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RE: [RC] [RC] sweet itch/flax seed - Laurie Durgin

Instead of a 300$ blanket--Maybe try---Weatherbeeta has a white knit fly sheet (mine has lasted 2 summers and cost me about 30$. They should be on sale try Petsmart on line or one of the horsey vendors. If you need the belly cover a seamstress could add a belly band easily. And you could get a stretchy neck cover or a mane cover--or have someone make one. "Suitability" makes a horse pattern for one.
I sew and have made my own sheets a couple times, I know I could make the whole thing for myself for --30$ the Weatherbeeta, Maybe 5.00 for a bellyband.Velcro for a neck cover about 5.00-7.00 and fabric for neck about 5-10.00.
Now if I had to make one by hand the straps and clousures are what costs. But for myself I sometimes use used stuff I glean.
Don't you have a grandma or aunt who sews? It is really simple to add the band and make a mane tamer. a LIttle tougher to make it from scratch.

Have you tried the SPOT ON stuff? I have .10 Permecthrin and follow the directions for fly spray, I WONDER, but haven't tried it IF you could measure the RIGHT amount and use it like SPOT ON. It cost me 10$ and will make hundreds of gallons. I HAVEN'T TRIED IT, but if it worked!!!!!




From: Alice Yovich <a.yovich@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   sweet itch/flax seed
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:43:19 -0500

I've been feeding flax seed religiously for over a year. I thought that it had kept my pony's itch at bay, but hark, when it turned warm in July (later than usual) and the flood waters receded, he itched (and is itching) as much as usual. My vet looked at it the other day again and he said to try gold bond or athletes foot powder, desitin, etc. Anything for itch relief at this point. I even discussed get a Boette Blanket (at $300, this isn't something I want to do) I've gotten some of that Schreiber's Herbal Remedy to try too. I have been feeding Source as someone said it frequently helps skin trouble, but alas, no luck.

I didn't ground my flax and it didn't do much for me. I don't know how I would keep it ground at my barn since there isn't really a good space to keep it cool. We just got a fridge, but it's not big enough really to keep it cool.

At 05:49 PM 8/16/04, you wrote: 
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 =BE to 2 =
cups ground flax for every cup of seeds.  More cost efficient to ground =
it.

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