Author Topic: Wormer, when should I see an improvement ?  (Read 3133 times)

EP90

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • Ireland
Wormer, when should I see an improvement ?
« on: September 18, 2013, 03:56:11 pm »

6 month lamb with scour was drenched with Cydectin and Vexocan mixture made up by vet.  Never thought when I picked up the drench from the surgery to ask, when should I see an improvement in the scour.  Any thoughts from similar experiences?

Foobar

  • Joined Mar 2012
  • South Wales
Re: Wormer, when should I see an improvement ?
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2013, 04:10:24 pm »
Can't comment on cocci (Vexocan) but with worms I would expect a result within 24 hours, certainly 48 hours.

EP90

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • Ireland
Re: Wormer, when should I see an improvement ?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2013, 05:06:59 pm »
Thanks for that, vet is away for a day now and the receptionist had no idea of time scale.

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Wormer, when should I see an improvement ?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2013, 06:58:23 pm »
Depends on the gut damage maybe days or weeks and may be re occuring

EP90

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • Ireland
Re: Wormer, when should I see an improvement ?
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2013, 01:29:40 pm »
I didn’t respond earlier as I didn’t want to tempt fate !!  I guess I’ve been lucky.

24 hrs. there was some improvement, alternating between scour and more solid.  48 hrs. all solid no scour.  So it seems to point to a worm problem but no local FEC counts service available, must try and find one for next year. 
They were due to ‘go’ this week and I hadn’t wormed them before because the field hadn’t seen livestock for 20 years, I thought it was safe enough!.  I’ll know for next year..

mowhaugh

  • Joined Jul 2013
  • Scottish Borders
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Re: Wormer, when should I see an improvement ?
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2013, 02:10:38 pm »
I didn’t respond earlier as I didn’t want to tempt fate !!  I guess I’ve been lucky.

24 hrs. there was some improvement, alternating between scour and more solid.  48 hrs. all solid no scour.  So it seems to point to a worm problem but no local FEC counts service available, must try and find one for next year. 
They were due to ‘go’ this week and I hadn’t wormed them before because the field hadn’t seen livestock for 20 years, I thought it was safe enough!.  I’ll know for next year..

I am sure Westgate Labs would do FECs for you by post, it might be a wee bit extra for postage from Ireland, but would have thought the samples would still get to them in time to test.

EP90

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • Ireland
Re: Wormer, when should I see an improvement ?
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2013, 03:32:41 pm »
Thanks, info. filed for next year.

 

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