Flies on mares

[dreamcometrue]

Has anyone got any good methods of keeping the flies off a mare's teats? I am hesitant to spray fly spray on them because it is bare skin and might irritate.

Thanks

 

[lachlanandmarcus]

You could try udder cream? Made for cows but the oiliness helps to stop the flies biting.

 

[dreamcometrue]

Thanks, good suggestion.

I have just read another post about using Avon Skin So Soft on a geldings sheath so that might be another possibility.

 

[putasocinit]

If you put any fly repellant on your arm would it sting, no, go for it better than maggots and being bitten and cream going between the teats and going funny with the sweat etc.

 

[amandal]

I use sudocrem on my mare. Wash area daily and reapply its doing a good job at the mo x

 

[MrsElle]

I used to use vaseline, the flies can't grip My old mare used to actually spread her legs when she saw the tub come out!

 

[Kat]

Use a product marketed for humans that way it will be designed for bare skin

 

[dreamcometrue]

Thanks everyone. Lots of things to try there

 

[BurlingtonBertie]

Chenounction is udder cream isn't it? Great at keeping flies away.

 

[mandwhy]

Mine gets bitten really badly there, I started slathering sudocreme all over her inner thighs and teats, but it melted off so I have started using that Lincoln 'antibacterial green gel' which is one of those horrible greasy sticky substances which sticks like glue and is therefore awesome for putting on the teats and all the way up her navel as she gets bitten there and rubs it. The skin feels much less scabby under there now and it contains deet to keep the flies off. Nightmare washing it out of her tail mind!

She also has an ordinary fly rug for bad days which does help but you can get an udder cover from snuggy hoods!

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

I'm following this thread with interest: my loan mare gets really stressy because of flies, poor old lass, and so in desperation I put her in a sweet-itch rug with a long neck, however she still gets flies in all the wrong places! bless 'er.

So will try some of the suggestions here too.

 

[mynutmeg]

My mare gets very badly bitten there. I use naf d-itch ointment. Keeps flies off brilliantly and can be used on broken skin so no sensitivity issues