No Laughing please at my daft question!!

[tangoharvey]

A woman down our yard has a horse with sweet itch. She was saying that she would love to find something that worked. I told her that I had heard that marmite was good. she said she tried that, gave the horse a load of marmite sandwiches but the sweet itch didnt get better. I told her i thought you had to put the marmite on the sweet itch......am i right?

 

[happyhack]

I have no idea but I am PMSL at the image of a horse tucking into marmite sandwiches!!!

 

[potty_4_piebalds]

lol did the horse try cheese with his marmite . i have heard that cam rosa ointment is good for sweet itch

 

[LynnWalker]

I have heard that marmite on bread can help wth sweetitch! Read it in a horse mag some time ago - but no idea if it works, sorry!

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

I think it is true that marmite repels midges - but I have only ever heard of people feeding it! It works for me in summer, I eat it on toast and never get bitten!

 

[JenHunt]

no idea about marmite, but avon skin so soft is meant to be great for sweet itch and midge repellent generally.

 

[Boxers]

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A woman down our yard has a horse with sweet itch. She was saying that she would love to find something that worked. I told her that I had heard that marmite was good. she said she tried that, gave the horse a load of marmite sandwiches but the sweet itch didnt get better. I told her i thought you had to put the marmite on the sweet itch......am i right?

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Sorry, I had to LOL - you feed the marmite to the horse, not rub it in!

Camrosa is very good and so is Avon Skin So Soft. I use both of these but have not tried feeding marmite (or rubbing it in!).

 

[fjordhorsefan]

I fed marmite to my last horse, and it did make him less itchy. I looked a right weirdo unwrapping the sandwich at first, but the craze spread! Haven't tried it on my new horse yet though. It didn't make any difference with my friend's horse who has sweetitch.

 

[LadyRascasse]

my horse loves marmite sandwiches. he doesn't have sweetitch but he can smell marmite miles off and starts begging for it lol

 

[Sleepeeze_dad]

Ooh summin I'll have to try - not cos he's got sweet itch (thank the heavens) but he's defo a pie and chips horse. Only likes his big bucket of badminton food treats and carrots. Nothing else. Spits it all out. Ta for that. Anyone want to bet what he'll do with a marmite sandwich? I got 2 to 1 odds it'll be on the floor

 

[LMuirEDT]

My friend swears by marmite sandwiches to help with her old ponies sweet itch. I always thought it was odd but maybe not...

 

[Crazy Friesian]

Ok so this is going to sound daft... but possibly not if you think about it. Which comes first; the itch or the midge?

Has your horse actually been tested and confirmed as sweetitch?

I have struggled with one of my ponies for years and thrown the book at him.

Someone mentioned to me that it could be partly due to a pinworm infestation (likkle buggers to get rid of). (Yes he is wormed regularly!) They suggested a double dose of Ivermectin followed by worming every 4 months. Not saying he is 100% but he is definately a good 80% better than he was. He still wears a rug and has his preps on him.

The way it was explained to me is that as the pinworm hatch the debris causes the itch which attracts the midge.

They also suggested feeding chondroitin (repairs soft tissue) if you can find it straight without anything other in it - glucosamine etc.

 

[pixi]

ive got a even dafter question why cant a mare be sterlised or have a hysterectomy like cats dogs and other animals i know its a stupid question but why ,or shouldnt i ask maybe im a bit thick

 

[majca1]

Marmite is likely to work. Marmite is made from Brewers Yeast. The ingredient that keeps midges away is Vitamin B3. Brewers Yeast has a lot of B3 in it. It is best to start feeding it before the midges start and then right through the summer.

 

[joeanne]

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ive got a even dafter question why cant a mare be sterlised or have a hysterectomy like cats dogs and other animals i know its a stupid question but why ,or shouldnt i ask maybe im a bit thick

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Very simple procedure for a colt, no cutting open, or GA needed unless there is a problem. Therefore its a) cost effective to geld and b) not so invasive with less recovery time.