I’m the one that says you don’t
HAVE to grind it .? However, it is more effective to grind it if at all
feasible to do so.
I usually tell my clients to start with a
cup twice a day and double it over the next week for the first month or so.?
Susan Garlinghouse, DVM?
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Stewart, Carrie Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 1:04
PM To: Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Sweet itch
The
only luck I have had in combating sweet itch has been adding flax seed to my
horses’ diets.? I have 3 bays and they all need to be on ground flax seed
when the weather is conducive to those pesky black gnats.? You have to play
with the amount to suit the horse.? I usually start out with 1/3 cup and go
from there.
Some
say you don’t need to ground it but you can get about 1 ¾ to 2 cups
ground flax for every cup of seeds.? More cost efficient to ground it.
