Fly/tick bite not responded to antibiotics

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Me again! My gelding got a bite in his armpit on Sunday 6th. By Tuesday 8th it had swollen right up. Called vets, got prescribed a 5 day course of Trimediazine which we started that day, by the next day swelling was gone. Finished the five day course on Saturday just passed. Has been fine since. Came up today and the bite is back to how it was on Tuesday 8th. Have called vet again and they're prescribing another course of antibiotics with bute. Has anyone else experienced this? What's the next step if it comes back again after this course?
 
And does anyone have any experience with Lyme disease? We've been having ridden issues (see one of my previous posts) which started before this bite, but there have been ticks on his legs numerous times this year. What is the likelihood of lymes? I'm in Angus, Scotland. What are symptoms? Only things I can find about it are basically 'theres no specific symptoms, horse just seems off'. He doesn't seem off in himself, bit lazier than normal maybe but it's ridiculously hot and he does still trot round the field and get excited at dinner time etc. Am I getting too ahead of myself? At the point I'm seriously panicking because my last mare had issues where she just seemed off for a while, and three years of trying to fight issues later and she was put to sleep after no reprieve at all during those three years (ulcers, fractured pelvis, asthma).
 
RHGR said:
My gelding got a bite in his armpit on Sunday 6th. By Tuesday 8th it had swollen right up.
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I know nothing about horses. You need to consult your vet but I know the human side. I have in the past suffered greatly from mosquito bites which swelled up as described. I have a grand daughter with the same problem. It happened to me particularly when we went abroad and when we travel we now sleep with plug in electric insect killers. I keep a small spray repellent and a spray treatment can handy when we travel.

One can control the swelling with an anti hystsamine spray but the problem is that when there is swelling, the swelling can close over the puncture point. If the bite is oozing or closed, you could may be sponge it first and then apply antihistamene cream or spray. The spray can sting on an open bite so you may want to apply it with your fingers so as not to distress the horse.
 
By the way, I bought a large container of citronella insect repellant which we keep in the boot of the car and I put it on both myself and the mare when I ride in summer. I spray it on my legs (breeches) and her tummy or get someone else to do it before we we go out the gate.
 
Skib said:
I know nothing about horses. You need to consult your vet but I know the human side. I have in the past suffered greatly from mosquito bites which swelled up as described. I have a grand daughter with the same problem. It happened to me particularly when we went abroad and when we travel we now sleep with plug in electric insect killers. I keep a small spray repellent and a spray treatment can handy when we travel.

One can control the swelling with an anti hystsamine spray but the problem is that when there is swelling, the swelling can close over the puncture point. If the bite is oozing or closed, you could may be sponge it first and then apply antihistamene cream or spray. The spray can sting on an open bite so you may want to apply it with your fingers so as not to distress the horse.
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Vet isn't being hugely helpful, they don't seem concerned at all :(
 
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