Ticks

[charlottenicol]

I leant my horse to friends who were short for a trail ride they are doing and he has come home covered in hundereds of ticks (no exageration), I have put some spot on on and sprayed him with my homemade fly spray as I thought it would be soothing (theresa f mixture), but he is really unhappy and not himself is there anything else I can do for him or is it just time.

 

[threeponies]

Ticks can carry diseases maybe have your vet check him over?

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Humans can get Lymes Disease from ticks, don't know if horses can too.

 

[dieseldog]

You want to get them off him. We've got loads of ticks here and where they bite the horse comes up in a puss spot. I don't think they do lasting damage, not sure if horses can get lymes disease. I would phone you vet tomorrow.

Your horse is probably just tired from the ride.

 

[charlottenicol]

taking dog for jabs tomorrow so will run it by them, got some off and friends had a go, he really is feeling very sorry for himself

 

[Peanot]

I have read somewhere that to get a tick off, douse it in alcohol. The farrier can also burn them off, this is what our farrier did with a friends horse. You can grab them with them special tweezer things but you must be careful that you get the heads out too.

 

[tashyisaudrey]

I would get checked with vet. Give him a cuddle too

 

[freckles22uk]

I buy the spray ''frontline'' for dogs, spray it from the ears in a line down their backs right to the tip of the tail, repeat every 5 weeks,
Jenny