Vet Clinics
"All horses sharing the same facility should be wormed at the same time".
(The Pfizer Company)
Quarterly Vaccination & de-worming Clinics
January: Panacur wormer, Strangles/Strep (Intramuscular only)
April: Strongid wormer, E & W Encephalitis, Tetanus, West Nile PreveNile vaccine
July: Ivermectin wormer, free annual dental checkups - schedule necessary dentistry
October: Equimax wormer, Flu/Rhino (annual)
Quarterly Vet Clinics are a cost-saving service offered to boarders who wish to participate. The date, time, and cost of each clinic is announced beforehand in the monthly newsletter. There is no call fee for the clinics, however, there is a $10 charge for catching and holding your horse if you cannot be here. Advance payment is required. De-worming products are rotated quarterly in order to reduce parasite resistance. All horses on the property must be dewormed within the same 48 hours in order to reduce parasitic re-infestation that is common at boarding stables when the horses are not all de-wormed at the same time.
Horse owners are welcome to de-worm and vaccinate their own horses, or to use another veterinarian.
It is recommended that horses be given probiotics following the administration of chemical de-wormers, medications, or vaccinations, in order to re-establish healthy gut flora, to maintain intestinal and digestive health, and to reduce instances of colic. Our favorite product is Gastro Smooth available at www.smoothrunequine.com
Horse Owners are welcome to de-worm & vaccinate their horses themselves, or to use their preferred veterinarian, as long as the TMEC de-worming schedule and vaccination requirements are followed. The live bacterial Intranasal Strangles/Strep vaccine is not allowed at TMEC. Horses that have received the intranasal stranges/strep vaccine must not enter the TMEC grounds for a period of three weeks afterwards, for the safety of other horses who may not have the immune strength to fend off this live bacterial vaccine.
For Horse Owners who prefer to avoid chemical de-wormers, the horse must be stool tested, and if there is no evidence of worms, the chemical de-worming will not be required at that time. For horse owners who prefer not to vaccinate unless absolutely necessary, we allow titer testing for each of the equine diseases, and this testing determines exactly which vaccines the horse needs. Titer testing must be repeated annually.
Strongid contains the active ingredient Pyrantel Embonate, and is highly effective against gut dwelling roundworms and benzimidazole-resistant strains of small red worms.
Panacur contains the active ingredient Fenbendazole and can be used on pregnant mares and young foals. It is effective against large and small redworms, redworm eggs and pinworms.
Equimax contains Ivermectin for routine worm control, and praziquantel, one of the world?s most effective treatments for tapeworms, as well as roundworms and bots.
Ivermectin contains macro cyclic lactones that are effective against roundworms and bots.