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Anonymous
| | Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 03:23 pm: | 
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Last year I was told by a breeder to worm all my mares just post foaling, which would prevent scours in my foals. Has anyone done this? And what kind of wormer and at what point after foaling is best to worm the mare? |
Jos
| | Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 09:37 pm: |
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Use Ivermectin the same day as foaling. |
Elizabeth Hardy
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 10:07 am: |
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I also womed my mare with Ivermectin post foaling
( Within 24hrs after foaling) and had no problems with Scours even when mare went into foal heat 7 days later.
I also wormed both foal and mare again 30 days post foaling again with Ivermectin after discussion with vet.... Filly was itching her hind end off.. no visible signs of worms, but with in two days of worming the itching stopped (I also rewormed the Mare.).
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Cassie
Posted From: 67.75.238.148
| | Posted on Monday, February 16, 2004 - 05:26 pm: |
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My mare just foaled early this morning 1:00 am. I just administered Ivermectin so I'll post back next week and let you know if baby gets scours. I've heard people swear by this method and my sis did it last year and it worked for her too.
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Sandy
Posted From: 67.31.172.107
| | Posted on Monday, February 16, 2004 - 07:01 pm: |
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Cassie,
I tried it last year, and it worked fantastic. None of my foals got the scours, even with foal heat. And if they did, it lasted for maybe 24 hours and then cleared right up. I totally swear by it and will definitely do it from here on out. |
Trisha
Posted From: 64.65.233.43
| | Posted on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 01:23 pm: |
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I also did this last year--thank God for my obsessive compulsive disorder over breeding and foaling, my endless searching is how I heard about this trick. My mare was a 20 year old maiden when she delivered (my first baby too). I also wormed with Ivermectin, and Soph has never had any signs of diarrhea or "scours". I only wormed my mare at that time. Foal heat came 5 or so days later, and nothing but smooth sailing. I wonder why it works. |
Anonymous
Posted From: 24.224.236.133
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 11:04 am: |
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My vet said to worm the mare with ivermectin 12 hours after the foal was born to prevent any worms being transmitted in the milk from the mare to the foal. |
Sandy
Posted From: 64.157.22.117
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 01:58 pm: |
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I see that there are some different protocols on when to administer the Ivermectin being posted. What I have always been told is that it needs to be given to the mare within 24 hours of passing the placenta. |
S Smith
Posted From: 65.118.224.162
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 09:45 am: |
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My foal has had scours since birth. He is 2 weeks old tomorrow. I asked the vet about giving ivermectrin to my mare post foaling and he said I should double dose her with Panacur because that is the only cure for round worms and round worms are what is passed to the foal. I gave her that wormer per his orders about 10 days ago. Should I try the ivermectrin now to stop the scours or do I have to wait? My colt seems healthy otherwise - very active. He just has a nasty rearend. |
Sandy
Posted From: 4.228.243.63
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 04:55 pm: |
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S Smith,
The only thing I have ever heard about the Ivermectin stopping the scours is if it is given to the mare within 24 hours of her passing the placenta. I don't think that giving your mare Ivermectin now is going to help to stop the scours in your foal.
You want to make sure to keep your foal's rearend cleaned up. He can get scalds and burns from the scours and it is quite painful to the little guys.
I would also try giving your foal some Probios as it helps to get all of the "good" bacteria going in his digestive tract and could help. You don't want newborn foals having scours for very long as they can quickly dehydrate and I personally think that it makes their intestinal tract work a little harder than it has to. I've had some very bad experiences with foals having the scours and it scares me to death. |
S Smith
Posted From: 65.118.224.162
| | Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 04:05 pm: |
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Thanks, Sandy - I think it would be smart to give him a dose of Probios. Do you know if I have to get that from a vet? I have been washing his hiney every day with warm water. He is definitely not dehydrated. As of this morning, he seemed cleaner, so I'm hoping maybe the scour have lessened or stopped. |
Sandy
Posted From: 4.228.252.28
| | Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 12:30 pm: |
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S. Smith
No, you don't have to get Probios from a vet. I've been able to get it from a feed store. It just comes in a tube like dewormer. It really helps a lot.
