Mari
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My mare has a touch of sweet itch only at the top of her tail. I have used Biteback products & antihistamine to alleviate the itching / rubbing but is there anything I can add to her feed that would help?
Sweet itch
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Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Truthfully I tried everything over the years I had ones with sweet itch and no feeding regimes or supplements helped.
If it is sweet itch it isn't just at the top of the tail. The allergic reaction is throughout the body, that is just the part she is currently rubbing.
If it is happening now in January I'd try a pour on like Switch or Deosect to make sure she has nothing living on her. If it's in midge season get a good rug on her.
If it's always just the tail check her for pinworms.
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AE94
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Duraglow or OmegaPro
Mari
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Thank you. I have checked for pinworms. Negative. It is just the top of her tail, absolutely nowhere else. I’ll try to remember to take a photo tomorrow.
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Have you tried using benzoyl benzoate on her tail if that's the only part she rubs.
claret09
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kilitch and washing regularly
Peglo
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I started feeding my itchy (no sweet itch diagnosis) pony linseed and noticed a little bit of an improvement but when I added oily herbs it really did help a bit. Not completely gone but noticeably better.
Mustard
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We fed our horse with sweet itch a mixture of linseed, brewers yeast and salt. He grew a full mane for the first time in years.