Post by Admin on Aug 4, 2005 13:25:52 GMT 1
Subject : Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : A rEgUlAr
Date : 27.07.05 1:10:00 PM
Sorry can't reveal myself too shy.
I've got my first ever horse with sweetitch. He is a cracking little gelding, and I'd say he has mild to moderate sweet itch.
He can't be stabled due to a laminitic problem that means he gorges when out and it triggers a new bout
He has been a but scurfy, he has a full neck rug. I've been oiling every two days with beezlebug oil.
But the last week he has suddenly worsened. He has scabby bits in his mane and a couple of bits where it looks like he has been bleeding. I saw him drag his bum on the floor for the first time last night. He is very itchy. He gets 4 pirition night and 4 day too as well as naf d-itch powder in his food.
I feel so bad he has got this bad. What can I do to relieve it?
I can't afford a boett this month, but I will save for one. I've been rubbing sudocreme into the sores and some spray I bought that is anti-itch. Fly spray doesn't seem to work
He is in a non-boggy field in a chalky windy area. I'm not sure what to try next.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From :
Date : 27.07.05 1:16:00 PM
My boy had a rug on (not boett) and its great, also use kill itch wich is brill, it worked for us, he used to be really bad, but has a mane and nice tail for first time in 2 years.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : op
Date : 27.07.05 1:18:00 PM
how often do you apply kill itch and where do you get it from
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : ClaireLouise
Date : 27.07.05 1:22:00 PM
I be interested to know more about Kill Itch too.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Rose
Date : 27.07.05 1:24:00 PM
I use a Boett and it's brilliant. His previous owner 'forgot' to mention that he had sweet itch and the first summer I had him his mane looked as if it had been hogged and the top of his tail was like a bottle brush. I've tried sprays (most of them) and some of them work - until it rains. The best thing I found for itching was Stop Itch. Expensive but it works. I tried it on myself when I got bitten and it stopped it itching straight away and lasted for 24 hours.
I tried a Rambo fly rug which was useless. As soon as he put his head down to graze there was a gaping hole all the way down his neck. He rubbed it to pieces in two months. I notice that they've taken out the bit about 'helps fight sweet itch' in their ads since then.
The Boett is expensive but it's the only thing I've found that works. I believe there are very similar, cheaper ones on the market if you look around. They can be a pain to put on but the horses get used to them very quickly. Mine even shoves his head in for me.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From :
Date : 27.07.05 1:24:00 PM
Kill Itch is basically benzyl benzoate with a few additions, and it was up until recently sold over the counter in chemists. I have a feeling someone told me you can no longer get it that way, but Kill itch is in most good saddlers - try the catalogues. Has anyone tried pig oil? Midges don't like oil and it also stimulates hair growth. I'm about to try it, and will report back if it works.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : op
Date : 27.07.05 1:27:00 PM
can you use benzyl benzoate once they have sores?
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Flubbs
Date : 27.07.05 1:56:00 PM
I use benzyl benzoate on my pony. I have not ever put it on sores as I find he does not rub at all as long as he has lots and lots of benzyl on. He lives out 24/7 with no rug. I have heard that you can't get it now as well, so bought 10 bottles at the begining of the year so still have supplies. I always have to remember to put plenty on, as he soon starts to rub if it wears off.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Charlie
Date : 27.07.05 2:10:00 PM
I have tried a Boet and it didnt work at all ... so Feb this year i have bought a Rambo Sweet itch Hoodie rug and he is fed Naf D Itch Supp 2 scoops at the moment but can increase it the amount if needs be... and he has a full mane and tail, rubbed inside of his ears slightly but nothing dramatic... not like last year red raw bleeding mane and tail
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From :
Date : 27.07.05 2:16:00 PM
i use beezle bug and a boett rug but last week the midges must have been bad as she was rubbing like mad an was even bit under her rug now we have had some rain it should settle down again
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : op
Date : 27.07.05 2:29:00 PM
Sort of relieved it isn't just me althogh I am very sorry for all of you whose horses and ponys are suffering.
I've just been and bought the benzyl stuff from the chemist, they are still selling it, at least in lloyds chemists.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Charlie
Date : 27.07.05 2:52:00 PM
well i tried everything bb,cooper, kill itch nothing worked as well as what i said above. Even when i take his rug off in the stable he doesnt itch now ... and he was really really bad last year
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Amanda T.
Date : 31.07.05 0:49:00 AM
www.cotswoldsport.co.uk sell a rug that is very similar to a Boett for under half the price. My friend bought one for her horse and it seems to be working well so far.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : vicky
Date : 31.07.05 7:31:00 AM
get some sudocrem and slap loads on, it repels the flies and soothes the sores and stops it from getting worse.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : debbie
Date : 31.07.05 8:06:00 AM
a boet rug did nothing for my horse except make him overheat. we have an injection from a vet that is imported for holland that was designed for ringworm and also use switch on his mane and tail (from vets) and global herbs scratch plus. This year is the best he has ever looked. When we got him his previous owner had covered him in sudocrem and it has burnt him as it has turned to oil in the sun. He came to us with a secondary infection in all his rubbed places. Will never use sudocrem.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Breezy
Date : 31.07.05 10:54:00 AM
You can also use Dectomax (a cattle/sheep wormer) that is injected (IM as I have just descovered form Pfizer thanks to someone on here!). It is very effective and also worms them. It's off licence for horses, some vets know about it, some don't. Mine use it routinely.
I use a Rambo Sweeet itch hoody which is very good - with a few extra sewing bits - fur round head and ears and bum - but mine is tres bad. He has destroyed 3 boetts - with teeth and hooves - so they are a waste of time for him.
Cider Vinegar is a must-feed.
