Frontline Spot On - application

[Angelbones]

I got some Spot on following many posts on here about using it to clear up mites on legs /scabby knees. So far I applied it once to test for reaction, then again a week later after a bath. Can anyone tell me how often / where to apply it? I'm kinda guessing on on my own!

Many thanks

 

[hellspells]

If you are using spot on you put a whole pipette onto the scruff if the neck (far enough up so they can't turn round and lick it). This needs to be done every 6 weeks.

If you are using the spray. Easiest way is to soak some cotton wool and dab on (using gloves) for mites, or if for fleas spray then rub into the coat a little.

Hope this helps a little

 

[michellev123]

Is it a special horse frontline or just dog/cat one? Sorry prob being really stupid?!

 

[Eaglestone]

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Is it a special horse frontline or just dog/cat one? Sorry prob being really stupid?!

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This is not a silly question, as I have always wondered this!

 

[glenruby]

There isnt a special horse one. people just use the dog one off licence. It hasnt been tested as safe on horses.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Angelbones, are you asking how to treat a HORSE'S scabby legs or a dog/cat? I don't think the Spot On will work effectively on a horse. It works by being absorbed by the skin and is then "transported" round the skin only. Obviously, a horse will have many times more skin than a dog. It's best to buy DOG Frontline SPRAY. You then spray the horse's leg/feathers and work it deep into the skin with your hands. You have to repeat after about 10 days because it won't harm the eggs, only the adults. After 10 days the eggs hatch and if you don't repeat the treatment, the horse will just become re-infected again. If it's for feather mites, you will probably find you have to do it up to 4 times a year. The mites can drop off into the bedding etc and re-infect the horse.

 

[EQUISCENE]

I never had any improvement when I try this method of clearing up a mite/scabby leg problem. However someone on this forum suggested using an ivermectin wormer (yes I know it sounds strange) but this sorted out the problem quickly!

 

[hellspells]

Sorry was having a really dumb moment and assumed you were meaning cat/dog. As spot on it not effective in treating horse mites etc. Even the spray has very limited results. As Equiscene says Ivermectin in the way forward all the way.

As is the management of the area.

 

[Angelbones]

Thanks everyone for replying - yes I did mean on a horse and not a dog /cat. I only have the pipette type, not the spray. So pretty hopeless then. What 'forumlation' does Ivermectin come in, eg spray / cream? I guess I have to get this from the vet? I got the Spot On over the counter at my country store. Back to the drawing board for me then, durr!

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

My horse has an injection of Dectomax for feather mites. But again, you need to have him re-injected after 10 - 14 days when the eggs hatch out, or it's a waste of time. And as I said for Frontline Spray, feather mites often drop off and live in bedding so you'll find the horse may need the double injection 2 or 3 times a year. This means it isn't cheap unless you can transport your horse to the vets and so avoid callout charges.

 

[fingers_crossed]

worked well on my boy, a pipette on either back leg, repeated a week later - no mites! He's not overly hairy though!

 

[Yertis]

I used cattle 'Spot On' with complete success, 10ml on each leg repeated after 14 days, repeated again 6 months later in autumn as a precaution, no further problems with mites for 5 years now.

 

[katherine1975]

I used frontline spray, sprayed on all four lower limbs, then repeated treatment 10 days later. No more scabs or itching and have followed it up by using pig oil and sulphur to protect against mud fever and the mites.