Fly bother on teats

[delly&zo]

Hi all, since living out our little NF mare is really suffering from the flies. Had the vet out last week so asked while he was there to check her as she's quite swollen and tender in that area, he said best bet is to keep washing the area and get repellent on as best we can ( bit of a wimp with sprays )Her not me. Wondered what the best thing is to wash with , have been using just a mild soap (for horses bits lol) anyone got any ideas ?

 

[goldie12]

My mare has the same problem. I just wipe with a baby wipe and cover the whole area in Naf off extra effect gel

 

[treacle_beastie]

I wash it off with lavender wash and use itch stop cream which seems to work well.

 

[chestnuttyy]

If it becomes very swollen she could have mastitis (condition normaly found in cows) which require antibiotics.

 

[Bettyboo222]

B used to suffer terribly from flies there, I used to wipe clean with a feminine wipe, coat it in udder cream then put naff off gel on top. Messy but it worked

 

[Crosshill Pacers]

We've used cow udder salve in the past which we use for dry cracked teats on the cattle. It has fly repellent in it and keeps the udder area free from flies and nice and soft

 

[kiteman0]

Why not put Stockholm tar on her teats,
That's what we cover our heifers udders in 3 times a yr.

 

[Fransurrey]

Both udder cream and Neem Oil work well for me. It just depends which lot of goo is closest! Sudocrem if there are visible bite areas, smeared down the insides of her thighs, too.

 

[delly&zo]

Wow, thanks guys will work my way thru those suggestions and see what works for us. The vet said it's unlikely to be mastitis as she's never foaled, he also said if you press the swollen area and it stays indented then it's likely to be infected and to give him a shout. Good tip eh. Someone could maybe invent some pony fly pants or something lol

 

[Joanna710]

Pony fly pants would be a great idea, unfortunately I have a gelding so not sure how that would work! My boy had a nasty hole eaten into his sheath by *&%£*%$ flies, best thing I found was to give it a good clean (used IV horse sheath cleaner - pants if you use it in sheath but works well and is gentle on outer skin for clearing off debris/ grease. Then I slapped on a whole load of udder ointment (oh the embarrassment when the other geldings saw him) and dabbed on some Phaser fly gel around the area. The Equimins udder ointment (not cream) is really thick and can create a solid barrier against biting critters. I found it didn't last too long as my boy would lie down and wipe it all over his legs, but he's in during the day so only has to last for 12 hours.

Good luck with your mare, flies are the one thing I love about Winter.. They all die!!!

 

[delly&zo]

Hi thanks for that, was actually on the equimins site last night and spotted the udder ointment, but didn't buy it, i will now ! thanks

 

[Joanna710]

No worries, it's lovely thick stuff! Let us know how she gets on