Vikki89
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What is the best way of treating lice on a hairy cob?? I have used lice powder and insecticidal (sp) shampoo so far.
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Donkeymad
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Either Deosect, which can then be used as an effective Fly Spray for the year, or a louse powder that says for stable use only (as recommened by my Equine Specialist vet)
Genesis
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Oooooo! I heard a good tip, for helping prevent mites, ....Use a Coat gloss containing silicone, and the mites/lice can't get a grip on the hairs and sliiiidddddddde off!! Works on the same principle as head lice treatments. Like Alton towers for mites! Good luck.
emilyw
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Coopers fly repellent all over worked really well and cleared my boy within a couple of days (needs repeating a couple of weeks later to kill the cycle).
Pig oil and sulphur on the legs is apparently good for lice/mites although I used it for mud fever
Pig oil and sulphur on the legs is apparently good for lice/mites although I used it for mud fever
Fantasy_World
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When my mare who I got last month arrived with lice we used a combination of louse powder ( shop bought) with dermoline shampoo and a spot on treatment from the vets coupled with a total clip to rid her of them.
I got the shampoo and louse powder first but then got the vet out the day after I got her. He gave me a spot on treatment ( didn't say on label what it was called). I had to apply from withers to tail using a syringe and repeat ten days later. Before we clipped her out we also dusted the inside of her rugs with louse powder and that killed lice too. Any woodwork etc was dusted with louse powder too and rubbed in. After clipping her out and before the next treatment I washed her legs, body and tail in the shampoo. We found that the lice had not been killed by the vet spot on, on her face when we clipped her face off so I rubbed louse powder in her face ( avoiding eyes), her legs and into her mane too. Her body was covered in nits ( eggs) though so I used the combination of a plastic scourer and cloth with baby oil applied to gently rub them off. She had nits in her mane too so I used a tea tree treatment conditioner for human headlice and a nit comb to comb out as many as I could.
When I applied the second treatment from the vets I changed the bedding in the stable and also her rugs ( louse powder inside again), louse powdered the corners and under her fresh bedding. I also applied the spot on treatment from the back of her head to tail this time and rubbed it in her mane so as to kill anything I may have missed. To be honest though I did find that the nits were dead when I brushed them out of her mane as they went dusty like human nits do when you treat them.
It may seem a bit long winded and I also disenfected not only tools used and wheelbarrow etc but also my boots and changed top clothing and coat whenever I had dealt with her. I have 2 other horses of my own and there were also horses on the yard I had to consider too and although the risk may have been small from them being transfered by the horse or me I took every precaution I could.
I think as long as you make sure you apply whatever you are using in 2 treatments around ten days apart ( to kill any unhatched lice that may not have been killed at the nit stage), you change bedding ( vet didn't say we had to but I would have thought it to be beneficial to), keep away from other horses and don't allow contact with them and also be mindful of your own clothing and tools etc that enter the stable that are shared then you should find you will be ok.
Incidentally when I washed her rugs I also left them unused at home in bags for around 2 weeks before re-using and her grooming brushes were either washed out and/or sprayed with some pet lice spray I had for my rabbit/guinea pig once.
She seems totally fine now and so we must have got all the little critters. I can understand your frustration though as I thought we had got them all until we saw her face crawling in them when clipping after she had. had the vet treatment applied
but we got there in the end
Good luck
Caz
I got the shampoo and louse powder first but then got the vet out the day after I got her. He gave me a spot on treatment ( didn't say on label what it was called). I had to apply from withers to tail using a syringe and repeat ten days later. Before we clipped her out we also dusted the inside of her rugs with louse powder and that killed lice too. Any woodwork etc was dusted with louse powder too and rubbed in. After clipping her out and before the next treatment I washed her legs, body and tail in the shampoo. We found that the lice had not been killed by the vet spot on, on her face when we clipped her face off so I rubbed louse powder in her face ( avoiding eyes), her legs and into her mane too. Her body was covered in nits ( eggs) though so I used the combination of a plastic scourer and cloth with baby oil applied to gently rub them off. She had nits in her mane too so I used a tea tree treatment conditioner for human headlice and a nit comb to comb out as many as I could.
