Anyone tried Coopers Spot On?

Our vets are happy to put up Cooper's Spot On for the treatment of lice, ticks, or use as a fly repellent, particularly for use around wounds, even though it is not licenced for horses. You can buy a 250ml bottle, which has it's own measure, or an individual equine dose (10ml for horses, 5ml for ponies) The directions are to pour along the spine from wither to tail, exclude the saddle area if the horse is in work.

I have never known a horse have sensitivity issues, or any reaction after use.

It is very useful for the treatment of chorioptic mange mites. It is systemic, so I put 5ml on each cannon bone, repeat in 10 days.
 
I put 10ml of it in a spray bottle and sprayed my horse both sides (neck, body and quarters. Not face. vets orders). No grease line or sensitivity! Happy horse :-)
 
I put it on the croup and the oily mark is gone in a few days. One mare seems to really like me scratching her butt afterwards but no actual reaction and it is worth it to be so well protected from flies. :o

My SI sufferer gets nothing else other than his rug and spot on and he has no symptoms at all.
 
hayinamanger said:
Our vets are happy to put up Cooper's Spot On for the treatment of lice, ticks, or use as a fly repellent, particularly for use around wounds, even though it is not licenced for horses. You can buy a 250ml bottle, which has it's own measure, or an individual equine dose (10ml for horses, 5ml for ponies) The directions are to pour along the spine from wither to tail, exclude the saddle area if the horse is in work.

I have never known a horse have sensitivity issues, or any reaction after use.

It is very useful for the treatment of chorioptic mange mites. It is systemic, so I put 5ml on each cannon bone, repeat in 10 days.
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Hi where can you get the 10ml dose from? Not sure I want to buy a big on ein case there are allergies. Thanks
 
Hi,
Does this stuff work to repel horseflies too- we are absolutely plagued by them this year, so much so that I cannot ride on grass or tracks when sun is out! Help! Thanks.
 
Can it be used on sensitive parts? Or does it literally need to just go along spine neck crest etc? My horse is only bothered around her tum and between legs, could I wipe down the underside or best to stick to back neck etc? Is it like front line for dogs? As in, apply on the neck but it works all over the body?
 
Ive used it to successfully treat lice. Little Pony was fine albeit a bit sensitivefor a day. Big mare lost hair where it went on but soon grew back. Lice were nuked tho!
 
hayinamanger said:
Coopers Spot On is product for treating lice etc in cattle and sheep. It is not licenced for horses. I have used it for years on all our horses, it helps to keep the flies off them and is excellent for getting rid of ticks.

10ml dose for horses 5ml for ponies

Pour along the spine, if the horse is ridden, leave out the saddle area.

It's oil based, so does leave a greasy mark for a couple of days, but no great problem there.

Never had a reaction to it.

250ml bottle lasts ages.
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Hi if there is a rug on the horse is there a drying time? Or would the product rub off due to it leaving a greasy mark on their back?
 
You should always patch test it first
I use it for lice it’s great
I use double than for cows (vets advice based on horses size)
dose again 8 weeks later if needed
 
ameeyal said:
Ive bought some coopers spot on today, i only bought the small one as the women behind the counter said you should use it with in 6 months, does it still work way past 6 months after opening?
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Should be fine if you don't let it get too hot or cold.
 
angiek said:
Hi,
Does this stuff work to repel horseflies too- we are absolutely plagued by them this year, so much so that I cannot ride on grass or tracks when sun is out! Help! Thanks.
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Sadly horseflies hunt by sight so aren't repelled by anything. However it might poison them if they do bite.
 
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I use spot on for flies/ticks. It doesn’t stop horse flies landing but does kill them off. Always patch test for a new horse. I used cydectin for mites though based on this info here:

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Cydectin FAQ

Why cydectin? The primary resource for tackling feather mites as of 2022 can be found here, written by Marieke Brys (University of Ghent), where the use of topical moxidectin is recommended followi…
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My horses don’t have CPL but the advice stands true regardless.

You can’t use it too close to worming though as the active ingredient is a wormer. If you don’t think the cydectin has done the worming job well enough you’d have to worm count a few weeks later.

Always consult your vet before using anything new - they’re usually more than happy to advise the use of things/provide prescriptions “off licence”. You’re supposed to have proof you own livestock to buy wormers aimed at livestock now so you may have to go via vet anyway.
 
Please be VERY very careful indeed with this product. I used it for one of my mares (now sadly no longer with me) and it started her up itching something terrible, the poor mare didn't know what to do with herself. I washed off as much as I could from the site I'd applied it to, but I would never ever use it again, not on anything.
 
adamntitch said:
old yard owner used this on my old now gone gelding and he lost all the hair on his back where it had been used
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Which is why you spot test first!

Tilly82 said:
Is this any good for feather mites? How regularly would you apply?
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We love it. We do spot test. One was itchy and rolled after the first application but was then fine. No reaction since.

We use a syringe, some on by tail, some on under the mane.
 
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