What soothing lotion can I try?

[sonjafoers]

My coloured mare is very pink around her teats and on the very inside of her back legs and she gets eaten alive under there. Fly repellant doesn't do much and I don't like to spray it on sore skin, and sudocrem is too thick and messy to apply to the whole area.

Can anyone recommend a lotion that will go on easily, cover a large area, soothe her bitten pink areas and maybe even deter flies?

A lot to ask I know but I'm ever hopeful

 

[sarahann1]

I like the Lincoln Tea Tree oil lotion, its worked really well on my lads sweet itch and he'd starting to grow a bit of a tail again where it was previously rubbed raw. I put it on twice a day. On the downside its only a little bit less messy than Sudocream.

 

[Flight]

I use IV horse 4 in 1 soothing lotion, it soothes and has fly repellent in it. Seems to work on mine but I do prefer sudocreme even on big areas. Mine has sweetitch and I plaster her from her girth line right back to teats with the stuff.

 

[Archiepoo]

you could try an aqueous cream from chemists (like unguentem sp?) is water proof and would be soothing but only slightly less messy than sudocreme -but i have to agree with everyone else sudocreme imo is worth the faff

 

[touchstone]

Benzyl Benzoate will soothe and deter flies.

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Summer fly cream, bright yellow, in a white tub. Incredibly effective. I think it contains deet. The vet recommended into keep flies off a sarcoidosis area on my cob.

 

[sonjafoers]

Thank you for the ideas everyone, I just find sudocrem such a mess for larger areas so was looking for something more easily spreadable. I'll look up the suggestions and get ordering.

I've just seen the pics of the poor gelding with the bites on his sheath area ( post underneath ) and that's what the inside of mines' legs are looking like even though I fly spray her

 

[StrawberryFish]

Aloe Vera gel. Get the purest stuff you can, you can also buy some with bee propolis in with is antibiotic.
Search out your local forever living rep as they sell the best stuff
Sarah

 

[ebonyallen]

Another vote for Aloe Vera gel.

 

[putasocinit]

good old udder cream but i would mix it with some Naf deet or coopers fly repellant as that will still be required, it will not burn her.

 

[Oberon]

Neem,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALL-NATUR...r_Equipment&hash=item3cb327a206#ht_500wt_1054

 

[suzysparkle]

Pure neem oil. It's not expensive (plenty on ebay). I will warn you though it stinks!! My gelding always get bitten lots in the same areas around the sheath and between his back legs. I bought the oil a couple of weeks ago and the little bumps / rough patches have all gone. Because it's oil it stays put for a good couple of days and it also repels the insects really well. In fact I've started putting it through his forelock and out riding it's made a huge difference to the flies. He loves me rubbing it in. I also rubbed some onto the top of his tail where he had been scratching and the bald bit has almost completely gone already.

 

[suzysparkle]

Here's the one I got

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Litre-O...1048024707935493759&pid=100011&prg=1005&rk=1&

 

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IV horse 4 in 1 is awesome and does repell flies, it is aloe based and you can use it on yourself it is very soothing.

Wonder gel also fab and you could mix some neem in to it.