Pyratape P Horse Wormer

Pyratape P Horse Wormer

Pyratape P Horse Wormer is used for the treatment of adult infections of large and small redworms, Ascarids and Pinworms found in the gastro-intestinal tract of horses, ponies and foals. Pyratape P Horse Wormer also treats and controls tapeworm infection.

All horses must be registered as individuals.

Before dispatching your order, we need to check that you have ordered the correct medication (and the right amount) for your animal.  You will need to complete a questionnaire and our team will contact you by email with some further questions before medication is dispatched. You may also be asked to provide a photo of your horse(s) passport depending on the product required.

Please Note: the delivered by date is provisional as it is subject to us receiving answers to the additional questions we have to ask by email before we can dispatch this medication.

If your horse is not signed out of the food chain, please ensure that you comply with the withdrawal period stated in the medicine's Summary of Product Characteristics, which can be found on the VMD's website.

Check the product data for full contra-indications and warnings.

You should carefully read all product packaging and labels prior to use.

Dosage and Administration:

Administer orally, one syringe per 600kg bodyweight as a single dose (=19mg pyrantel embonate per kg bodyweight).

Pyratape P should be used at a dose rate of 19 mg pyrantel embonate per kg bodyweight.

The dosing programmes are as follows:

Foals (1-8 months of age): dose every 4 weeks.

Horses (over 8 months of age): dose every 6-8 weeks, but during the summer and autumn when at grass dose every 4-6 weeks. Always dose 3-4 days before turning out after in wintering.

Suckler mares: It has been shown that reduction of strongyle challenge to the suckling foal at pasture can be achieved by using clean pasture (re-seeded or not grazed the previous year by horses), dosing the mare 3-4 days before turning out and then at intervals of 2-4 weeks until the end of autumn. Ideally mares with foals should go out to clean pasture or, if this is not possible, delay turning them out until June.

The prescribed amount of Pyratape P is deposited on the tongue of the animal and the animal allowed to swallow. The complete content of one syringe contains 11.4g pyrantel embonate (6 graduated doses of 1.9g) in 28.5g paste and is sufficient for the treatment of 600kg bodyweight. Each graduation of the syringe is sufficient for the treatment of 100kg body-weight.

For control and treatment of Anoplocephala (Tapeworm), Pyratape P should be used at a dose rate of 38mg pyrantel embonate per kg bodyweight (i.e. twice the dose used for strongyles). The need for re-treatment may vary, but if considered necessary, should be carried out after an interval of 6 weeks.

To ensure administration of a correct dose, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible; accuracy of the dosing device should be checked.