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by Phobos on September 3, 2004
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Pancur is a commonly used worming agent on farms for horses & cattle. Suspension works best for our application. Sometimes I wonder about people's resorcefullness...How did I find my supply? Try entering "Pancur" into "Google" Duh!!! Come on people; think!
Al
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by paleoherp on September 3, 2004
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Fenbendazole, commonly sold under the brand name "Panacur", is generally purchased by veterinary clinics in powdered form. The powder is mixed with fluid as needed for oral administration. Fenbendazole is also available in cream form sold in tubes for horses.
remember there used to treat nematodes such as lungworms, roundworms and pantastomatids. and the effectivness is nt as good with other parasites such as coccidia it takes other drugs for that. your vet will explain it all .
but like AL said if you type it in a search engine you can buy panacur from the net such as www.herpsupplies.com
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by thenewdisciple on September 3, 2004
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my snakes are not showing irregular stool samples, so i dont think im going to even bother worming them. what do you guys think?
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by Phobos on September 3, 2004
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Here's a quote from the introduction "Understanding Reptile Parasites"
" A paper by R. Ippen revealed that in necropsies performed on over 1100 reptiles in their zoological park 40% of the specimens were actively infested and in 79% of these cases parasites were incriminated as the cause of death"
You tell me if checking them for parasites is worth bothering to do? I keep telling you guys this is a great book and not too technical. A must have if you want healthy snakes.
Al
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by paleoherp on September 3, 2004
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your snakes might not show irreguler stool samples , all parasites look diffrent while some are quite obvious and stand out others are really small and not seen so easily or identified,you should diagnose the proplem try and get a sample that is fresh , alot of people have to preserve a sample before they can get them to a vet so they remain fresh and easier to diagnose a real diagnose techique used by vets is a fecal float . the feces are mixed with concentrated suger . the eggs of the present parasite float to the top and are collected to see under a microscope, another test is called direct smear some parasites because of the siz do not float to the top so a saline wet mount will help living parasites, your vet may use an acid fast test . your stool sample may look normal but still if you feel its better to get it tested and wormed then do so .
try and be sure about it .
good luck
shaun
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