Think my pony has hayfever??

[DayleAshley]

My pony has started head twitching (only way I can describe it) lately, only seemed quite random until today when it dawned on me it only seems to be happening on sunny/warm days so could this be hayfever? Or what else? And any ideas on treatment? Thanks

 

[Crugeran Celt]

Don't really know if your horse has hay fever but my homebred 20 year old mare does literally get hay fever, in that she has runny eyes and nose the moment I start feeding hay in the autumn. She was about 4 when she started and we had lots of tests done and antibiotics as vet thought she had an infection but it turned out to be hay fever. I also had a cat that had severe hay fever in the spring and her eyes would swell and then close up.

 

[ncarter]

If it is a pollen allergy (similar to humans), you can give them human hayfever tablets (you can buy them online very cheaply). I give mine 8-10 a day. I also ride with a pollen nose net.
However, head twitching does not really sound like hay fever to me, I would expect it to affect breathing as well. Sorry I cannot be of more help.