gapeworm remedy

[dawg53]

I haven't seen them either, but I'm pretty sure they don't live in they esophagus. I'm also not sure if there is any published info on treating gapes with albendazole. I have no doubt that it would be effective, but I don't know what the effective dose would be.

You're correct, gapes infect the trachea. Published info using albendazole for gapes- most mammals (see Treatments in this link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammomonogamus

 

[casportpony]

Gape info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapeworm

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

You're correct, gapes infect the trachea. Published info using albendazole for gapes- most mammals (see Treatments in this link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammomonogamus

Wow, that's a lot of wormer, way more than I would feel comfortable giving. Have you ever seen one of those abstracts on albendazole and gapes? I've only seen the one for Fenbendazole.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This is one that Ivan3 posted in turkeys.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6750887




Efficacy of fenbendazole against helminth parasites of poultry in Uganda.

Ssenyonga GS.
Abstract

Fenbendazole 4% (Panacur, Hoechst) administered in feed was used to treat chickens infected with Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum and Railletina spp. It was also used to treat Syngamus trachea in broiler birds. There was a marked drop in helminth egg counts in the faeces on the second day of treatment and the faeces became negative by the seventh day after the last treatment. Post-mortem examination 15 to 21 days later showed that the drug was 100% effective against Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum at 10 mg/kg. However, for complete removal of Railletina spp. 15 mg/kg was required. Similarly 20 mg/kg fenbendazole was effective against Syngamus trachea (gapeworm). It was concluded that fenbendazole is suitable for the treatment of the important intestinal and tracheal worms of poultry, a dose of 15 to 20 mg/kg for 3 consecutive days being recommended for use under field conditions.
-Kathy

 

[dawg53]

Quote: The dosages are for humans in that link.
Since gapes are tough to get rid of, I'd follow Covey Rise Plantations advice and use levamisole.
I also believe the OP isnt dealing with gapes at all.

 

[flyballgirl]

Yes, I also thought if it was gapeworm then she would be dead long before now. The antibiotic I was using is Duramycin - 10 (tetracycline hydrochloride soluble powder) and we put it in her water as instructed. The only stores nearby that have farm animal supplies are Tractor Supply and Southern States. I have seen posts on other antibiotics so I will find one that is stronger and try that, I guess.
She had been getting better after we started this antibiotic but then got worse and that is when we thought it might be gapeworms.
Ugh, poor thing has been suffering for weeks :-(

 

[casportpony]

The dosages are for humans in that link.
Since gapes are tough to get rid of, I'd follow Covey Rise Plantations advice and use levamisole.
I also believe the OP isnt dealing with gapes at all.

I guess they are two different species.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapeworm

Gapeworms in the trachea of a Common Pheasant
Scientific classification​

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Strongylida
Family: Syngamidae
Genus: Syngamus
Species: S. trachea

Binomial name
Syngamus trachea
Montagu, 1811​

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammomonogamus

Mammomonogamus
Scientific classification​

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Strongylida
Family: Syngamidae
Genus: Mammomonogamus
Species: M. laryngeus

Binomial name
Mammomonogamus laryngeus
Ryzhikovk, 1948​

Not that I don't think Covey Rise Plantations has found a treatment that works, I would just like to see more published articles, and not just on gapes, but on all worms and wormers, effective or non-effective.

FWIW, I also don't think it's gapes, but it won't hurt to worm them like the abstract says.

-Kathy

 

[dawg53]

It doesnt matter what species they are, they are nematodes...a type of roundworm, which are susceptable to high doses of wormers; levamisole enters the bloodstream quickest of them all to kill the gapes. Withholding feed for 24-48 hours weakens the worms. I've done this for tapeworms and it works. I've read that a long feather can be dipped in kerosene and inserted down the windpipe and swabbed for gapes, the kerosene kills the worms.

 

[casportpony]

According to the abstract, high doses of fenbendazole aren't needed in chickens. This is when I wish I had a few to test this on.

-Kathy