When to deworm

Blondehorse · 04-22-2006, 05:23 PM

This may be a weird question, but does anyone know if a certain time of day is best to deworm, like maybe in the morning before you feed them breakfast, or should you wait until after they have something in their tummies? Or does it matter? I don't think I've ever heard one way or the other, so maybe it doesn't matter, but I was just curious!

Jig · 04-22-2006, 05:27 PM

I asked my trainer that. I was about to deworm Jiggy after he ate and I wasn't sure so I asked her if it would effect him and she said it really doesn't matter.

JBandRio · 04-22-2006, 07:31 PM

Ideally you'd do it on an empty stomach, and give then another hour or two after before food. This supposedly allows the most chemical to be absorbed.

24x7 turnout makes that impossible though, so when I do use a dewormer, I like to do it in the morning when I'll be home for several hours just in case there is an adverse reaction.

reiner girl · 04-23-2006, 06:32 AM

i deworm mine before he eats his hay so that way he swallows every last bit In the AM or the PM i dont think that it matters!!

ejforrest · 04-23-2006, 07:13 AM

It is not recommended to deworm before eating, can cause choke.

JBandRio · 04-23-2006, 07:19 AM

ej, how does deworming before eating contribute to choke?

Just_me · 04-23-2006, 07:27 AM

I deworm after I rode,on an empty stomach(well it is not empty,he most of the time had hay and grass).I heared it really doesn`t matter tho.Ofcourse it would be perfect if you can squeeze it in either 1hour b4 they had food or one hour after.

04-22-2006, 05:23 PM	#1
Blondehorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 911 Images: 184 Blog Entries: 7	When to deworm This may be a weird question, but does anyone know if a certain time of day is best to deworm, like maybe in the morning before you feed them breakfast, or should you wait until after they have something in their tummies? Or does it matter? I don't think I've ever heard one way or the other, so maybe it doesn't matter, but I was just curious!

04-22-2006, 05:27 PM	#2
Jig Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 600 Images: 41	I asked my trainer that. I was about to deworm Jiggy after he ate and I wasn't sure so I asked her if it would effect him and she said it really doesn't matter. __________________ "So the next time someone says that he's "Just a horse", "Just" Smile.. because they "Just" don't understand."

04-22-2006, 07:31 PM	#3
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 23,448 Images: 143 Blog Entries: 12	Ideally you'd do it on an empty stomach, and give then another hour or two after before food. This supposedly allows the most chemical to be absorbed. 24x7 turnout makes that impossible though, so when I do use a dewormer, I like to do it in the morning when I'll be home for several hours just in case there is an adverse reaction. __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

04-23-2006, 06:32 AM	#4
reiner girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: with my horses Posts: 3,313 Images: 15	i deworm mine before he eats his hay so that way he swallows every last bit In the AM or the PM i dont think that it matters!! __________________ ~To Rein A Horse Is Not Only To Guide Him, But To Control His Every Movment~ ~~Mr.Bee Hollywood & Small Town Nic~~

04-23-2006, 07:13 AM	#5
ejforrest Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: U.P. Michigan Posts: 2,718 Images: 395	It is not recommended to deworm before eating, can cause choke. __________________ ej ----------- And God said to horse, trust no man if you cannot see your own image in his eyes.

04-23-2006, 07:19 AM	#6
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 23,448 Images: 143 Blog Entries: 12	ej, how does deworming before eating contribute to choke? __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

04-23-2006, 07:27 AM	#7
Just_me Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: europe-the wide wild world:-) Posts: 2,519 Images: 6	I deworm after I rode,on an empty stomach(well it is not empty,he most of the time had hay and grass).I heared it really doesn`t matter tho.Ofcourse it would be perfect if you can squeeze it in either 1hour b4 they had food or one hour after. __________________ ,.:+`The OnLy Place Where YoUr DreAms BecOme ImpoSsIble,Is In YoUr Own ThinKing`+:.,

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