maya2008
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Or is the only answer to move? Not my yard - I have found the Spotinor/coopers spot on to be a game changer but unsure if it would be enough in that situation.
Sweet itch - has anyone successfully used Spotinor or similar to eliminate sweet itch in a pony whose field has a river running through it?
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KikiDee
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Our field gets quite midgey as it has a ditch running alongside. I rug 24/7 as soon as the temps warm up and use Biteback spray liberally daily on legs and any exposed bits of belly and Nettex Summer Freedom cream on face and sheath. Survived last year with zero issues and pony has plenty of things in the field available to rub on.
sollimum
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I would move if possible. Would make both your lives easier if you can relieve the symptoms by being away from water.
DressageCob
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I would move. I tried every treatment and lotion and potion with my SI youngster but what helped her was moving house. This was for two reasons. Firstly, her field is all electric fencing instead of post and rail she can itch on, and secondly this field doesn't have a stream in it. The field she was in was beautiful. Massive, always green, not muddy but it just didn't work for her.
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite
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Following with interest. I had a sweet itchy horse (no longer with me sadly), and remember the pioneering treatment (I think it was IoS or EoS or something similar?) from a good many years ago; which then progressed onto the injections currently available.
The thing I DO know from experience is how much sheer "location location" can make a huge difference; even moving half a mile up the road (or up the hill even onto a more exposed grazing area), can make a huge difference to how the horse is affected by midges.
My personal thought is that IF you can eliminate everything possible, then that's the best way forward. I would think that having a river or stream through a grazing area (which would probably also be low-lying as well) is going to basically cancel-out any advantage of any injections, which would then make having the jabs a bit of a waste of money??
Just my thoughts.
The thing I DO know from experience is how much sheer "location location" can make a huge difference; even moving half a mile up the road (or up the hill even onto a more exposed grazing area), can make a huge difference to how the horse is affected by midges.
My personal thought is that IF you can eliminate everything possible, then that's the best way forward. I would think that having a river or stream through a grazing area (which would probably also be low-lying as well) is going to basically cancel-out any advantage of any injections, which would then make having the jabs a bit of a waste of money??
Just my thoughts.
spotty_pony2
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My mare has the insol injections from the Vet. We have a pond but with regular washing, keeping her well covered and fly spayed in all the essential areas I’d say it’s almost completely under control and she does get it quite badly. She’s just had her first one for this summer and is having the second one in two weeks - they usually do it around this time of year so it might be worth asking your Vet soon.