Argh!!!! It's mites!! HELP PLEASE!!!

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Ok made a post a week or so ago re: itchy legs.

Well the update is the vet had a look today and he has mites!! :(

The only thing she suggested was the injection.... Had a look online and it says it doesn't really work anyway.

The thing that comes up is that they come from the soil, and you can never completely get rid.

However pig oil & sulphur has come up a few times as successful, but he'll always need doing with it.

Now if I get some,

how do I apply it?
How often?
Where would be the best places to apply?
Has anyone tried it?

Or...... Do you have any other suggestions?

I have tried hibi scrub and then sudo creme, it eased the itching a little, I think maybe I should have done it more often.

Oh and I should prob clean all his stuff.... Boots... Brushes etc... What should I use?

Sorry very long post.

Thank you.
 
are you talking about feather mites?

Isn't frontline used for this? Others will be able to give you more of an idea am sure, if not put it in the vet section of the forum...
 
One of mine has the injections about every 12- 15 months. They do work for him but his skin had thickened & developed folds before we knew so it's harder work to keep them at bay. Ask Theresa_F to send you her massive pm - I use it to keep them at bay between injections & to keep my youngster clear. I met her last Sunday & she's very nice & friendly (& Stinky is to die for!).
 
Theresa_F will tell you all you need to know if you ask, i'm forever in her debt for the info! Also a traditional at a yard I was at had mites and had injections and they didn't seem to do a lot really.
 
Mine's a traditional cob and has white legs and pink skin (bless him!). I used pig oil and sulphur but he came up all red and hot on his legs, so if yours has white legs I'd advise a patch test and/or caution.

What I do now, is to still use pig oil, but instead of sulphur I mix in some Neem Oil (used for head lice) and Tea Tree oil, and that doesn't seem to aggravate him. You can also get Neem products which are supposed to be good for dealing with parasites.

The other thing you can do is to keep his legs clipped as short as possible and thus make an unfriendly place for mites to be! Apparently using vaseline around the fetlocks will discourage them as they don't like oil of any sort (hence the pig oil).

Personally I've never had the injections done, so can't comment on that.
 
Creature in sig normally has full feathers. He had dectomax injection and it was totally effective, seemed to give huge relief.

He also has PO&S every couple of weeks. It looks mucky to start with then makes his feathers look fab. :)
 
we are dealing with mites at the mo, vet gave me some coopers fly treatment as a first treatment then he said use ordinary lice powder to keep on top of them. he also said that mites are just lice by another name.and the pig oil willkeep the feather condition so that tey can not stick. all seems to be working so far.
 
I was thinking about using headlice treatment tomorrow, as I do have some of that stuff here in my house.

I did coat his legs in Avon skin so soft tonight, as that is quite oily/greasy.

Maybe that will work even as a temp thing, as I will b unable to get anything else till saturday.
 
Definitely get Theresa_F to send you her long pm re mites.

My boy had the injection last year and it worked really well on him. He had to have 2 injections about 10 days apart. Think the injections were about £10-£15 and then call out fee on top of that. :)
 
Mines had injections and i now use frontline and pig oil to keep them at bay. Mine two has thickened skin from lack of treatment prior to him coming into my care.

I also mix in a bit of neem.

Ditto asky Teresa f for her info it is very comprehensive and welcome to the neverending saga that is mites ;)
 
the injections work well IMO, you do first inj then second 2 weeks later. repeat every six months. you can also miss out a worming after the inj. it is best to start with the vet doing the first 2, as dextomax is not liscensed for horses, so if your horse reacts then the vet will sort any reaction out. once you know he doesnt react you can buy 50ml bottles of dextomax for around £35. which for the average 500 kg horse is 3 injections worth. it is a sub cutaneaous injection, so doable for most people. (tho i dont recommend self medication if you do not know what you are dealing with, and if you are not used to injectiong horses) jabs can be tied in with routine vet visits for teeth/jabs to minimise coast.
 
Dont worry too much. My cob very feathered gets them. Apart from the sort of sore bits buried in the skin/ feathers with scabby sort of grey dandruff /wet bits and he stamps on the ground if he has them. I understand that they tend to live in certain fields? My paddock had quite longish grass and he did have them there. We are currently using a very short grassed paddock nearby and he doesnt seem to get them as bad if at all since I started using this other field.

I usually keep the feathers really trim off the ground and short when he has them. Also any treatment will be easier to apply.

Cant say which works and I have heard frontline does but I personally havent tried it. I used Benzyl Benzoate in one litre bottles.Lcal chemist ordered in for me. Also I use ie tubs of Aqueaous cream to try to stop the mites sticking to greasy hair and really mosturise those pin head type sore areas. I think I also gave his feathers a bit of a hibiscrub wash when they got a bit sticky looking.

I never realised there was an injection and this seems very drastic? Perhaps I am wrong though?? one more thing other horses in the same field didnt get them??
 
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As others have said use the Detromax injection! the vet will say it's not licensed for horses but for cattle and sheep but it is by FAR the best!

Clip legs - sedate pony if required as of course they can be very itchy and stamp their feet!

Hibiscrub legs

then they KEY and MAGIC method to get in ALL the folds and nooks and crannys!

Use the gamgee squares you can buy - buy a few as be prepared to throw them away after use DO NOT be tempted to reuse!

SOAK said gamgee squares in hibiscrub solution! Wrap around legs and BANDAGE firmly. Keep on for around 2 hours!

Then stable at night using a new gamgee square COVERED in Aloe Vera - again bandage using the other set of bandages (not the hibiscrub ones) Again keep on for 2 hours! You will see some gorgeous pink legs after this!!!!

I usually repeat this 3 times throwing away the gamgee squares after just one use.

This seems to lift not only the scabs

So ingredients list

2 sets of bandages (one for hibiscrub and one for aloe vera)

5 litres of hibiscrub

5 litres of Aloe Vera

Gamgee squares (a set for hibiscrub and a set for aloevera) 3 different times

3 days hard work will keep the little monkeys away!!!!

Good luck!
 
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