heel mites/mange

[ldlp111]

ok horse i have who has feathers stomps his back feet and is itching them all time. i assume this is due to mites, so am wondering i the spot-on treatment you get for cattle and sheep would work on them, i have used it on lice with great results (nothing else would work!!) had anyone used it??

thanks for help

this is stuff
http://www.farmrite.co.uk/product.php?p=105217

 

[Kallibear]

I use fipronel (i.e frontline or similar cheaper brands (virbac's aer cheaper!) and it's works brilliantly.

The vets usually give you the pump spray if you go through them but it's a pain in the ass trying to get it next to the skin with hairly legs, so I use the spot-on pipette stuff for dogs. Ours local feed store sells it - 4 pipettes for the medium sized dog (up to 20kg) means one per leg!

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

PMed you hun x

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

could you talk to your vet and see if he will jab him for mites? works well tho not licensed for horses! (bonus is he wont need worming for 3 or 4 months!)

 

[Theresa_F]

Frontline - three treatments over a month, then pig oil and suphur in the wet months and sulphur in the dry months - for the rest of his life!

If you want a very long and detailed PM I do about hairy horses legs and keeping them in tip top condition, send me a PM and I will send it to you.

Sounds like a lot of work, but once you get the knack, it take only 10 minutes once every other week to keep them free from mites.

Don't leave it - if you do the skin thickens and gets folds which then can be very difficult to treat.