I got a mother and daughter horses (23 and 16 years old) and they were from a couple that lost their daughter to cancer about 2 -3 years ago. They told me that they never wormed them or anything sence they got them after their daughter died. They were a on the thin side. So, I wormed them right away when I got them and they don't seem to be gaining weight like they should. I grain them too. I need some advice.
Good evening, Horselaugh....Kim here. I can tell you what I did with two horses that I had that were under weight when I first got them. I wormed them every week for three weeks. I bought three different types of wormers and dosed them three weeks in a row using a different wormer each week. I also used beet pulp and feed them a scoop of beet pulp in the morning and a scoop of beet pulp in the evening. If you use beet pulp be sure to soak it in water for at least 3 hrs. The beet pulp will double in size. You can then mix it in whatever feed you choose to use. I hope this helps.
Hello horselaugh8.. You may need to treat each horse differently because of their ages. An older horse will usually require different nutritional needs than the younger. We got a little behind on worming & we had 2 horses that dropped pretty quick. We did a 5 day worming treatment with SafeGuard. You have to be CAREFUL about which type of wormer you use if you try this. Not all wormers are safe for that. The reason we did the 5 day is I have learned that sometimes certain types of worms can move into the blood stream. Therefore, the standard worming primarily removes them from the digestive track but doesn't get into the bloodstream. The 5 day treatment allows the medicine to get into the bloodstream and therefore kills the worms there. It really helped but we're still trying to get more weight on one of them. We had also moved to a much sandier area and sand can also cause weight loss as it settles in the horse and doesn't allow the horse to get all the nutrients from it's feed and if it's really bad can cause colic. THAT may not be your circumstances though. Our vet was just out last week and he said that the 2 main weight gaining problems are usually worms & teeth. So, he's coming back to float some teeth in a few weeks. I have also heard of the beet pulp can help too. I have a good friend that is a vet tech & she did that with her older Walking horse. Glad you made this post & I look forward to others advise here too!! Thanks
Talk to your veterinarian!!! The horses should be evaluated for parasites, vaccination status,and underlying illness. It could be that you are not feeding them enough. Again, talk to your vet.
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