On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been reading about using natural products opposed to chemicals -- > very interesting reading. Also came across this page: > http://ezinearticles.com/?To-Be-Dewormed-Or-Not-To-Be-Dewormed---That-Is-The-Question!&id=962745 > > I'd like to hear opinions/comments/advice. :D
I don't know if anyone has answered this yet but I'll give it a shot. First - I do not like daily dewormers (added to the food) because I believe it's like putting poison in your horse every day and also, because the daily dewormers have an ingedient/s that promote weight gain (other than the dewormer), something we don't need in Icelandics. I am going to ask for a good microscope for Xmas this year so I can check fecal counts myself and deworm only when there is a need. While I do think that most of the dewormers on the market are very safe, I just don't like giving what isn't needed - I think you pay for it somewhere down the road. All that being said, I continue (until I get my microscope) to worm on an every 2-3 month cycle with paste dewaormer. -- Laree in NC Doppa & Mura Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang) "Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them." - William Farley "I ride ponies because heart is not measured in hands." - Steve Edwards
