RoobyDoobs
Well-Known Member
Hello everybody, I'm new to the forum and hoping for some new ideas. I bought a gorgeous red and white coloured ID boy back in July this year, who at the time had a very itchy bottom. The lady that owned him had bathed him with an insecticidal shampoo which had made his pink skin round his back end very sore. To be safe, two days before she delivered him to me she wormed him with an ivermectin wormer because he was not getting any better and thinking his problem might also be pinworm. When he arrived at my yard, he still had a very itchy bottom, and my yard owner insisted he was wormed again... my vet said ok, and again we wormed him with another ivermectin wormer. He was then turned out. Since I've had him, his bum has never stopped itching.... I have tried everything.... creams, lotions, potions, and he has just finished a five day course of wormer that will do the back end of his gut (he was tested by intelligent worming and has no worm burden, but they cannot test for incisted (?) red worm and pinworm... so treating for that as a precaution). Oh boy he is still very itchy.... two gates and numerous fences later, he now cannot itch himself on anything in his paddock as it is all secured with electric tape (not attached to anything but it is enough to keep him away from gates and fences), but as soon as I bring him in he just wants to scratch his bum until his skin bleeds. These days as soon as he sees me walk towards his stable with a bucket he turns round and puts his tail in the air ready for me to wash him.... Any ideas anyone??? HELP!!!!! Ive just started putting a copper additive into his feed to see if that helps (an idea from a Your Horse Live stall).
I have gone down the lice route too, but used the powder so think will try the frontline option next (recommended on another thread). I'll need lots of it tho - he's a big boy! Have also put a call in to my vet... I did mention it too him when he came out in october to do his vaccinations, but he dismissed it as mild sweet itch. I didnt agree (he looked at his mane where there is a little bit missing and said he'd been itching it - actually he was a driving horse and the patch was where the gear to pull the carriage sat on him) but he was adamant and moved on.
I have also wondered if he as been too hot, but since about Friday last week he has been out without any rugs as his clip was almost grown back and he did feel warm. He had a full clip mid October and it made no difference. I feel really bad that hes out without a rug in the rain, but he has a fab thick coat now and doesnt feel cold to the touch, so I guess he's ok!
Still the first thing he wants to do is itch as soon as he comes into his stable to be fed and checked over. It's driving us both crazy!
Any comments / ideas would be so very welcome!!!
I have gone down the lice route too, but used the powder so think will try the frontline option next (recommended on another thread). I'll need lots of it tho - he's a big boy! Have also put a call in to my vet... I did mention it too him when he came out in october to do his vaccinations, but he dismissed it as mild sweet itch. I didnt agree (he looked at his mane where there is a little bit missing and said he'd been itching it - actually he was a driving horse and the patch was where the gear to pull the carriage sat on him) but he was adamant and moved on.
I have also wondered if he as been too hot, but since about Friday last week he has been out without any rugs as his clip was almost grown back and he did feel warm. He had a full clip mid October and it made no difference. I feel really bad that hes out without a rug in the rain, but he has a fab thick coat now and doesnt feel cold to the touch, so I guess he's ok!
Still the first thing he wants to do is itch as soon as he comes into his stable to be fed and checked over. It's driving us both crazy!
Any comments / ideas would be so very welcome!!!