Is anybody elses horse suffering......

[ticobay831]

from fly bites

well i think its a reaction from some kind of midge bite, or somthing

One of my boys has come up in lumps all down his neck in between his back legs, behind his ears and on his shoulders, he must be in so much discomfort poor boy.
Have rang the vet and she has told me to wash in hibiscrub and put some cream on thats shes put up for me antinflamatory/antibiotic fungul somthing or other

cant remember.
I decided to get vet out tomorow just to check him out he seems to be getting more.
Anyone else got this problem????
Debs x

 

[murphyboywoody]

There are an awful lot of midges about at the moment! I got bitten to death yesterday and today while i was riding and my horse was getting very annoyed with them too! Is your horsey chestnut because mine is and he always reacts badly to any sort of bite?!

 

[happihorse]

Yes they really are bad at the moment. You wouldn't expect it in November, would you!

Does he still have fly spray on when he goes out?

 

[ticobay831]

He is actually dark grey, i have put loads of midge repellant on him

Bloody insects

Have to wait and see what the vet says

 

[Louby]

Could he be too warm. Its really wierd weather at the mo?

 

[Jade2007]

Yes my pony is black and he is always standing there throwing his head up and down, he has trouble easting his dinner because of them and riding is a pain - there's no point in asking him to come into an outline. My other boy has never had problems from midges and had bites all over his nose tonight. Strange.

 

[cellie]

One of the horses on our yard had the same reaction early in the year He just had a bad reaction and the lumps all wetn in two days.He looked like he had hives.