is tasty enough! On my phone and can't find the link, but if you go look under the deworming label you will find the story.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-63838558339680787922013-03-09T06:48:00.172-08:002013-03-09T06:48:00.172-08:00I was going to suggest what Sarah tried. Filling t...I was going to suggest what Sarah tried. Filling the tube with something other than dewormer. You don't even have to force it into her mouth. If it's something like applesauce or honey you could put it on her lips and not even put it in her mouth. Then put it where you would usually put the dewormer. Then just squrting it into where the bit would go. Gradually getting it in her mouth furthur and furthur. You could even take it slower than that and put it in even smaller steps. Taking your sweet old time doing it. Like so slow that every baby step is a day.<br />So that's my idea. Whatcha think? You can even take it back even furthur and work on her letting you touch her head with the tube. If you ever try it I want to know how it turns out. <br />Good luck with Imogene!Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-74865642831082313872013-03-08T14:02:44.485-08:002013-03-08T14:02:44.485-08:00I took care of a horse that could not handle the w...I took care of a horse that could not handle the wormer tube. I did desensitization with it for months - filling it with applesauce, all the normal tricks. Nope, she just could not handle having it in her mouth. That horse was in pasture, no grain or daily feeds or supps. Ultimately I bought trial sizes of delicious senior grain and put the apple-flavored dewormer in it along with all sorts of cookies and such. She had founder issues so grain was a no-no, but for 2x a year she got to pig out and I just kept a special eye on her for a few days.<br /><br />BTW my horse Hemie loves those crappy Manna Pro cookies too!! Drives me batty!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-54597845576107261112013-03-08T12:11:42.762-08:002013-03-08T12:11:42.762-08:00I feel your pain. We have a horse who was dreadful...I feel your pain. We have a horse who was dreadfully abused and was incredibly head shy when I first met him. These days you can handle him like anybody else and he'll even drop his head to your chest for ear rubs, but the fear of worming remains. As the one who got him over everything else, I get to be the lucky victim who gets called out every time he needs to be wormed. We've made a lot of progress, but let me just say it has NOT been fun.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-78336753271528516322013-03-08T05:22:07.819-08:002013-03-08T05:22:07.819-08:00I had great luck with SmartGut from SmartPak, but ...I had great luck with SmartGut from SmartPak, but Promise's ulcers were from repetitive bute doses when she was injured and on stall rest. I'm not sure how different the intensity/reaction to them would be between her and Immy - but Promise had been severely abused as a yearling and 2 yr old. I met her at 2, and she make herself as small as she could and cower in the back corner of her stall, shaking from head to toe. Unfortunately, ulcers reverted her to that state. :( Promisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338935046262804307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-3023821007465852012013-03-07T20:24:50.213-08:002013-03-07T20:24:50.213-08:00She is on aloe and slippery elm.... and marshmallo...She is on aloe and slippery elm.... and marshmallow root, lecithin granules, EquiShure, no grain, 24/7 turnout with a friend, 1/2 flake of alfalfa before "grain" meals (which are just hay pellets), beta glucan, and two kinds of probiotics... I'm about ready to pull my hair out!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-26959752809167332122013-03-07T20:15:06.241-08:002013-03-07T20:15:06.241-08:00What about adding aloe vera juice for ulcers (a ve...What about adding aloe vera juice for ulcers (a very little bit at a time of course until she's accepting it)? It's available at WalMart or most drug stores. Or slippery elm I believe is also used for ulcers. Both of those are bound to be cheaper than the other options, so might be worth a try. Mojo'sMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846516383921236186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-73129107043242709502013-03-07T13:44:53.796-08:002013-03-07T13:44:53.796-08:00For the deworming have you tried Diatomacious Eart...For the deworming have you tried Diatomacious Earth as a daily additive? All of my animals from the pickiest on up, will all eat it when it's mixed in their food, I even tried it myself and it is fairly tasteless. I've had negative fecals for 2 years using DE and 2x yearly dewormer recommended by my vet.hammerhorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144749417680923288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-12043657496385939272013-03-07T13:31:55.539-08:002013-03-07T13:31:55.539-08:00You could look through the products that smartpak ...You could look through the products that smartpak has. I have heard good things about their ulcer products. A vet once said that a horse had ulcers and we had to give him like 20 human anti-acid tablets. NOT FUNNNN Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01369405193127222719noreply@blogger.com