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[RC] Mane mites (Northern Fowl Mite) - Barb PeckDianne: The mite lays it's eggs UNDER the skin so no topical powder or cream is going to kill completely unless there's absroption into the skin. That's why the only thing that will kill it is 2 applications of liquid ivermectin 7 days appart. As far a I know the Northern Fowl Mite does not affect the hair coat- just the mane (and sometimes the tail) hair. It sounds like you're describing something else in your horse. The BEST** thing to do is to have the Vet do a scraping- look at it under the microscope and ID the little bugger so you know what you're dealing with. Then you'll know for sure what to treat it with. Barb Barb - can you talk more about this? Every spring one of my horses gets an awful 'skin thing" - he gets itchy, >scabby lesions and then he loses his mane. This year it spread down his neck, on to his back - all the way to >the tail. Wierd. I found a product, M-T-G, Barb Peck wrote: If you live in the northern states- there might be one problem- you do have to watch out for the "Northern Fowl Mite" which will live in the skin of a horse mane, create intense itching and cause them to lose mane hair =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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