This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
GAIL RUSSELL wrote: > This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Folks, > > We have just started the 5-day routine of double dose Panacur on two horses. > One hates wormer, and the other doesn't love it. (Fjord content > low...sorry...these are other breeds...the Fjords see it as extra calories!) > I have figured out how to get the tube into the mouth without outrageous > head tossing. However...the wormer doesn't stay in. The double dose of > Panacur is a LOT of wormer paste...considerably more than the Ivermectrin > dose. So...I am putting it on top of the tongue...and the horses are > throwing a fair amount of it out. > > My solution has been to try to hold the head up...not terribly successsful. > It also takes a moment to unload these big tubes...and a lot of the wormer > ends up on the outside of the tube. I could ask Jim to do it and use his > extra strength to unload the tube faster if that would help. Hi, I've had a little problem with Heidi drooling the wormer out. I have her in cross ties and hold her head up while inserting the wormer. While still holding her head up, I give her a carrot or two and so far the wormer has gone down with the carrot. I aim for the back of the tongue. -- "Built FJORD tough" Carol M. On Golden Pond Northern Wisconsin
