Lifecycle: Lungworm
larvae go through intestinal walls into the circulatory system where
they are carried to the lungs and mature. Eggs pass through the horse's
system in manure.
How
It Gets Into Your Horse: Lungworm larvae are swallowed as your horse
eats infected grass.
Dangers If Left Untreated: Lungworm larvae irritate
the small air sacs in the lungs, called the bronchioles,
which can cause the horse to have a severe cough, difficulty
breathing and loss of aphorseite.
Infection is usually light in older horses because they develop resistance
to the parasite and usually have no signs. If foals are
infected, they could die from a lungworm infection because they have
less immunity. That's why it's a good idea to separate older horses from
young foals and to maintain a regular deworming program.
LUNGWORM:
Species & Stages
Dictyocaulus
arnfieldi - adults
Dictyocaulus
arnfieldi- L4 Larvae
fenbendazole
ivermectin
moxidectin
oxfendazole
oxibendazole
pyrantel
pamoate
pyrantel
tartrate-daily
pyrantel
tartrate-single
Based
on registered label claims and FOI summaries for each product
on file with the FDA; single-dose application.
