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To: HairOfTheDog

Well worming for tape worms is sweeping this area:) and Yes, that was my understanding about tape worms, they come from fleas, and I've never noticed that any of my horses had fleas:)

But all the big horse worms, Zimectrin, etc, have come out with a wormer that cleans out tape worms. It's more expensive of course:). That's why I've been wondering. Last summer I had alot of people ask me if I had wormed for tape worms, and suddenly started seeing the horse wormers that took care of them and adverisements in magazines about them. That's why I thought it was a craze.

Becky


2,191 posted on 01/13/2005 7:54:14 AM PST by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Horse's skin is too thick for fleas to be able to bite through, was my understanding as to why they don't have fleas.

So I dunno.... worth asking the vet ;~D


2,193 posted on 01/13/2005 8:09:49 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

I've been seeing the ads for wormers that included meds for tapes. I called my vet as soon as I saw them and asked if this was something I needed to use. He said in the 35 years he's been a vet, he's never seen a horse with a tapeworm.

Definitely a conspiracy.


2,214 posted on 01/13/2005 2:13:21 PM PST by tuffydoodle
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