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Post by soniab on Apr 12, 2010 18:42:54 GMT
hey guys does anyone know of any good cures or remedies for sweet itch ? i know you can use frontline for feathermite does anyone know if it works on sweetitch too. i want to prevent it before we get it. any ideas.
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Post by haffyfan on Apr 12, 2010 20:06:46 GMT
The boett blankets are supposed to be very good and don't laugh I knew someone who swore by marmite sandwiches!
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Post by fleabitten on Apr 12, 2010 20:31:09 GMT
benzyl benzoate was good for connie but all the dirt stuck in her tail. fly spray was sort of crap. i would get a really good rug - at least a fly rug with belly cover, long tail cover, and neck covering. You can get ones with holes for the ears which seem good or you could get a mask which id also recommend. boett does seem to be the best but think its quite expensive. i think the one with ear holes was rambo or something - horseware ireland do them i think.
at least it would be one expense - as long as they dont make a habit of trashing rugs! - rather than lots of fly spray.
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Post by florence on Apr 22, 2010 22:47:27 GMT
Covering up is the only way. None of the remedies work. They can help it heal but if you don't cover up it just gets worse. I tried everying and now always use a boett blanket. The results of the vaccination trials are encouraging but even that doesn't work well or even at all for some. It works out expensive, too.
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Post by kitcat on Apr 27, 2010 7:49:19 GMT
There was something on HHO to do with Avon's Skin so Soft which apparently helped.
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Post by fimacg on Apr 27, 2010 10:41:29 GMT
Avon's skin so soft is the only deterent to the notorious scottish midge, its even issues to the SAS when training in scotland (mental image of all these really hard men slapping on Skin so soft - tee hee)
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