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Post by Qui Gon Jinn on Jul 27, 2011 14:12:04 GMT
One of my gang has suffered really badly over the last 2 days from cleg bites. His neck is up in huge swollen lumps and they are so itchy. I have put a flyrugo n him, but it is pretty useless against clegs as they still bite him through it  What I wondered was if it was possible to give human antihistamines to horses to help reduce the swelling and itching and if so how many would I give a 15.2hh arab?! He weights approx 480kg. |
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Post by gemzy on Jul 27, 2011 14:23:17 GMT
I am not sure however I give my appy Piriton tablets daily for his eyes and nose. works well. He is only 14hh and I only give him 1 a day.
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Post by alanatabz on Jul 27, 2011 14:38:07 GMT
our horse suffers bad from bites etc, the vet gave us Piriton, 10 in morning, 10 at night. he's 17hh about 600KG ish
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Post by Vicky on Jul 27, 2011 15:06:26 GMT
Yep, good old Piriton works wonders. Have used them a few times under vet supervision.
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Post by Qui Gon Jinn on Jul 27, 2011 15:53:22 GMT
Brilliant! Thanks for the info guys. I'll maybe just give him a couple just now and see how he reacts to them......knowing his luck he'll take a reaction to them as well!!!
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Post by boo on Jul 27, 2011 16:35:47 GMT
i had to resort to piriton for fred too, vet told me 14 twice a day for 5 days but we decided he may react to them so gave him 7 twice a day and it did the trick - check with your vet first though, i got the tablets from the vet they gave me 140 so still got plenty left as i didnt need to feed them for 5 days after day 2 they had stopped being angry looking
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Post by rosebud on Jul 27, 2011 16:55:04 GMT
I have also used Piritin tablets under vet supervision for Silver. I had to give her 8 in the morning and 8 at night for 7 days. She's roughly about 430kg. My vet actually told me to get them from my local chemist or Tesco as it was cheaper than the vets doing them on prescription. My local chemist wouldn't sell them to us the last time as when they questioned Stuart if they were for him, Stuart said they were for the horse and they wouldnt sell them saying they weren't licensed selling them for animal use. He said, oh no, they're for my girlfriend for which they would only sell him if i accompanied him so we got in Tesco's. So don't tell anyone your using them on a horse if you don't get them on precription from the vet. I've been using global herbs Fly Free on the horses recently with which i have had great results. Silver is absolutely driven demented with flies. The horses smell a bit unplesant on the fly free but at least they are less appealing to the biting beasties and when the horrid beasties are past, the horses can go back to smelling more normal for the winter! LOL!  |
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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Jul 27, 2011 20:01:13 GMT
Ditto Piriton! And my new cure - and i do mean cure! - for flys (well,midges, they are the only ones that bother Gus but do bother him to the point he got cellulitis) is neem oil. Its a fabulous insecticide and also is anti microbial and anti fungicidal - smelss horrid though the horses love it, but works 100%, the only thing i've found that does |
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Post by boo on Jul 27, 2011 20:34:14 GMT
do you mix the neem oil with something kath or just wipe it on neat where do you get it from
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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Jul 27, 2011 20:35:15 GMT
do you mix the neem oil with something kath or just wipe it on neat where do you get it from I get the Pro Equine stuff, and just put it on neat. The horses adore it, try to lick it off your hands..! |
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Post by spanishhorse on Jul 27, 2011 23:14:52 GMT
I'm a distributor for Pioneer Products Boo, and we sell pure Neem oil too... you can also make a spray by mixing it & an emulsifier with water - in very cold weather it may solidify a little when mixed to a spray, but that's easily resolved by placing the bottle in a warm place for a while (such as dunk it in hot water).
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Post by Qui Gon Jinn on Jul 28, 2011 10:04:30 GMT
Thanks for all the advise guys. Kath you are right, Neem Oil is the business as a fly deterant. Don't know why I didn't remember that one myself! I'll get some for poor khaz and cover him in it.
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Post by rosebud on Jul 29, 2011 9:53:39 GMT
Might have to try and get some need oil to try on Silver. With it being an Oil, if your putting it on neat, will it not burn on a hot day? Is that the most ridiculous question or what! Ha ha!
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Post by spanishhorse on Jul 29, 2011 10:49:22 GMT
Not a ridiculous question at all!
Personally I don't use oils neat.. I mix a small amount (10ml) with emulsifier in a spray bottle, and top up with water and shake... makes a cost efficient spray, and the oil is diluted enough so that I don't need to worry about burning. There's other oils that are equally good btw - tea tree, lavender, citronella all have insect repellent qualities...
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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Jul 29, 2011 12:17:08 GMT
Sorry, a hot day? Here?  lol |
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