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Marquis 4 x 127 gm tubes

Marquis antiprotozoal oral paste for the treatment of EPM (Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis). Each tube will treat a 1200 lb. horse for 7 days. Usual course of treatment is 28 days. The safety of Marquis in pregnant and lactating mares has not been established. Ponazuril.

DARAPRIM 25MG TABS - 100 Ct.

GIVEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH MARQUIS OR SMZ-TRIMETHOPRIM, TO TREAT EPM IN HORSES. The Drug combination of pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine is a commonly prescribed treatment for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Pyrimethamine is an anti-protozoal drug and sulfadiazine is a sulfa antibiotic. These drugs combined have a synergistic effect against Sarcocystis neurona, the protozoa that cause EPM.

EPM Antiprotozoal - The clinical signs of EPM are a function of the location of sarcocystis neurona colonization in the horse spinal cord and or the brain. sings are lake of coordination, stiff movements, muscle deterioation,
Stumbling, Seizure, Change in personality, Fatigue or narcolepsy, Head tilt with poor balance,
Abnormal sweat patterns (focal sweating) and Head shaking.