Good luck
Bxxx
From : A rEgUlAr
Date : 27.07.05 1:10:00 PM
Sorry can't reveal myself too shy.
I've got my first ever horse with sweetitch. He is a cracking little gelding, and I'd say he has mild to moderate sweet itch.
He can't be stabled due to a laminitic problem that means he gorges when out and it triggers a new bout
He has been a but scurfy, he has a full neck rug. I've been oiling every two days with beezlebug oil.
But the last week he has suddenly worsened. He has scabby bits in his mane and a couple of bits where it looks like he has been bleeding. I saw him drag his bum on the floor for the first time last night. He is very itchy. He gets 4 pirition night and 4 day too as well as naf d-itch powder in his food.
I feel so bad he has got this bad. What can I do to relieve it?
I can't afford a boett this month, but I will save for one. I've been rubbing sudocreme into the sores and some spray I bought that is anti-itch. Fly spray doesn't seem to work
He is in a non-boggy field in a chalky windy area. I'm not sure what to try next.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From :
Date : 27.07.05 1:16:00 PM
My boy had a rug on (not boett) and its great, also use kill itch wich is brill, it worked for us, he used to be really bad, but has a mane and nice tail for first time in 2 years.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : op
Date : 27.07.05 1:18:00 PM
how often do you apply kill itch and where do you get it from
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : ClaireLouise
Date : 27.07.05 1:22:00 PM
I be interested to know more about Kill Itch too.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Rose
Date : 27.07.05 1:24:00 PM
I use a Boett and it's brilliant. His previous owner 'forgot' to mention that he had sweet itch and the first summer I had him his mane looked as if it had been hogged and the top of his tail was like a bottle brush. I've tried sprays (most of them) and some of them work - until it rains. The best thing I found for itching was Stop Itch. Expensive but it works. I tried it on myself when I got bitten and it stopped it itching straight away and lasted for 24 hours.
I tried a Rambo fly rug which was useless. As soon as he put his head down to graze there was a gaping hole all the way down his neck. He rubbed it to pieces in two months. I notice that they've taken out the bit about 'helps fight sweet itch' in their ads since then.
The Boett is expensive but it's the only thing I've found that works. I believe there are very similar, cheaper ones on the market if you look around. They can be a pain to put on but the horses get used to them very quickly. Mine even shoves his head in for me.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From :
Date : 27.07.05 1:24:00 PM
Kill Itch is basically benzyl benzoate with a few additions, and it was up until recently sold over the counter in chemists. I have a feeling someone told me you can no longer get it that way, but Kill itch is in most good saddlers - try the catalogues. Has anyone tried pig oil? Midges don't like oil and it also stimulates hair growth. I'm about to try it, and will report back if it works.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : op
Date : 27.07.05 1:27:00 PM
can you use benzyl benzoate once they have sores?
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Flubbs
Date : 27.07.05 1:56:00 PM
I use benzyl benzoate on my pony. I have not ever put it on sores as I find he does not rub at all as long as he has lots and lots of benzyl on. He lives out 24/7 with no rug. I have heard that you can't get it now as well, so bought 10 bottles at the begining of the year so still have supplies. I always have to remember to put plenty on, as he soon starts to rub if it wears off.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Charlie
Date : 27.07.05 2:10:00 PM
I have tried a Boet and it didnt work at all ... so Feb this year i have bought a Rambo Sweet itch Hoodie rug and he is fed Naf D Itch Supp 2 scoops at the moment but can increase it the amount if needs be... and he has a full mane and tail, rubbed inside of his ears slightly but nothing dramatic... not like last year red raw bleeding mane and tail
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From :
Date : 27.07.05 2:16:00 PM
i use beezle bug and a boett rug but last week the midges must have been bad as she was rubbing like mad an was even bit under her rug now we have had some rain it should settle down again
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : op
Date : 27.07.05 2:29:00 PM
Sort of relieved it isn't just me althogh I am very sorry for all of you whose horses and ponys are suffering.
I've just been and bought the benzyl stuff from the chemist, they are still selling it, at least in lloyds chemists.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Charlie
Date : 27.07.05 2:52:00 PM
well i tried everything bb,cooper, kill itch nothing worked as well as what i said above. Even when i take his rug off in the stable he doesnt itch now ... and he was really really bad last year
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Amanda T.
Date : 31.07.05 0:49:00 AM
www.cotswoldsport.co.uk sell a rug that is very similar to a Boett for under half the price. My friend bought one for her horse and it seems to be working well so far.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : vicky
Date : 31.07.05 7:31:00 AM
get some sudocrem and slap loads on, it repels the flies and soothes the sores and stops it from getting worse.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : debbie
Date : 31.07.05 8:06:00 AM
a boet rug did nothing for my horse except make him overheat. we have an injection from a vet that is imported for holland that was designed for ringworm and also use switch on his mane and tail (from vets) and global herbs scratch plus. This year is the best he has ever looked. When we got him his previous owner had covered him in sudocrem and it has burnt him as it has turned to oil in the sun. He came to us with a secondary infection in all his rubbed places. Will never use sudocrem.
Subject : re:- Sweet itch - management problems, advice?
From : Breezy
Date : 31.07.05 10:54:00 AM
You can also use Dectomax (a cattle/sheep wormer) that is injected (IM as I have just descovered form Pfizer thanks to someone on here!). It is very effective and also worms them. It's off licence for horses, some vets know about it, some don't. Mine use it routinely.
I use a Rambo Sweeet itch hoody which is very good - with a few extra sewing bits - fur round head and ears and bum - but mine is tres bad. He has destroyed 3 boetts - with teeth and hooves - so they are a waste of time for him.
Cider Vinegar is a must-feed.
Good luck
Bxxx