Clydesdale with recurring feather mites

[Sukistokes2]

Not sure if this was to me or not?

But......Nope, I am not 100% sure it's mite, only the stamping is the sign she is showing. She hasn't got any scabby areas or hugely greasy patches though? I did her with PO&S last week and ordered some more so will do her every week and see how she goes. Also done her 2 days in a row with Nettex Mite powder recently.

Just thought I'd ask, most vets just go for mites. They stamp with M and S as well.

 

[Cahill]

what frontline and how much do you use please?

in the pump bottle,not the little pippettes.
not licenced for horses but recommended by a vet.
you cant see them,they burrow.
often leaving rough skin/scar tissue,this is where the follow up of po+s is needed to keep the skin flexiable.

 

[Cobbytype]

My vet prescribed an ivermectin wash for our cob's possible case of mites. Worked out cheaper than Frontline, but you have to make sure you wash the whole leg, up to elbows/stifles and along the belly. Never did know if it was mites or not, but he's not been even slightly itchy since and that's after two years. He does have sallenders/mallenders though, which is treated by rubbing E45 cream into the crusty bits every night. I tried pig oil and sulphur, but the sulphur got onto his sheath whilst he was lying down and caused a skin reaction.

Similar to this... my vet recommended Ivermectin wormer mixed with some Vaseline or a plain, non-perfumed emollient - the ratio is around one part wormer to three parts Vaseline/emollient. The concoction is massaged into the skin/legs about once a fortnight to start with, then treat as and when thereafter if needs be. My vet's potion included Flamazine and Synulox to treat the sores by boy had, but at £50 a pop it's better to use something cheaper as a carrier for the wormer if your horse has no scabs/sores.

 

[Chesterton72]

Can anyone help me stop grieving for my adorable 9 year old Clydesdale whose operation was 100 percent successful but he he did not recover from the operation it was presumed the anaesthetic was too much for him. I have now been told that heavy horses and anaesthetics are not a good mix. I want to continue riding but can't seem to bond with any new horses. Is it possible to love a horse too much?

 

[Achinghips]

The only thing that worked for one of my heavyweight mares, when the injection and pig oil sulphur and neem didn't was an invermectin wash solution made up especially by the vets. It was cheap enough too

 

[LD&S]

Not sure if this was to me or not?

But......Nope, I am not 100% sure it's mite, only the stamping is the sign she is showing. She hasn't got any scabby areas or hugely greasy patches though? I did her with PO&S last week and ordered some more so will do her every week and see how she goes. Also done her 2 days in a row with Nettex Mite powder recently.

My girl stamps but just now and again and only if it's muddy, as soon as the ground was hard she stopped and as I've not found any evidence of mites we've put it down to just an itch.