When I applied the second treatment from the vets I changed the bedding in the stable and also her rugs ( louse powder inside again), louse powdered the corners and under her fresh bedding. I also applied the spot on treatment from the back of her head to tail this time and rubbed it in her mane so as to kill anything I may have missed. To be honest though I did find that the nits were dead when I brushed them out of her mane as they went dusty like human nits do when you treat them.
It may seem a bit long winded and I also disenfected not only tools used and wheelbarrow etc but also my boots and changed top clothing and coat whenever I had dealt with her. I have 2 other horses of my own and there were also horses on the yard I had to consider too and although the risk may have been small from them being transfered by the horse or me I took every precaution I could.
I think as long as you make sure you apply whatever you are using in 2 treatments around ten days apart ( to kill any unhatched lice that may not have been killed at the nit stage), you change bedding ( vet didn't say we had to but I would have thought it to be beneficial to), keep away from other horses and don't allow contact with them and also be mindful of your own clothing and tools etc that enter the stable that are shared then you should find you will be ok.
Incidentally when I washed her rugs I also left them unused at home in bags for around 2 weeks before re-using and her grooming brushes were either washed out and/or sprayed with some pet lice spray I had for my rabbit/guinea pig once.
She seems totally fine now and so we must have got all the little critters. I can understand your frustration though as I thought we had got them all until we saw her face crawling in them when clipping after she had. had the vet treatment applied
Good luck
Caz
Vikki89
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thanks for the advice, am going to call the vets in the morning and see what they advise. Wanted to see what had worked for people to get rid of the lice. I had thought about trying to clip him, i say trying as he is 2 and never been clipped before
Faro
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Hi Vikki,
I've just replied to Georgiegirl on another post about lice. I recommend Coopers Fly Repellent every time. Wipe it all over the horse, then reapply about a week to 10 days later. It really works.
I've got one veteran mare who is the only one of my five horses who ever gets lice. I don't know why, or where she gets them from, but she always gets them once a year, at this time of year (when they're in heavy moult). And every year the Coopers clears them up without fail (until the next Spring!).
Unless your horse has any sores or other ill effects from the lice, I don't think you need to panic about calling the vet out.
Good luck.
I've just replied to Georgiegirl on another post about lice. I recommend Coopers Fly Repellent every time. Wipe it all over the horse, then reapply about a week to 10 days later. It really works.
I've got one veteran mare who is the only one of my five horses who ever gets lice. I don't know why, or where she gets them from, but she always gets them once a year, at this time of year (when they're in heavy moult). And every year the Coopers clears them up without fail (until the next Spring!).
Unless your horse has any sores or other ill effects from the lice, I don't think you need to panic about calling the vet out.
Good luck.
kellyeaton
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spot on its licnesed for cows but horses can use it that will rit them!
Spyda
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I'd recommend Deosect! A small can of it lasts yonks. And it really does work. I dilute it as per instructions and sponge it on. Repeat again in two weeks to catch any louse hatchlings, and bingo. The little blighters are defeated.
My weanlings always come home from stud with lice. I've tried all sorts of de-lousing products but the Deosect has been the most efficient and least-time consuming to use. I also sprinkle copious amounts of traditional louse powder inside all my rugs and around my loose box as well.
However, if you have an in-foal or a mare with a foal at foot, you'll need to speak to your vet who can recommend a suitable product. I remember having an infoal mare return from stud with lice and eventually the vet and I found an Indian herbal shampoo which worked. Was a pain to apply though as it was a shampoo formula, and as this was in the midst of a freezing cold winter, it wasn't ideal having to shampoo the poor mare several times in those conditions. However, she survived and the product did work!
My weanlings always come home from stud with lice. I've tried all sorts of de-lousing products but the Deosect has been the most efficient and least-time consuming to use. I also sprinkle copious amounts of traditional louse powder inside all my rugs and around my loose box as well.
However, if you have an in-foal or a mare with a foal at foot, you'll need to speak to your vet who can recommend a suitable product. I remember having an infoal mare return from stud with lice and eventually the vet and I found an Indian herbal shampoo which worked. Was a pain to apply though as it was a shampoo formula, and as this was in the midst of a freezing cold winter, it wasn't ideal having to shampoo the poor mare several times in those conditions. However, she survived and the product did work!