Some useful tips for deworming your pet horse

One of the many health problems or issues that your horse can acquire or have is internal worms or parasites.

But how does a horse get these worms? Since your horse loves to spend time in the pasture, your pet will certainly chew on the grass outside. However, your horse may not be chewing clean grass or even just grass. There are parasitic larvae present in the grass. And since your horse also eats clover and other grains present in the soil, your pet may also swallow some undesirable bugs, bots, and worms.

If these harmful worms are not treated immediately, your horse will become ill with a parasitic infestation. These internal parasites can cause serious damage to the horse’s heart, liver, lungs and other harmful and even fatal diseases.

To prevent worms from proliferating in your horse’s internal systems and to control and get rid of them, you should deworm your pet regularly. Veterinarians recommend that horse owners deworm their pets at least four times a year.

In order for the deworming process to work, your horse needs to swallow or ingest the correct amount of the prescribed deworming paste. However, you may encounter problems or difficulties in carrying out the deworming process. Below are some tips you can follow to make the deworming process easier for you and your pet horse:

• Be sure to give your horse the correct type of deworming medication. This should be the correct one that your vet prescribed for your pet.

• Don’t make a big fuss about the deworming process. You want your horse to remain relaxed and calm throughout the entire process.

• Use a clean, unused dewormer tube or syringe tube to administer or feed the paste to your pet horse. Using the tube is the easiest and simplest way to feed the paste to your pet.

• So that your horse swallows all the paste that you give him, mix the medicine with some treat or delicious food. You can mix the paste with the apple juice that your horse will drink or with a moist carrot or apple puree that your pet will eat for breakfast.

• You can use some calming remedies or techniques if your horse remains overly anxious.

• If your horse continues to be uncooperative or continues to spit up the deworming paste, you may want to consider taking your pet to a knowledgeable veterinarian. The vet will have all the experience and knowledge necessary to handle this important task.