Sweet Itch remedies

[HOSS SR.]

Hi all. I have this filly that is suffering terribly from what I think is sweet itch. She has rubbed off alot of hair on her neck, tail head and hind quarters. It is so raw it is bleeding and oozing puss. I have taken her to the vet but she doesn't seem to eager to giver her a shot to help with the itch. She did give me a medicated shampoo, iodine spray and some anti-biotic type powder to mix with her feed. The poor girl is so miserable and sore that she has a hard time putting here head down to graze. I have put here up in the barn to minimize scratching against fence posts and trees but she still rubs on the barn posts. I am bathing here twice per day as instructed by the vet but I would like to do something to ease the itch....any ideas?

[Faster horses]

You might try some Desitin. That works on scratches and is good
for rashes.
Poor little filly...sounds painful...

Did your vet mention Rain Gauld? I think that's what it is called.
We don't have it here, but it is common in the south.

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

MTG...you can get it at Tractor supply. Works great for stuff like Rain rot..sweet itch, etc. It's got a sulfer base and it's oily.....kinda smells bad...but not horrible. Just put it on daily. Usually you'll see results in a matter of just 2 or 3 days.

I use Dawn Dishwashin soap to get it off my hands after usin it. Runs about $15 a bottle. But if you use it sparingly it should be enough in one bottle to get rid of what she's got.

[Yanuck]

A skin disease caused by allergy to the bites of tiny Culicoides midges, sweet itch has bedeviled horses and confounded horse owners for many years. When we asked EQUUS magazine readers to share their favorite methods for foiling the gnats that cause sweet itch, we received many responses. Here are some of the best suggestions:


Use fly sheets designed or modified to extend at least halfway down the horse's tail, thereby covering areas that gnats especially like to attack.
Add cider vinegar the horse's feed.
Apply small amounts of Avon's Skin So Soft bath oil to the most vulnerable areas.
Apply menthol products, such as Vick's VapoRub or a cheaper generic version, to susceptible areas.
Feed the horse about 2 tablespoons of garlic powder two times a day to make his sweat smell garlicky and repel the flies.
Braid Bounce or another brand of scented dryer sheets into the horse's mane and tail, and rub them over the horse.

Soothing Sweet Itch Sores
A reader also offers this recipe:

Combine the following ingredients and apply the mixture to sweet itch sores twice daily.

8 oz. of Gold Bond Medicated Body Lotion (Extra Strength, in green bottle)
4 oz. Aveeno Anti-Itch Concentrated Lotion
4 oz. Benadryl Itch-Stopping Gel
4 oz. Avon Skin So Soft (increase up to 8 oz. if the gnats are bad).


http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/eqsweetitc378/

[OldDog/NewTricks]

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