Parascaris in foals

Authors: Cooper DR, Williams PFB, Brooks SP
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1-2, pp 23, Jan 1967
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Horse, Livestock
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Anthelmintics, Parasite control, Parasites - internal, Nematode, Sudden death, Mortality/morbidity, Treatment/therapy
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: We wish to report the death of a foal due to a parasitic lesion caused by Parascaris equorum. P. equorum is reported to cause periodic colic, enteritis, obstructive colic with occasional rupture of the small intestine. However, personal communications with other veterinarians and our experience indicate fatal cases are not as common as indicated in the literature. The foal concerned, a thoroughbred filly aged 5 months, had been wormed by a stomach tube using thiabendazole (“Equizole”, 125 g) and selenium 15 mg five weeks previously…

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