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Bethan
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Wales
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 Posted - 17 May 2005 : 10:20:20 AM
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Help! As I have nowhere to keep my horse at home he is on a livery yard just up the road and it turn out that the mare he shares a field with has lice. I have done my "nitty nora and the hair explorer" (remember them from school )impression and can't find any evidence of them on him but guarenteed he is going to have caught them. I have never experienced them before always assuming they were a neglect infliction.... I am rather upset that it might happen to my pampered pony! Does anyone have any tips on how I can get rid of them or prevent them again
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templars
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England
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Posted - 17 May 2005 : 11:35:16 AM
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Bethan
You can get stuff from saddlers or phone the vet and they will recommend something you can pick up from them (shouldn't need a visit from the vet)
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zoew37
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Scotland
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Posted - 17 May 2005 : 12:04:06 PM
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| Hi, we have just managed to get rid of them off my little pony, Dolly. I used Barrier Louse Powder, for 7 days running, i didnt rug her, as i thought that it would create a warm breeding ground for them. I then used something called Mite Kill, just a spray under the mane, down the back and sides, and a bit in the tail, apparently is is used on chickens and i havent got a clue where my friend got it from, but it seemed to kill off them rest of them, i then gave her a bath in insecticidal shampoo, just to get rid of any eggs that may have been sitting. and i think that is the last of them - hopefully |
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Bethan
Silver Member
Wales
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Posted - 17 May 2005 : 3:20:07 PM
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Thanks folks, just been out to feed merchant and bought some powder and a medicated wash....typical isn't it, just as his coat was getting nice and clean I have to fill it full of dust again! anyway better than an itchy pony! |
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Rach1
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England
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Posted - 17 May 2005 : 9:05:29 PM
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| On the itchy subject of Lice, I have had lots of ponies come into my yard with Bugs - louse powder will only get rid of the live ones so you have to keep re applying it untill all the eggs have hatched , Dermioline shampoo (in a blue and white bottle think made by carr, day and martin) is fab I swear by it. it's about £4.00 a bottle. You only have to bath with it a couple of times and hey presto a clean and bug free neddy. p.s. best place to look is under the fore lock. Also just because one horse in the field has "friends round" doesn't mean that they will all get them - alot depends on the corseness of the hair and how clean it is. |
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honey
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N. Ireland
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Posted - 18 May 2005 : 12:09:41 AM
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| we brought a foal in december and she didn't show signs of lice and it wasn't untill march that we found out she had them as we washed are coloured filly and happened to find one on her then on closer examination found out she was full of them and so did one of the others who were turned out daily with her. so we clipped her completely as she had a very thick winter coat and we get switch from the vets. it is meant to be for sweetitch but it is an insecticide so kills them. it is a bit like a pour on that you get for dogs for fleas and you put it down there neck and on there rump. we did all ours with it and it does a brilliant job. it is great for someone treating more than one horse and one treatment does it unless they are really infected then you could give tem a second treatment in a week or so time. We had never had lice before but knew about the stuff as we got a horse in for breaking last year and we tried powders and other treatments and couldn't get rid of them and used this stuff and one treatment and it is gone. it is £35 a bottle though treats about ten horses depending on size |
    
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Bethan
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Wales
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Posted - 18 May 2005 : 11:23:44 AM
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Thanks for all the advice folks, I have dusted the pony, he is now looking like a strawberry roan! Its just embarasing isn't it? You always hear of these neglect cases having lice. Is it necessary for everyone on the yard to do their horses as the women whose horse originally had it and I have done ours and the other girl who shares our field but there are four horses in the next field...should they be done too? I did buy some medicated shampoo too not sure it was Dermoline though and I will wash him on the weekend if it warm enough. His coat was getting all sleek ready for our first outing on Thursday next week....typical! If all else fails I will try the Switch treament. Cheers everyone |
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