Summer Sores
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Summer Sores
Does anyone have any experience with these?
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I have two horses that are plagued with them, a mother and daughter. Usually I have outstanding fly control using Solitude, but I didn't start until July 1st this year, and the flies were swarming everywhere for a few weeks.
Summer sores are actually caused by a tiny parasite that the flies transfer around. My vet had me worm the mares with ivermectin once a week for four weeks. A cortisone shot can help quite a lot, because they are in itchy agony. Desitin on the sores can help with the itchiness, and seems to give quite a lot of immediate relief. My manual for equine practice says that ivermectin can be used as a topical paste, but that didn't seem to work that good for me. If the sores are infected, you can use SMZ, but it's not the infection that is the problem, it's the parasites.
Extreme fly control is needed. Solitude works awesome! All my horses are in pasture, so I have to hand-feed it individually, but it eliminates almost all flies in a few weeks.
Summer sores are actually caused by a tiny parasite that the flies transfer around. My vet had me worm the mares with ivermectin once a week for four weeks. A cortisone shot can help quite a lot, because they are in itchy agony. Desitin on the sores can help with the itchiness, and seems to give quite a lot of immediate relief. My manual for equine practice says that ivermectin can be used as a topical paste, but that didn't seem to work that good for me. If the sores are infected, you can use SMZ, but it's not the infection that is the problem, it's the parasites.
Extreme fly control is needed. Solitude works awesome! All my horses are in pasture, so I have to hand-feed it individually, but it eliminates almost all flies in a few weeks.
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