DappleGreyDaydreamer
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My poor boy doesn't seem to be coping very well with the move into spring. He's covered in fly bites, he's got a drippy nose and a little aural plaque in his ear as of yesterday. He just generally seems itchy no matter how much I groom him, and losing his winter coat isn't doing that any favors. Today his left eye was really squinty and leaking a clear fluid, although he didn't mind me checking it or wiping it so I don't think it hurts him - he pulls away if something I'm touching hurts. Yard owners didn't seem too concerned, but if it doesn't improve then there's a vet coming out Wednesday for someone else I could ask. He didn't really want to open it much in the stable, but when I took him out into the field he opened it to look around so I don't think it's sensitive to sunlight or anything.
I use fly spray and a roll on every time I ride if the weather's good, and when I turn him out, and if we're going hacking where there's bound to be more flies then I'll put his fly veil on his ears. Just made me wonder seeing him today, if horses can get hayfever or something like it?? Drippy nose, itchy eyes, fly bites; it's exactly what I suffer with when my hayfever kicks in. Anyone else's horses struggling at the moment?
I use fly spray and a roll on every time I ride if the weather's good, and when I turn him out, and if we're going hacking where there's bound to be more flies then I'll put his fly veil on his ears. Just made me wonder seeing him today, if horses can get hayfever or something like it?? Drippy nose, itchy eyes, fly bites; it's exactly what I suffer with when my hayfever kicks in. Anyone else's horses struggling at the moment?