Strongid?

SaddleUp158 · 07-09-2005, 03:31 PM

I was just wondering how many people have their horses on Strongid? Do you feel it is worth the money every month just in case the horse colics and then the company pays for part of the colic surgery? I am considering putting my gelding on it and was wondering what everyone's views of it was.

3WishesDun · 07-09-2005, 03:44 PM

I have heard of that program--look at the fine print- usually there is an age cutoff, and a maximum amount of $$ - overall it is a good wormer-I am guessing you mean the Stongid C or Strongid C2X--remember to still rotate for the little booger$ it doesnt get. Dont you also have to purchase the wormer from the vet....Do you know how the price compares to getting it from the store or online?

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 07-09-2005, 03:58 PM

I heard that Strongid gets rid of the bugs IN the intestine but you should still paste to get rid of them before they have a chance to get there...something like that. I think BW posted about it

BBJ

spyro1 · 07-09-2005, 04:00 PM

Yes, you do have to still rotate paste de-wormers. I have had 2 different vets tell me that the daily de-wormers over time *can* cause liver damage.

3WishesDun · 07-09-2005, 04:04 PM

My vet thought it might become a source of resistance.....

DesertBred · 07-09-2005, 07:21 PM

I am enrolled on the Preventicare Program that Pfizer offers, and I love it. My horses are doing great on the Strongid C2X. My vet sells the product for the same price I can get it in the store, and I have asked him over and over about any new studies on liver damage etc, and there have been no clinical studies that prove that is causes it. He says that it is VERY safe. It is not absorbed, it only passes through, so there is technically no way to cause damage internally. I still paste worm every six months and I have a fecal sample done at my request once a year. The results are better than they were when I was rotating paste wormers.

In my opinion, it is very "worth" it. In fact, I spend less on this program than I did on rotating pastes. So if my horses ever colic, which hopefully they dont, and requier surgery, $5000 will be covered with this plan. To me, that is GREAT.

clyde-gal · 07-09-2005, 08:54 PM

I use it! It is great stuff! It has to be fed as a daily wormer so if you can't do it daily then it's not a good idea. Think of it as just taking care of that days "worms".

ejforrest · 07-11-2005, 02:07 PM

Please read:
Drug resistant Parasites at:
www.TheHorse.com/research_reports
Resistant Worms: Do Your Horses Have Them?
www.thehorse.com/printarticle.aspx?ID=2305

07-09-2005, 03:31 PM	#1
SaddleUp158 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,478 Images: 121	Strongid? I was just wondering how many people have their horses on Strongid? Do you feel it is worth the money every month just in case the horse colics and then the company pays for part of the colic surgery? I am considering putting my gelding on it and was wondering what everyone's views of it was.

07-09-2005, 03:44 PM	#2
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 17,689 Images: 659 Blog Entries: 27	I have heard of that program--look at the fine print- usually there is an age cutoff, and a maximum amount of $$ - overall it is a good wormer-I am guessing you mean the Stongid C or Strongid C2X--remember to still rotate for the little booger$ it doesnt get. Dont you also have to purchase the wormer from the vet....Do you know how the price compares to getting it from the store or online? __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

07-09-2005, 03:58 PM	#3
bay_blnd jmpr07 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: N. Granby, CT Posts: 11,633 Images: 425	I heard that Strongid gets rid of the bugs IN the intestine but you should still paste to get rid of them before they have a chance to get there...something like that. I think BW posted about it BBJ __________________ Semper Paratus

07-09-2005, 04:00 PM	#4
spyro1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Swamp~Go Gators Posts: 6,927 Images: 65 Blog Entries: 21	Yes, you do have to still rotate paste de-wormers. I have had 2 different vets tell me that the daily de-wormers over time can cause liver damage. __________________ Do what you love, love what you do

07-09-2005, 04:04 PM	#5
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 17,689 Images: 659 Blog Entries: 27	My vet thought it might become a source of resistance..... __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

07-09-2005, 07:21 PM	#6
DesertBred Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aledo, Texas Posts: 2,031 Images: 125	I am enrolled on the Preventicare Program that Pfizer offers, and I love it. My horses are doing great on the Strongid C2X. My vet sells the product for the same price I can get it in the store, and I have asked him over and over about any new studies on liver damage etc, and there have been no clinical studies that prove that is causes it. He says that it is VERY safe. It is not absorbed, it only passes through, so there is technically no way to cause damage internally. I still paste worm every six months and I have a fecal sample done at my request once a year. The results are better than they were when I was rotating paste wormers. In my opinion, it is very "worth" it. In fact, I spend less on this program than I did on rotating pastes. So if my horses ever colic, which hopefully they dont, and requier surgery, $5000 will be covered with this plan. To me, that is GREAT. __________________ "The Air of Heaven is that which Blows Between a Horse's Ears" Gabriel MO - Hanoverian Comandeoro (Mr. C) - Egyptian Arabian

07-09-2005, 08:54 PM	#7
clyde-gal Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: California Posts: 504 Images: 22	I use it! It is great stuff! It has to be fed as a daily wormer so if you can't do it daily then it's not a good idea. Think of it as just taking care of that days "worms". __________________ Clyde-gal "Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things." Unknown

07-11-2005, 02:07 PM	#8
ejforrest Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: U.P. Michigan Posts: 3,815 Images: 703	Please read: Drug resistant Parasites at: www.TheHorse.com/research_reports Resistant Worms: Do Your Horses Have Them? www.thehorse.com/printarticle.aspx?ID=2305 __________________ ejforrest-Life without horses? I dont think so! And God said to horse trust no man if you cannot see your own image in his eyes.

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