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| Anne C |
Posted - 27 Jan 2010 : 6:31:07 PM
Having been reading all the brilliant remedies for rain scald and mud fever I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to how I can stop my mare from being itchy.
It's not sweet itch but every summer she gets really itchy and rubs out her mane and tail, she's fine in the winter. I've tried all kinds of things in the past but none that have given her 100% relief. I'd like to stop it this year before it starts!!! She's supposed to be going to Malvern, it would be nice if she has a mane and tail!
Thanks in advance.
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| Frances |
Posted - 27 May 2010 : 10:16:55 PM
Hi Anne, my horse is a red chestnut. He wears a uk/fly rug during the summer to help him as well as the cream. |
| Vera |
Posted - 27 May 2010 : 6:12:46 PM
Hi Anne,
Dennis had an unexplained itch last year too and I tried everything!
On Emma's advise I fed him Marigold flowers but I could only get the ones that Clivers in too.
I also started him on Feedmark Equidermis Plus http://www.feedmark.com/Product.asp?Product=equidermis+plus&s=show
and I still feed him this to this day.
Whatever you do you must not feed an itchy horse garlic as it stimulates an autoimmune response and as the horse is already itchy you would be making the problem worse. Beware that many feeds have it in without making it clear. FastFibre is one that spring to mind.
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| Anne C |
Posted - 27 May 2010 : 5:59:09 PM
Yes please Emma! Thanks |
| LadyLuck1 |
Posted - 27 May 2010 : 4:51:55 PM
Hi Emma could you pm me the details also as my new filly is rubbing her tail, she wears a flyrug but still scratches her tail.
Thanks
Mary |
| Minty Arab |
Posted - 27 May 2010 : 2:13:43 PM
try feeding marigold flowers (calendula) from hilton herbs or equss (sp?) its always worked for me it soothes itchy skin from the inside, im just on my way out now but will pm you with some details later if you like,
Emma x |
| Anne C |
Posted - 26 May 2010 : 10:35:56 PM
Thanks Honey, will give that a try.
Frances, what colour is your horse? Mine is black/bay, just wondering if it would make a difference.
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| Frances |
Posted - 26 May 2010 : 10:23:44 PM
I found with my horse that it was not sweet itch but was to do with uv and sunburn. He gets covered on his neck and top of tail with sun factor 50. It was just by chance that I found that this worked. |
| honey |
Posted - 26 May 2010 : 10:10:35 PM
hi Anne C buy some brewers yeast and start feeding it as well. My mare is very itchy and although not sweet itch, brewers yeast was the first thing that helped her. |
| Anne C |
Posted - 26 May 2010 : 9:38:22 PM
Hi Mrs Vlacq,
I took your advice and have been washing Passion in Vosene once a week and it's really made a huge difference. She is so much more comfortable!
Thanks for the suggestion, Passion and I are most grateful!
Edited to add: Thanks for all the suggestions. |
| Misshana |
Posted - 29 Jan 2010 : 8:33:20 PM
I agree with other posts re Benzyl Benzoate. Round here I can get it from Sainsbury Pharmacy for just under £5 for 500 ml. Vets recommend it. It also works for flybites as well. One of mine got a nasty fly strike under belly, vet said try Benzyl and it cleared it. Stops my gelding tail rubbing in summer |
| K8E |
Posted - 29 Jan 2010 : 7:58:24 PM
if you go to your loal pharmacy & ask them for Benzyl Benzoate (sp) we have used this fo years for tail rubbing, main itching etc.
x |
| Nedds71 |
Posted - 28 Jan 2010 : 8:24:40 PM
Hi Anne,
The Rambo sweatitch hoody was great for Pash, she only managed to get at herself for a few days after Pfynn was born (wearing no rug) I'm almost certain it is sweat itch she goes belistic when the midges are out!
Her skin was better on a natural diet with minimal/no molasses :) brewers yeast etc no garlic it encourages the midges! |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 28 Jan 2010 : 7:23:09 PM
I'd get the fly rug on her pretty soon and start feeding a supplement designed for her skin - oils/yeasts/herbs. Suppliers can advise you
ALso, bath her once a week in vosene so she always smells fresh. If you pile on the fly sprays etc, she may need washing down more often.
Some horses run because they are too hot - it is easy to over-rug when all they want is the sun on their backs for a while before the midge season kicks off! |
| marionpack |
Posted - 28 Jan 2010 : 1:11:05 PM
My boy always used to rub his tail in the summer, the vet told me it wasn't sweet itch and to use benzo benzoate (from a chemist) and it worked a treat |
| Anne C |
Posted - 27 Jan 2010 : 8:25:12 PM
She's not long back from being on loan for three years, apparently she was tested for it. She's been wearing a fly rug but still managed to rub!
ps where can I buy the fly rug from? |
| sasha |
Posted - 27 Jan 2010 : 8:13:13 PM
Why don't you think it's sweetitch? I thought my boy was just itchy, he rubbed his mane and tail each summer, then I tried a fly rug early on, before midge time and hey presto, itching no more.. he DOES have sweet itch.!! He now wears a Boet from April till the end of October and we have a full mane and tail. |
