sweetitch sufferers

[Good morning]

Has anyone's horse with sweetitch still itchy? I took manwells rug off last week about the time I normally do and he has scratched by his mane raw! Is anyone else's horse still itchy? I'm sure it's normally safe by now, starting to wonder if I need to get him checked for anything else?

 

[be positive]

It is still very mild, at least it is here in the south west, we have not yet had any frosts so the midges are thriving and very evident in the evenings so if he has been turned out during dawn/ dusk then he will probably have been bitten, even just one midge bite can set off the itching and rubbing, do not go by the time of year go by the weather and whether midges are around to make your decision.

 

[Apercrumbie]

I won't be taking my boy's rug off until we've had a hard frost. He's definitely still itching and I keep seeing the darned midges! There's not that many, but obviously enough to still cause a problem.

 

[3OldPonies]

Yep, P is at his worst right now. Been fine all summer, for some reason the little blighters are really homing in on him at the moment.

 

[Gloi]

The midges were terrible today. Rugs still firmly in place.

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

We still have fly rugs on here too.

 

[joosie]

Yup, mine's still in his SI rug too. It's gone colder but it's not "cold" and there are still loads of flies out and about during the day. He usually has his on til end of November just to be on the safe side. The worst damage he ever did to himself was in a November!

 

[Leo Walker]

I was being bitten by midges at tea time tonight at the yard. Its cold overnight but very warm for the time of year here

 

[LadyLuck1977]

Still have rugs on here, I wont take them off until we have a hard frost. we have more midges now than we have had all summer.