How is Oxyuris equi treated?

Treatment. Treatment includes thorough washing of the perianal area and treatment of skin lesions and reactions as appropriate. Benzimidazoles are the recommended anthelmintics due to several documented cases of ivermectin resistance among O equi reported from different continents.

What Wormer gets rid of pinworms in horses?

Both ivermectin and pyrantel pamoate were greater than 90% effective to remove adult pinworms, compared to horses that were not dewormed. This demonstrated the desired efficacy of both anthelmintics against adult pinworms.

What is Oxyuris Equi?

Oxyuris equi is a fairly large nematode (~1-6 cm in length) that resides as an adult in the small colon and dorsal colon of equids. 2. Oxyuris is known as a pinworm because the tail end of the female is sharply pointed.

How do you treat pinworms in horses?

1. Treat regularly with an oral wormer that pinworm are sensitive to, we advise pyrantel based wormers such as Strongid-P used at a double dose; this should be repeated every 6-8 weeks.
2. Clean your horse’s bottom!

Is Oxyuris Equi a nematode?

Oxyuris equi is a fairly large nematode (~1-6 cm in length) that resides as an adult in the small colon and dorsal colon of equids. Oxyuris is known as a pinworm because the tail end of the female is sharply pointed.

Does strategy t treat bots?

Worm all adult horses once in Spring with STRATEGY-T® and once in Autumn with EQUIMAX® or EQUIMAX® ELEVATION. It makes sense to target mectin wormers in the cooler months when bots and small stronglyes are more active inside the horse.

What parasite causes a horse to rub its tail?

pinworms
The most well-known culprit is pinworms, a common intestinal parasite that can cause irritation around the anus. A horse with pinworms will often rub their rear end in every way imaginable, causing the dock of the tail to become raw.

Why are pinworms called pinworms?

The nematode (roundworm) Enterobius vermicularis is widely known as the human pinworm due to the female’s long, pointed tail.

When should I worm my horses bots?

Bot treatment is traditionally performed 30 days after the first frost. Pin-worm treatment is initiated only when a problem occurs.

What does drenching a horse mean?

Drenching. Drench are designed to kill the worms inside the horse’s body without harming the horse. There are many different drenches on the market today.

What to do if a horse has Oxyuris equi?

The equine pinworm, Oxyuris equi, is commonly encountered throughout the world. Egg packets deposited onto the perianal skin can cause intense tail-rubbing. Diagnosis is by microscopic identification of the eggs or by observation of adult females. The anthelmintic treatment of choice is a benzimidazole administered orally.

Are there any anthelmintics that work against Oxyuris equi?

A synopsis of historical efficacy studies of pyrantel pamoate against Oxyuris equi reported that most results ranged from 81% to 90% for both adult and larval stages [41]. Indeed, none of the anthelmintic classes tested to date in horses has consistently exhibited 100% activity against pinworms.

Where do the eggs of Oxyuris equi go?

They enter the intestinal lumen as L4 larvae and move to the dorsal colon, which is the predilection site for the adult stage. Gravid females migrate through the descending colon and rectum to deposit their eggs in packets onto the perianal skin (8,000–60,000 eggs in one deposit) and subsequently die in the environment.

What happens to a horse with patent O equi infection?

Horses with patent O equi infection may present with tailrubbing and automutilation of variable degrees as primary manifestations. Clinical laboratory findings are typically unremarkable. Courtesy of Dr. Martin K. Nielsen.