Our 36-year-old gelding continued to lose weight despite
special feed, steroid shots and deworming. By late
spring he was morbidly thin and still carried a heavy
winter hair coat...
Why regular deworming
isn’t enough. Here’s
a fact you need to know: Most of the horses affected
by encysted small strongyles have been dewormed regularly.
At any given time, 90% of a horse’s total worm
burden may be small strongyles – with as much
as 75% of the encysted worms being early third-stage
larvae (EL3). For a dewormer to be effective in preventing
the mass expulsion of encysted small strongyles,
it has to control every stage. Otherwise, larvae
left behind can progress and cause problems down
the road. Below is a breakdown of dewormers and the
stages of encysted small strongyles they control.
Fenbendazole,
the ingredient
in Safe-Guard® Power-Dose™ is
the only one FDA-approved to treat all stages
of encysted small strongyles. Other
products may claim to treat encysted small
strongyles, but only Safe-Guard® Power-Dose™ effectively
controls all stages – including EL3’s.
In fact, studies show Safe-Guard® Power-Dose™ provides 98%
reduction of encysted EL3’s
and as much as a 96% reduction in LL3/L4 populations1.
In contrast, Ivermectin products at the labeled
dose, and at five times the labeled dose, only
have limited effect (0%-42% reduction) on EL3’s
and LL3/L4 stages2.
Moxidectin (Quest®)
is only labeled for the treatment of L4 and
adult small strongyles, but not for the EL3 larvae3.
Consult your veterinarian for assistance
in the
diagnosis, treatment and control of parasitism.
