Lice treatment

My pony suffers terribly with lice - they seem to love him. I've found Coopers Fly Repellant the best for him. I have to clip him though as he's so hairy and make sure you do it twice as you need to catch the new ones when the eggs hatch. The other stuff that worked amazingly was Deosect except it seemed to bring him out in bumps so I won't use it again on him. Do a patch test first.

ETS - I use Frontline spray on my cob's legs for mites but it doesn't kill lice. Unfortunatley there's no "spot on" type treatment.
 
My vet recommended Ectospec, its a cattle pour on, 10cc down their neck and back. Its supposed to do flies as well in cattle so it will be interesting to see how it works. One dose is supposed to be enough for lice but it needs repeating in 6 weeks for flies. I dont think its licensed for horses so I guess you are taking a chance with it but the vet says its fine!
 
If your horse already has lice I recommend Dermoline Insecticidal Shampoo. It kills them on contact. You need to do a few washes as different batches of eggs hatch...
 
Deosect is very good stuff and came recommended by my vet- quite economical too as it's concentrated so you have to mix it up.
 
Hi thanks for the replies, it definately seems like lice, I have already got dermoline insecticidal shampoo, so will bathe with that tomorrow weather permitting. Thanks again for the replies.
 
Iv had to treat my coloured filly and my fell over the last few days i bathed them in dermoline first then sprayed them with deosect hope they work never had to treat anything for lice before
 
deosect (a week between treatment).it`s quite dear but has to be diluted so lasts for ages.

louse powder is useless.

i make it up in a spray bottle but spray it only a couple of inches away. and you have to wear gloves to work it into the coat.
do not breathe it in.
 
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