**Vanner**
Well-Known Member
My boy suffers terribly from this chronic problem. Having read various papers etc I am currently in the middle of a four week programme to try and combat the mites and heal his poor legs, he yet again has an attack of salanders that I tried treating in isolation but to no avail. So what have I done?
Week one: ivermectin wormer; he wouldn't let me bathe his legs at this point so had to do something from a distance. Sprayed with purple spray.
Week two: ivermectin wormer again, legs were much less sensitive so I could hibiscrub his sores and apply 'seal and heal'. Half way through this week I have washed his legs with poly tar shampoo giving it a ten minute contact time on each leg, rinsed and conditioned hair, combed through to remove any loose scabs, once dried I have massaged with equi oil tea tree and carrot seed oil and applied mud guard to his feathers.
So far he is showing serious improvement and his hock sores look much better.
Week three: repeat poly tar shampoo and then sponge on ivomectin wash or spot on spray eight pumps to each leg.
Week four: as week three.
I will keep you all updated. Fingers crossed.
I have just found a piece of research that uses a wash and a lime sulphur dip. This will be my next protocol if this one doesn't work.
Week one: ivermectin wormer; he wouldn't let me bathe his legs at this point so had to do something from a distance. Sprayed with purple spray.
Week two: ivermectin wormer again, legs were much less sensitive so I could hibiscrub his sores and apply 'seal and heal'. Half way through this week I have washed his legs with poly tar shampoo giving it a ten minute contact time on each leg, rinsed and conditioned hair, combed through to remove any loose scabs, once dried I have massaged with equi oil tea tree and carrot seed oil and applied mud guard to his feathers.
So far he is showing serious improvement and his hock sores look much better.
Week three: repeat poly tar shampoo and then sponge on ivomectin wash or spot on spray eight pumps to each leg.
Week four: as week three.
I will keep you all updated. Fingers crossed.
I have just found a piece of research that uses a wash and a lime sulphur dip. This will be my next protocol if this one doesn't work.