mites ! fleas ! ticks !

[debs_07]

what are tell tale signs of all of these ??

 

[vicster]

My bunny had mites and his fur was all grose and dandruffy looking and scabby and made me feel sick lol

ticks you can sometimes see their ugly fat bodies hanging, and fleas hop about lol

 

[debs_07]

yeah .. she has got loads of what looks like dandruff... i was like " ecck " this morning when i was grooming her ... hmmmm what should i do ? whats best stuff ?

 

[vicster]

Is it your horse that has this?

 

[debs_07]

yes .. shes mine .. i noticed sometghing wasnt right the otherday .. she kept bending round to bite her back legs .. ive looked for mud rash and none .. im thinking its mites

 

[vicster]

Yep it is mites then - they are probably caused by straw my old cob had them - if you call the vet he can give him an injection that will stop it i thin it's about £10 for the jab - i would do it soon though as they can be very irratating for them by bunny was going mad with them too

xx

 

[debs_07]

ive started itching aswell .. i wonder if they can live on us .. or irritate us aswell ?? ive been itching for days now .. hmmmm think it is out of the straw

 

[vicster]

Do you know what yes they can the vet told me they will pitch on humans and irritate our skin too - go and get some cream and rub it in and get the vet to jab your girlie it should clear up then - horrible isn't it

 

[debs_07]

im itching now as we speak !! arrghhhh .. iv got mitessssssss

 

[vicster]

I get it too - i have a real bad itching problem and i have to take antihistamines every day to stop it otherwise i could itch myself until i bleed - it isn't very nice - yuk yuk yuk we are deseased lol

 

[debs_07]

so is the dandruffy stuff mite poo ? pmsl xx

 

[vicster]

I don't even know what the hell that wierd stuff is when i took my bunny to the vet they combed it out and he was red roar under there poor little thing i am feeling sick talking about those little crettins they are grose lol - knowing our luck it is mite poo

 

[debs_07]

ewww i was scratching it off her this morning ... eeewwwwwwww .. im gonna barff.. ive got mite plop under my nails

 

[vicster]

hehe - now you've got me itching like mad lol - are you gunna call the vet ? x

 

[debs_07]

yes gonna call him now ... before i have no skin left and im just a mear skeleton ... will keep you informed

 

[vicster]

Yeh will look forward to you coming back to me and letting me know how much skin you and your horse have shed lol

 

[Theresa_F]

You can get rid of these nice and easily - get some frontline spray from your vet.

If you have a feathered horse, pig oil and sulphur keeps mites at bay - bit messy but cheap.

 

[debs_07]

pig oil ? eck !! yes she is a welsh sec d

 

[nomini]

Vet told me to hibiscrub everyday, put mud fever cream on to act as a barrier and can suffocate the mites, and spray frontline every 3 weeks. Have just changed my boy onto shavings again as couldn't get rid of them whilst on straw