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Post by dun4u on Apr 9, 2008 22:00:11 GMT
My friend has a seven year old grey Shire mare which suffers badly every year from sweet-itch. At least, she did three years ago, and then they bought her a huge Boett rug which is specially designed to keep the midges off and it seemed to work well for the past two years.
However, it would be great if she didn't have to wear the rug all summer and I wondered if anyone out there knew of a good prevention and/or cure - there must be something on the market which does the trick by now.
I read somewhere that Frontline is good for feather mites - has anyone tried this for sweet-itch? Some years ago I used Nuvan-top, (similar to Frontline) on a mare's itchy tail and that did the trick. I've also heard that there may be a vaccine out now ....... ?
Any suggestions would be very welcome.
PS They've tried all the usual older products and added garlic to the feed, without success.
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elorac
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Post by elorac on Apr 14, 2008 6:44:05 GMT
Yes frontline does help with sweet itch, it is not licienced for horses , start spraying now.It kills the midges before they bite.
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kazzyc
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Post by kazzyc on Apr 17, 2008 20:19:15 GMT
Hi, there is currently a thread in the lounge area titled marmite, it is supposed to help if fed to sweet itch sufferers
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Post by dancer on Apr 18, 2008 8:56:29 GMT
Yes frontline does help with sweet itch, it is not licienced for horses , start spraying now.It kills the midges before they bite. I've never heard of using Frontline before, is it just the one designed for dogs or cats or is there one for large animals? - how often do you use it, ie, daily, weekly? |
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Post by jack to the top ! x on Apr 24, 2008 13:59:00 GMT
ask your vet bout the sweet itch jabs u can get they are supposed to be brill
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Post by try on Apr 27, 2008 18:36:54 GMT
mmm, the jabs can lead to laminitis aswell. I looked into it for one of ours and decided against it in the end.
Dont think the results are that good either, its not a very high percentage that stop scratching aft6er the jabs
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Post by marshmallow on Apr 27, 2008 19:11:36 GMT
Couple of years ago we had the jabs for a mare with sweet itch - cost about £250 and they were imported by our vet from USA. Whilst they did slightly alleviate the itching they were in no way a cure and to be honest no better than putting her out in a boett rug and managing the problem ourselves so I wouldnt recommend them. Another problem is you have to inject the horse yourself so if you are not confident doing that its a problem!
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Post by dillis on Apr 29, 2008 20:35:04 GMT
have you tried Alva sweet, its really good PM me if you are interested in getting some
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Post by jack to the top ! x on Apr 30, 2008 18:33:45 GMT
what bout Benzel bezolate soz bout the spelling my friend has a sweet itch sec a and its fab she also baths him in Dermoline shampoo  |
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Post by HarryHaflinger on Jun 25, 2008 21:28:22 GMT
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fairlenium
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Post by fairlenium on Jul 9, 2008 13:43:11 GMT
Yes frontline does help with sweet itch, it is not licienced for horses , start spraying now.It kills the midges before they bite. I've never heard of using Frontline before, is it just the one designed for dogs or cats or is there one for large animals? - how often do you use it, ie, daily, weekly? Hi yes just normal Frontline spray.Dont need to go vets for either.Hyperdrug sell it. I used very succesesfully a couple of years back,vet applied it to my mare feathers and tail,was great stuff. I Frontline everything,dogs,cat,horses and i even done my child when she came home with headlice  |
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