A head's up for everyone with a horse who suffers with sweetitch

[tasteofchristmaschaos]

I have just tried Naf d-itch ointment and within a few days Fella's sweetitch looks MUCH better, cuts healed up and scabs gone and dandruff reducing. At over £15 a tub it's expensive, but if it works (as it appears to be so far) I really don't care! It soothes and has fly repellant in it which is an added bonus. The only downside is it's pink which Fella hates. Evertime I get it out he looks at me as if to say "Any other colour but pink...please! Everyone's laughing at me mum!" I realise every horse is different and won't respond to the same thing, but after trying numerous things, which don't appear to make a blind bit of difference, finding something that is helping is a god send! Anything to make my boy less itchy is worth a try.

 

[blackcob]

The active ingredient is benzyl benzoate, which is available here for £12.99 per litre bottle. Might work out a bit cheaper for you!

 

[tasteofchristmaschaos]

Have tried benzyl and it doesn't make a blind bit of difference to him unfortunately.

 

[WoopsiiD]

Even cheaper if you go directly to a chemist!
Under a fiver for a big bottle!

 

[VictoriaEDT]

Midge rug works the best.......my little shet was a mess last year and this year (fingers crossed) we havent had any probs at all because he is covered up

 

[Daisy11]

no good to my horse either

 

[tasteofchristmaschaos]

He tore his midge rug off in under 6 weeks - we did try that route but he hated it.

 

[Fransurrey]

Just be aware that you cannot use benzyl benzoate on broken skin. I use sudocrem on Chloe's rubbed bits, but I'm on a damage limitation exercise, rather than a prevention one!