By John Byrd, DVM Problem #4: Ulcers Bots, Draschia megastoma and Habronema musccae are 3 classes of worms that can be responsible for ulcers in the stomach. Bot worms are the larval stage in the cycle of a Bot fly. They look like a small honeybee and they fly around horses’ legs, gluing eggs to the hair… Read more »
Month: June 2017
Six Problems That Can Be Due To Worms
By John Byrd, DVM Problem #3: Chronic cough, Runny nose Round worms can also be responsible for coughs and runny noses in young horses most often under one year of age, but may even occur in horses slightly older. One stage of the life cycle of the roundworm is larval migration to and through the lungs. During… Read more »
Six Problems That Can Be Due To Worms
By John Byrd, DVM Problem #2 Wormy Horse Syndrome: Weight Loss, Diarrhea, Stunting, Poor Hair Coat, Depression, Poor Appetite, and Potbelly appearance I have elected to discuss all these problems together because they all appear to occur together. The problems are generally seen in young horses less than 2 years of age. They are most often… Read more »
Six Problems That Can Be Due To Worms
By John Byrd, DWM Problem #1: Colic Colic just means a horse has pain in its abdomen. There are many causes of this pain and different worms can cause colic. Round worms can cause the pain when a young horse, such as a weanling or yearling, is heavily infected with adult round worms. These young horses seem… Read more »
The Importance of Performing Fecal Egg Counts on Your Horse
Below is a link to an informative article on the importance of performing fecal egg counts on your horse written by Dr. Craig Reinemeyer. Occasionally I refer to “Equine Parasite Control”, the book he wrote with Dr. Martin K. Nielson because Dr. Craig Reinemeyer is dedicated to improving horses’ health through parasite research. Dr. Reinemeyer… Read more »
