April 4, 2011
Larvicidal Dose Deworming For Horses
These larvae are known as encysted larvae, and Dr. Laird likened them to a hibernating bear. He explained that they have a very, very slow metabolism. When you worm your horse, that wormer is in your horse’s gut for about 18 hours. Because the encysted larvae have a very slow metabolism, the wormer simply doesn’t do the job over an 18 hour period. It doesn’t effect the little guys. So, the encysted larvae sit there making waste in the lining of your horse’s gut, and when they finally decide to emerge into your horses stomach, they leave behind all this cellular debris, and this is when your horse can get sick. This condition is known as Cyathostomiasis (small stronyle infection).