Hopefully since your foal's butt is a not as messy anymore that means that he is starting to clear up. I totally hate it when foals get the scours. |
S Smith
Posted From: 65.118.224.162
| | Posted on Monday, April 26, 2004 - 12:59 pm: |
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Just an update - Rebel is completely over the scours - he's just fine and growing like a weed. It's so much fun to have health happy foals! |
Sandy
Posted From: 4.227.172.13
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - 07:24 pm: |
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That's great!
Enjoy that little guy  |
Anonymous
Posted From: 147.92.2.13
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 11:51 am: |
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On Probios, if you can find it in your town, you can buy it from Valley Vet at www.valleyvet.com. I divide it up in 3 doses, give the first dose within 24 hours of birth, the other dose 3-4 days later and the last dose 6-8 days after birth. Also, if scours is really bad in your little one, try some Peptobismol mixed with plain yogurt. Seems to help. |
Brenda
Posted From: 213.190.129.114
| | Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 09:49 am: |
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Hi,
My foal got a very bad watery scour at 9 days when brought back to the Stud Farm. He is now 19 days old, and still has a messy rear. I have been giving him scour mixture with Neomycin for almost 6 days which I got from the Vet, and he is also getting 3 x 125mg tubs of natural yogurt every day. But nothing seems to be working... He isn't dehydrated, and is nursing from the Mare. He is drinking water today, which he has't done before. Has any one any ideas? I am really really concerned. Any tips would be appriciated
Regards
Brenda. |
Sandy
Posted From: 4.228.252.184
| | Posted on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 01:53 pm: |
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Brenda,
You have a right to be concerned, scours can bring down a foal in a hurry.
I would consult with your vet again and let him know that the treatment he suggested isn't working and see if he can come up with any other ideas. |
Joanna
Posted From: 216.47.51.182
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 03:44 pm: |
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One month ago I bought a 5 month old foal that was wormed 5 weeks before I bought him. The problem is that he has worms in his stool, so I gave him a dose of Ivermectin 2 days ago. When should I worm him again? |
Jos
Posted From: 63.189.168.88
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 11:09 pm: |
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Deworming every 6-8 weeks is generally recommended. |
teb
Posted From: 194.125.181.124
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 07:05 am: |
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I am a first time trier of the Ivermectin post foaling with my mare, and am happy to say that my mare is now in season and I have no foal heat scours. I am in Ireland and no one had ever heard of this here-my vet was most impressed as well. I think it will be gaining in popularity! Thanks again to this website for all the great information!
teb |
Joy
Posted From: 169.244.70.148
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 01:41 pm: |
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I've also been told that keeping your mares udder clean helps to keep the scours away. Did you do this along with the worming? |
teb
Posted From: 194.125.183.153
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 12:54 am: |
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Joy,
Cleaned her udder the night the foal was born(and before), but I only give it an occasional wipe if it looks to be getting dirty, but did that last year and no ivermectin and had scours.
teb |
Amanda
Posted From: 195.92.194.13
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 03:09 pm: |
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Teb,
Did you get the Ivermectin from your vet, cause i live in the uk and i'd like to try it if i can get hold of it. |
teb
Posted From: 194.125.180.226
| | Posted on Friday, March 18, 2005 - 12:34 am: |
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Amanda,
You should be able to get the wormer from your tack shops or feed centers. Ivermectin is the type of medicine, but it's sold under Vectin, Equalavan, Equaracell. I know the EU was trying to bring a law in to ban sale of wormers except from your vet, but I don't think they have or will. Just ask your feed center and they should have it. Also in the back of the horse and hound they always have places to buy wormers so that's a good place to check.
teb |
