Post by laurac on Jan 2, 2012 15:53:39 GMT 1
My Big fella has had 2 recent injections for bloodworms as suspected by my vet/oesteo (despite regular chemical worming and clear faecal egg counts)
Today I spotted this live red worm on the floor in my barn, I suspect it had come in with the wheelbarrow as i had just been out to the field..do you think its a normal worm that you would expect to see in the earth (it rained very heavy yesterday) or do you think it could be a redworm / blood worm / strongyle? (it does have a pointy end) It was about 2-3 centimetres long... am feeling very scared the injections havent worked properly
Here are 2 pics and also a link to a pic from a vet site showing photo of stronglyes (ive been trying to compare the two)
Link to photo of strongyles found off the internet from a vet practice
www.rollinghillsveterinaryservice.com/images/worms.jpg
Today I spotted this live red worm on the floor in my barn, I suspect it had come in with the wheelbarrow as i had just been out to the field..do you think its a normal worm that you would expect to see in the earth (it rained very heavy yesterday) or do you think it could be a redworm / blood worm / strongyle? (it does have a pointy end) It was about 2-3 centimetres long... am feeling very scared the injections havent worked properly
Here are 2 pics and also a link to a pic from a vet site showing photo of stronglyes (ive been trying to compare the two)
Link to photo of strongyles found off the internet from a vet practice
www.rollinghillsveterinaryservice.com/images/worms.jpg
I don't think strongles have the 'belt'/raised area. Probably a brandling btw. they are common under poos and in the compost heap.
I'm sure that's an earthworm 
