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Re: [RC] Ticks????Help!! - Kathy MayedaWhen I first moved to Lightfoot Stables, my horses had horrible tick infestations. I was told that the horses will eventually get a little bit of "immunity" against the ticks, and subsequent years I did find a lot less ticks. I never thought about calling the vets for tick bites, but then again Lyme disease is really serious. My horses lived through the infestations without problems. I got pretty emotionally immune to ticks, but some of my barn buddies are on total tick quest obsession. I'm probably a bad mom, because I just roll my eyes and say nothing when they are verbally obsessing. I found that Equitrol worked well for ticks. However, I only used it once and I hate the chemical taste it gives me after I handle it. Washing in Orvus worked well for paralyzing the ticks (or even killing them, I don't know) and I was able to wash the ticks out easily. Others apply fly spray religiously every day on the legs - mostly those with stalled horses that they occasionally ride in the park and get (shudder) ticks. To me, it's just another thing about having pasture horses at a public boarding stable. You got to tolerate a few bit marks, ticks, burrs in the manes and tales so that they could live a happy life of benign neglect. K. --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Chrystal Woodhouse <Chrystal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Chrystal Woodhouse <Chrystal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] Ticks????Help!! To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 10:15 PM O.k. so just found out that although YES Florida has lots of sun..................they also have lots of ticks!!! I just got to Florida from Canada two weeks ago and this is the first time in my life I have ever seen a tick let alone know how to deal with them.( SO be gentle :-))))))) One of my Arabs was covered in bumps yesterday we washed him with dishsoap ( supposed to kill ticks??) and Dettol ( mild antiseptic) gave him some antihistamines and covered him in fly spray after he dried, did the same thing today, he is looking better., My other mare was suffering from them as well though was not nearly so bad. SO............is there a better way to deal with them? I am off to some tack stores tomorrow to see what they have for tick repellent, is there anything available like the dog one that you just put on once a month??? Also. do I need to call a vet if the horse's have been bitten?? How do I know if they have Lyme disease? THANKS!!! Every day is a learning experience!!!! Chrystal :-) P.S Can I I still use the horse's grooming brushes or do I have to wash them after their tick experience???? ( Yep.total newbie at this:-) :-)))))))))) Stop laughing!!!!!!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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