LICE!!!!

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Hi all,

My little man has got lice :(, i've never had to deal with lice before.. but seems when he was gelded his immune system dropped and he picked them up!!

He is 10 months old, out 24/7 with shelter (which has straw in it).. he has got a nice big winter coat and is un rugged..

How can i treat him? I've just ordered some Battles louse powder - which the vet recommended me to use..

So i was thinking, should i bath him and treat him.. then rug him up with a rug covered in louse powder? then re bath 2 weeks later and re treat? What do you think...?

any advice welcomed!
 
edenwood said:
Deosect is the best thing for lice it works a treat :)
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Agree, and at this time of year its good as you don't have to soak the horse. Just dilute it and spray it on, and rub in with a gloved hand. Repeat after 2 weeks. And don't forget that you will need to burn the bedding and wash down the shelter with, well probably deosect I would think. Anywhere the horse rubbed too. And rugs will need to be properly cleaned - not sure if louse powder will do it though. Don't forget to wash the headcollar too!
 
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Where will I get deosect from? Are the local horse care/feed stockists likely too have it?

Luckily he's not in contact with rugs- doesnt wear one! The shelters cleaned out on a daily basis and we jays fluid it to keep it clean as poss!

I'll bring headcollar home to wash it tonight and treat him ASAP! Thank you!!!
 
from the vets,comes in a little can but is very,very strong.dilute a little in a plant-sprayer,use gloves and do all along mane,back and tail,they die straight away but you have to do again a week later to catch any more.
I have also used on heel mites

can help with SI for when you are riding as well.

edited to say-the powder is useless
 
We treated one of ours with Coopers recently and it worked a treat, he was teeming with the little blighters! We just had to measure out the amount according to his weight (details on the box) and wipe over his coat lightly. To be honest, I didn't really think it would work but it was a nice sunny day and we were there for a while and after a few hours we could see that they weren't moving any more and he literally stopped scratching himself on anything and everything overnight. We had to do a repeat treatment 14 days later, just to get any eggs that had hatched in the meantime which all went fine. Far more simple than dousing with louse powder IMHO.
 
Hi all, i've bought Deosect, can you tell me how the best way to treat is and what quantity?

It says Ponies 125ml (1/4 pint) of diluted solotion per animal.. well he's only 13.3 most and obviously 10months - so quite small - is that what i should be doing?

Thanks
 
Dilution rate: 20ml Deosect to 1lt Water

Ponies: 125ml of diluted solution per animal.



( Horses:500ml of diluted solution per animal.}
 
SpottyTB - yes do what it says on the tin! It sounds/looks a small amount even if you are dealing with a smaller pony, but I treated a mini Shetland and she was so woolly that I needed the half pint. Its rather fun as, once you've sprayed it on ( you DON'T need to make the coat wet though) and wiped it in with a gloved hand, you can watch the little creepers come to the surface dead. Repeat it after 14 days to catch the ones that were in the egg stage first time round but have hatched. Spray posts too where the pony has scratched as this could mean that lice or eggs are deposited there. Great to have a can handy for when you see the dreaded itch again.
 
Well i feel like a ***** horse owner :(, my poor little man.. treated him yesterday and today had a look and he was absoloutely riddled in them - all dead now i think (so will re treat in a week? is that ok?)

Thank you all for your advice, so glad i spent the money on the decent stuff!! :D
 
Do you think he had lice when you got him? Otherwise you need to find out where he got it from. My old pony used to keep getting re infected until we figured out which pony was harbouring them. I clipped him out last spring and moved to my own place and touch wood he's never had them again.
 
No, he picked them up the same day he was castrated (or around then).. the vet reckons because he was not 100% healthy (due to op) thats why he probably picked them up..

None of the others have got them, but i have treated them all for it.. all of the rugs have been treated, headcollars, grooming kit and shelter - all been treated!

Hopefully i've got them the little sods!!! His coat is so long that the dead ones aren't falling out easily.. i pulled a load out yesterday - anyone got any ideas as to how to get the dead lice out? or shall i just let it be and let them fall out on their own accord?

STB x
 
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