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Location: British Columbia | Having just moved to BC from AB, I'm now learning all about ticks and lice. Yay! Not.
We have used Dusting Powder on our horses and it seemed to kill everything within a day or two. Ivermectin only kills feeding ticks, so it's not 100% effective. |
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Location: Washington | For the ticks I used the spot on fly treatment stuff. Didn't resolve the issue but sure cut back! From like 30 to 5 a day.
Lice, I actually use the spray dog flea killer, safe for puppies and kittens. Works instantly and know on knows your horse has lice AND it's cheaper because it's not advertised for horses lol |
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Location: Idaho | So sorry to hear!! I hate ticks with a passion, they are so gross. -.- After you get him treated, you may consider putting pure garlic powder in his feed. I feed about a tablespoon a day during the spring/summer months and last year I think I had a total of one tick I yanked off my gelding. Will be doing it again this year.
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| OhMax - 2017-03-14 5:10 PM
barrelracer63046304 - 2017-03-14 3:49 PM
OhMax - 2017-03-12 10:17 PM
My fiancé and his brother have used sevin dust in the past with cases like these. He says dust it on him and brush it through brush ticks off the next day. You'll have to handle any on his head some other way - I've also seen people say Vaseline?
Yes, Vaseline would be hard when he's covered with them as you put vaseline on the tick to smother and suffocate them until they just fall off. It works really well though for me.
was suggesting for the head and other sensitive areas you may not want to use sevin on. It'd be messy. I'd maybe try soaking a cloth in one of the mentioned sprays and trying that before Vaseline.
Oops, I see that now!! |
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Location: OH. IO | Bump |
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Location: MN | Ticks were absolutely HORRID this past year. Hate those stupid things! Sorry to hear about your guy. I hope one of these methods clears him up quickly! I have found that Pyranha fly spray is a great repellent. The only stuff I'll use during the spring and summer months! |
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Location: Running my kids somewhere. | With the goofy weather already I am finding them on the dogs. I spray outside and do the once a month spot treatment and sometimes collars.
Can I do the garlic thing for the dogs? That would be easy and a lot cheaper. |
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Location: Spokompton, Wa | KresoD dip! That's what we always used for lice anyway. Not sure if they even make it anymore? Stuff stinks but I do know it works.
Edited by Scotch 2017-03-17 4:59 PM
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Location: Canada | I know garlic is toxic to dogs but lots of people I know use Brewers Yeast on their dog food to help with ticks. |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | Frodo - 2017-03-13 7:18 AM OhMax - 2017-03-12 9:17 PM My fiancé and his brother have used sevin dust in the past with cases like these. He says dust it on him and brush it through brush ticks off the next day. You'll have to handle any on his head some other way - I've also seen people say Vaseline? Just speculation but this looks the most sensible. Better to keep the chemicals outside the bloodstream. I remember watching a nature show and seeing a young giraffe covered with ticks. He died. Not much you can do on the African plains. Makes you realize what these poor unattended animals go through.
I would ask for a vet's advice too.
We brought in a mare once and used the sevin dust. We're lucky and don't have ticks here. I put it on pretty heavily on the topline and used a comb and brushed down through the hide. For around the ears, I just put some in my hand and kind of finger brushed it in. Within a couple of days the ticks were gone. |
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