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Have a recently got a pony into the yard. Has sweet itch in its tail.

What do you guys put on ponies that have sweet itch on their tail? Any other tips?
 
Try spraying avon skin so soft on the areas effected and places that have been effected before. Rubbing tea tree cream into the itchy area seemed to sooth the itch as well :) hope they work for you. Marmite is supposed to help too but i haven't tried that yet. xx
I hate sweet itch, i really really hope she doesn't get it this year she destroyed her mane with it a few years ago :(
 
hi well this will be the first summer i have owned paddy and i have him on d itch brewers yeast and many creams for different things hoping and praying something will work :eek:
next few months my fingers and toes will be firmly crossed :confused:


any body want to set up a chat group im in :D

Nicky
 
I have an Arab and a Highland who drive me crazy rubbing manes and tails. I have done everything and then someone mentioned NAF de-itch cream. It is pink greasy and expensive, manes and tails look awful, especially is they roll in the mud, but I find it really works.

Better after a few applications when it has built up. Mile End Supplies do it at a good price.

I also use DEET based insect repellant which is what my vet recommended in Scotland - also much cheaper from the vet.
 
im new to the sweet itch game after acquiring a haflinger that suffers greatly. shes had all her feed removed and been given grass nuts only and feedmarks equidermis supplement but tbh i dont think its helping or it hasnt done so far. shes had 2 rugs - a rambo sweet itch hoody that didnt help so tried a mark todd combo which hasnt helped but its some protection till her snuggy hood rug arrives (Hopefully this coming week).
i have also been using natural fly spray by horsewise and this has helped her when its really hot. any rubs shes done ive been using camrosa on them and this has made a vast improvement.
 
My mare has suffered mild sweet itch the last couple of years which I've tried to control with fly rugs, regular washing of affected areas with tea tree shampoo, stabling during worst midge times, tried various feed supplements etc.
This year I decided to try Carr, Day and Martins kill itch lotion and it has worked brilliantly so far! I am yet to put a fly rug on this year and she is out all the time in a very midgey field, (stream running along two sides). There has been no signs of itcheness whatsoever.
 
corriehorse said:
My mare has suffered mild sweet itch the last couple of years which I've tried to control with fly rugs, regular washing of affected areas with tea tree shampoo, stabling during worst midge times, tried various feed supplements etc.
This year I decided to try Carr, Day and Martins kill itch lotion and it has worked brilliantly so far! I am yet to put a fly rug on this year and she is out all the time in a very midgey field, (stream running along two sides). There has been no signs of itcheness whatsoever.
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wow thats amazing i keep coming on here and going away trying everything :rolleyes: i have had to stop telling OH what i am buying or he will kill me lol. but i would do anything for paddy to not ahve any itch
 
once the pony has started itching then it has already been bitten.you Have to prevent the biting in the 1st place.

i have spent much money on lotions/potions that haven`t really worked.
the 2nd year my pony had it i could not even stable her she was so bad.

the only thing that has worked for us is to cover up.(been covered up since march)

i put a spray of deosect on to tide us over when we ride and sudocream/baby oil/pig oil on her ears depending which head cover she is wearing.

she has a full mane and tail and no rubbing.

it is best to electric fence everything off so they cant rub,it makes your rugs last longer.
 
ibot said:
hi well this will be the first summer i have owned paddy and i have him on d itch brewers yeast and many creams for different things hoping and praying something will work :eek:
next few months my fingers and toes will be firmly crossed :confused:


any body want to set up a chat group im in :D

Nicky
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There is a chat group here.

http://groups.yahoo.com/invite/SweetItchHelpandAdvice/join

We feed 25g of Brewers Yeast every day 24 hours) all year and apply Nettex Itch Stop twice a week. So far this year our Cob (she weighs approx 450Kg) is completely Itch free. Definitely the secret is to start before the midges bite i.e applying repellents, creams, rugs etc. Once they start to Itch it seems to be more of a relief exercise. Marmite is made from Brewers Yeast. Brewers Yeast is very high in vitamin B3. Cavalesse the treatment that vets have started to supply is vitually 99% B3

The instructions that are given with it state: -

> Dilute one sachet of Cavalesse in 80ml of water
> Horses and ponies weighing less than 500kg: 2ml per
> day
> Horses weighing more than 500kg: 3ml per day
> So it should last around 3 to 4 months
> 60gm of gel would probably last a week
>
> Use Cavalesse as early in the season as possible
> The solution should be put in a small handful of food or on
> a treat, not into the feed bucket
> Give cavalesse around the same time every day (ie. morning
> or evening)
> The effects of nicotinamide(Vitamin B3) only last for
> 24 hours so it is important to give at the same time
> daily.
> Apply the Cavalesse Topical gel to the skin as
> appropriate. The gel will help to balance the inappropriate
> immune response from the outside while the oral solution
> works from the inside.

The starting early in the season and feed every 24 hours also seem to be the key.

Quite a few people seem to have tried Brewers Yeast and say it doesn't work I would be interested to know if they persevered through to the next year and if they fed it religiously every 24 hours

I have read that it is important NOT to feed Garlic to Sweet Itch Horses as it boosts the Immune system and this causes the wrong reaction.
 
You need to cover any sweet itch sufferer before the midgets are about. My mare goes into a Rambo sweetitch hoody from beg march and never get a problem now. If you try to control it by creams you are taking a gamble as the midges could still bite. I say cover up is the best but don't wait until they are already bitten, think ahead and get them covered before it starts
 
Monsters said:
You need to cover any sweet itch sufferer before the midgets are about. My mare goes into a Rambo sweetitch hoody from beg march and never get a problem now. If you try to control it by creams you are taking a gamble as the midges could still bite. I say cover up is the best but don't wait until they are already bitten, think ahead and get them covered before it starts
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hi yes paddy does have a outdoor rug but he itches when in his stable mostly his mane and tail.
 
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