Worms

[Guest]

Is horse wormer okay to use on pigeons, if so

anyone know what the dosage is. Ta

[blue bar]

ya it is ok use 25ml per lirte for 24 hours

[Guest]

Thanks Blue Bar....Is it the paste wormer that comes in the syringe ?

[ribble]

equvalan=2 segments to 4 pints of water

[square_peg]

IT KILLS WORMS  FEATHER LICE AND QUILL MITE   OH AND WATCH THE DOWN FEATHERS DROP

[Guest]

thanks everyone......Elanco.

[andy]

equvalan=2 segments to 4 pints of water

 

ONE SEGMENT FOR FOUR PINTS FOR 24 HOURS. HAVE USED THIS TWICE A YEAR FOR 10 YEARS, IT ALSO KILLS ALL THE AIR SAC MITES, TOP PRODUCT....

[storm rollers]

hi does anyone no the name of this horse wormer as i might give it a try

[Guest]

Andy, is it ok to give them it while racing ?

[ribble]

 

ONE SEGMENT FOR FOUR PINTS FOR 24 HOURS. HAVE USED THIS TWICE A YEAR FOR 10 YEARS, IT ALSO KILLS ALL THE AIR SAC MITES, TOP PRODUCT....

 

(equvalan=ivermectin)i got the dosage from david palmer the vet.there are better products now though,moxidectin would be my choice.

[jimmy white]

might get some interesting reading on ivermectin [horse wormer] on page 3 on health under    lice

[celtic]

Do you get EQUVALAN from the vets or can you buy it elsewhere ?

[jimmy white]

you would get it at the bush at bilston,, celtic,,ill take you up [we could maybe buy a horse as well ;D]

[celtic]

Saddle em up, Doc

[Guest]

We use a horse de-wormer called Quest, then chemical name for it is moxidectin, it's a clear gel in a syringe, think we put two shots to a gallon of water.

 

This product is ok to use while racing

[ribble]

yes hyacinth,equest is also much better to mix than equvalan plus it stays in the system longer.so you would get longer protection.off the top of my head i think its three months.

[Guest CS]

Causes and Clinical Signs.

 

Worms are intestinal parasites that can affect birds of all ages but due to some degree of resistance in older birds the more extreme clinical signs are more commonly seen in the younger birds.

 

In mild infestations clinical signs may not be obvious.  Weight gain in young birds may be adversely affected and in more severe infestations diarrhoea, depression and loss of condition, even emaciation, may be obvious, as may anaemia.

 

Two types of worms affect pigeons, Roundworms and Tapeworms.  Both large and small Roundworms will inhabit the bird’s intestine and these worms pass their eggs into the gut and these are voided by the pigeon in its faeces.  In the environment these eggs develop and are then ingested by the other pigeons.

 

Tapeworms require ‘intermediate hosts’ and these include snails, slugs and insects.  Within these creatures the eggs develop and when swallowed by a pigeon another mature Tapeworm can develop.

 

 

 

Diagnosis.

 

In the live bird worm egg counts on faeces are a reliable indication of the level of infestation.  Visual and microscopic examination of gut contents can identify worms post mortem.

 

 

 

Treatment.

 

Either water or food medication is available to treat for roundworms, treatment for Tapeworms is not as easy.

 

We recommend that all birds in a loft are wormed at the end of the racing season and again before pairing and at other times when egg counts show worming to be necessary.

 

 

 

Prevention.

 

Regular removal of faeces from the loft (every other day) is recommended as is the control of insects that may be intermediate hosts of the Tapeworm.

 

A programme of regular worm egg counts should be started and birds treated when the counts show this to be necessary.

 

Routine treatment of birds after the flying season and before pairing will help reduce the worm burden for young birds.