Feather mites treatment?

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I've heard about using pig oil and sulphur but I've also read that it can react badly with some horses? Would frontline or deosect be any better? He has a fair amount of feathers and I'd rather not remove them if possible. Could damage be caused to my horse if he itched the area that was treated and the treatment came in contact with his mouth? Help would be much appreciated, I hate seeing him itchy :(
 
There are several treatments on the market, pig oil and sulphur is as good as most. Just try a patch test on the horse first. It's the same with any new product. I used it and advocate plus dectomax to clear mine.


Let me put that better , I would contact the vet and book up the injection. I would wash out the feathers really well. If you want to clip you can, I would then treat with pig oil and sulphur ( after spot test of course) really working it in. I would then add the flea drops , then get the injection.
I would then keep adding pig oil and sulphur to keep them away. Until second hatching is well past. I would also get rid of the straw I was using ( mites live in it) and disinfect stable out. I would also check to see if horse had any sign of a yeast infection which if it did I would treat with hibi scrub.
 
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Sukistokes2 said:
There are several treatments on the market, pig oil and sulphur is as good as most. Just try a patch test on the horse first. It's the same with any new product. I used it and advocate plus dectomax to clear mine.


Let me put that better , I would contact the vet and book up the injection. I would wash out the feathers really well. If you want to clip you can, I would then treat with pig oil and sulphur ( after spot test of course) really working it in. I would then add the flea drops , then get the injection.
I would then keep adding pig oil and sulphur to keep them away. Until second hatching is well past. I would also get rid of the straw I was using ( mites live in it) and disinfect stable out. I would also check to see if horse had any sign of a yeast infection which if it did I would treat with hibi scrub.
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Thank you very much! Would any treatments cause harm if he nibbles on the area? As I know he itches his knees as well as stamping.
 
Ive not heard that pig oil and sulphur is dangerous, although some horses do like the taste. My pony did and would try and knock over the pot and drink it. It could be he has some mellendars and sallendars as well, worth checking, it might not be mites at all.
 
I use a combination of dectomax treatments (usually just early summer he gets a really bad flare) deosect and dusting with sulphur powder. While treating any scabs with sudocreme+sulphur powder.
 
Sukistokes2 said:
There are several treatments on the market, pig oil and sulphur is as good as most. Just try a patch test on the horse first. It's the same with any new product. I used it and advocate plus dectomax to clear mine.


Let me put that better , I would contact the vet and book up the injection. I would wash out the feathers really well. If you want to clip you can, I would then treat with pig oil and sulphur ( after spot test of course) really working it in. I would then add the flea drops , then get the injection.
I would then keep adding pig oil and sulphur to keep them away. Until second hatching is well past. I would also get rid of the straw I was using ( mites live in it) and disinfect stable out. I would also check to see if horse had any sign of a yeast infection which if it did I would treat with hibi scrub.
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This! This! A thousand times this!
 
Please be careful in the extreme if using Pig Oil and Sulphur for the first time, especially on horses with pink skin and white hair (like my boy). It can bring them up in a really nasty abrasive rash.

I use Neem oil on mine, seems to work, but again you'd need to patch test as some of these traddie cobs can be really quite sensitive, bless 'em.
 
I've just had two jabs two weeks apart from my vets (didn't work) clipped feathers out and have treated with frontline which has worked fantastic.

My mares pink skinned and very sensitive and hasn't had any bad reactions to the frontline.
 
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