'lighter' wormer (safeguard or strongid) first then move on to the ivomec.
At least that's what my vet told me when I rescued one in bad shape.
Lori
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Kim Hollingsworth <
kim_hollingsworth@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am so grateful for all the suggestions!!
>
> It has really helped me to cover every horse...as I do rescues, there are
> some horses here that do not wanna know about a hose or shampoo, so that's
> why the garlic bread I am hoping, will do the trick for them. Then I will
> move up each level, but these difficult ones I may have to resort to one of
> the expensive pour on liquids down their back, as they won't allow much else
> at this stage in their lives.
>
> The rest of the horses I can handle ok, so I am so excited I have many
> options of solving this problem for them. Whatever is simplest, easiest and
> cheapest I will be trying first, then move up as I go. But I am buying the
> lot today, as I need to have it all there, ready to go as I move up the
> levels, without overloading them ofcourse.
>
> But definitely worming them with ivermectin as suggested, found the correct
> wormers last night on internet, but going to go to saddlery store to see if
> cheaper today.
>
> I can't thank you enough for all of these excellent ideas, I will let you
> know how I go!!! It will be a laborious exercise, but well worth it for my
> babies!
>
> I have learnt so much!!! Let's see what works for my babies!
>
> When I posted this message for help, I felt so daunted with it all, but
> here I am after all of your suggestions, really excited and feelin very
> positive about it, as you have all collectively covered all the horses, esp
> the difficult ones in my herd. And oh yes, it is springtime on Sept first
> here, so yeah, I want them lookin good, thank God I can wash them if I need
> to!
>
> Kim xxxx
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Kim Hollingsworth <kim_hollingsworth@yahoo.com.au<kim_hollingsworth%40yahoo.com.au>
> >
> To: askavet@yahoogroups.com <askavet%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 27 August, 2009 6:28:18 PM
>
> Subject: Re: [AskAVet] Re: Whole horse herd has lice!!!
>
>
> Devorah, Sonja and Dorothy,
>
> Thank you all so so very much!!
>
> Wow, the garlic bread sounds very interesting! !! So, while I am waiting
> for my order to arrive (I had ordered stuff thru my sister who is vet nurse,
> but now she says they can't order certain things or something, so back to
> square one with ordering, damn, I was hoping for wholesale prices).....
> tomoro I am going to buy a tonne of garlic bread and let it go hard for a
> day, as any topical applications will have to be done next week at any rate,
> as I am working dawn to dusk doing trail rides until Monday/Tues.
>
> Then I will have to order my stuff via internet, I guess, but I will pop
> down to garden centre to see if this dust is available in Australia (Sevin)
> or the other horse specific one at horse saddlery tomoro just to see if I
> can find anything on special and compare prices. If not, I will have to
> order off net, as I waited long enough for my sister, and it is not fair on
> the horses.
>
> They just happen to be overdue for worming (was waiting on money!) so
> ivermectin it is for this round of worming!!! I can do garlic bread
> tomorrow, and my next free day is Tuesday afternnon, so I will worm them
> then and Wednesday will be the labour intensive stuff of maybe a normal
> shampoo, dry and powder, starting with the worst of them.
>
> Now someone suggested mixing the powder into the normal horse shampoo and
> shampooing, rinsing off after ten mins? Has anyone tried that?
>
> The pour on stuff is going to be so expensive as you said Dorothy, I may
> just get that for the horses that do not tolerate being bathed actually, but
> hopefully the GARLIC bread will do the trick before I get to that stage.
>
> Lots to do, but I couldn't have done it without all your help!!! I will
> certainly let you know how I go!!! First stop tomoro, garlic bread.
> Tonight, check out internet prices (29 horses!) and tomoro check prices at
> garden centre and then saddlery.
>
> Thank you all so much!!! I already have a shampoo for dermatitis for dogs
> (ok for horses). called PYOHEX (chlorexidine based)...would it be TOO much
> to mix the powder with it, or better to shampoo seperately, then just
> powder?
>
> Thanks so so so much!!!!
>
> Kim xoxoxo
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: Sonja Carson <scspainthorses@ embarqmail. com>
> To: askavet@yahoogroups .com
> Sent: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 10:20:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [AskAVet] Re: Whole horse herd has lice!!!
>
>
> I got to thinking about the lice , what we actually used was for chickens
> we bought it at the local farm and home, i can't think of the name of it
> though it's been so long ago now .
> sonja
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: dominionracingstabl es
>
> To: askavet@yahoogroups .com
>
> Sent: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:33:51 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Subject: [AskAVet] Re: Whole horse herd has lice!!!
>
> Years ago, I bought some sale horses who infested my mare herd with lice.
> Topical appliations did not help me. I discovered a cure purely by accident.
> We had a food back for the community at the time and some day old, hard
> garlic bread had been donated. It was too old to give to people so we tossed
> it to those horses. The garlic got rid of the lice entirely.
>
> Let me know what happens,
>
> Devorah
>
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>
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