Okay, here's the deal..
we moved..unfortunately to an area where there seems to be a resistance to our regular wormer and began losing weight rapidly. (we are feeding them outragious amounts to keep their weight borderline thin..eek!)..we asked the vet what to use..he gave us a different wormer...we tried it on one horse and Quest brand on another..the horse we tried the recomended wormer on is still not gaining weight right and has begun itching her tail (this is a month after the wormer was administered)
The horse we gave quest to has gained and is still gaining nicely...so we wanted to use quest on the other horses..BUT one of our horses is a mule..
so, nutshell..is quest safe for mules?
(please, no responses blasting quest...it is the only wormer out of all the wormers we've tried that has made a difference)
Answers:
Why not try a Panacur Power Pack on all your horses then go to a rotating deworming cycle every 8 weeks. You can rotate from Ivermectin (drug: Ivermectin) to quest (drug: moxidectin) to panacur (drug: fenbendazole) to strongid (drug: pyrantel pamoate). Each drug kills different stages of larvae %26 parasites, so wherever you live it would be good to know when certain parasites are active to use the correct wormer, like bots or tapeworms.
Quest is a good dewormer it works incredibly well. Just not a good choice if you are concerned that your horse might have a heave intestinal burden of parasites, as it will kill them all, and could cause intussusception or impaction colic.
As far as I know, most equine dewormers are safe for most equines, donkeys, mules, horses, zebra alike :)
no matter what you use or what you say, people are going to add their own "pennies" to the story. the best thing for you to do, would be, call the 800 number on the box and ask them if Quest is safe for mules. I have never owned a mule, I do have 3 horses though. If they can't help you, call the people that you got the mule from and see what they gave and/or if it's safe. I'm a former Vet Tech, (couldn't handle the blood and guts).
ok this is what u need to do. u need to check the barns hay supply and feed usually people try to jack up the hay cost saying it's high quality.
Yes you can use Quest on a mule.
If that doesn't work I would try doing a double dose of panacure, two days in a row. That will kill pretty much anything. To make sure, on the third day I would give a single dose of Ivermectin.
I might also look at the feed. If you just moved and the forage changed even slightly, that can cause the horse to get bad diahrrea and drop weight. Just a thought.
Best of Luck!
Quest is safe for mules. It is not safe for horses under 4, over 18 or pregnant mares.
I moved my horses from Cali to FL8 months ago. They dropped weight drastically, and are just now starting to put it on. The hay quality here is DRASTICALLY lacking compared to out west. I have finally bit the bullet and I'm paying for the western hay that is hauled in.
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