Best treatment for mites?

[spotty_pony]

So I think my mare may have mites in her feathers on her back legs. I posted a while ago about her refusing to pick them up and I thought it was stiffness related... since then I have realised she is really, really itchy so I am thinking potentially mites?

I have covered them in KillItch tonight, as it's all I had. But am I right in thinking that the acrove ingredient used to treat sweetitch (benzyl benzoate) is the same for mites, so Kill Itch will treat it?

 

[julesjoy]

My vet recommended front line flea spray when mine had mites.

 

[Sossigpoker]

Farriers mite spray and shampoo. Very effective and easy to use.

 

[shortstuff99]

I use dectomax injection, only thing that's ever managed to keep them away for me.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

The best thing I've ever found was Coopers Fly Repellent Plus. I was using it to treat lice and realised that the elderly cob's feather mites had gone, too. The first time I'd managed to get rid of them properly in years. I'm not sure if Coopers is still available.

 

[Rowreach]

The best thing I've ever found was Coopers Fly Repellent Plus. I was using it to treat lice and realised that the elderly cob's feather mites had gone, too. The first time I'd managed to get rid of them properly in years. I'm not sure if Coopers is still available.

I use Coopers Spoton and it’s brilliant

 

[meleeka]

I used lime sulphur dip with success. It truly stinks though.

 

[SEL]

Ah.. my favourite subject ?

Best thing is to clip the feathers off if you can. I then wash in a dog flea shampoo and drench legs in watered down cattle wormer plus a shot of dectomax