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Location: Foothills of the Smokeys | Trail rode last week and we loaded up on turkey mites in the the past we have used ivemectrin wormer and this has got rid of the pest. Wormer doesn't seem to be working any suggestions. |
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Location: White Mills, Ky. | Try lice shampoo. Use it as a body wash in the shower. Then rub it on like a lotion after drying off. It stinks a little, but it seems to work. |
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Location: Foothills of the Smokeys | The horses are what received the mites. Thankfully we missed them. |
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Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth | |
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Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth | Turkey mites also known as "Seed Ticks", are actually Lone Star tick larvae and nymphs. Baby ticks....gross!
http://www.petshed.com/petcyclopedia/all-about-the-lone-star-tick.h...
When I was in MO...my beagle got a bad case of them on her little legs. Poor baby!
You will need to use permethrin on your horse to get rid of the ticks.
Many lice products do contain permethrin.
http://www.bugsource.com/permethrin_10_.html
http://www.jeffersequine.com/ssc/products.asp?CID=1&BrowseList=380&...
You can also use permethrin to spray down horse bedding/areas when camping in tick areas. That's what I do, when I go to MO or Shawnee.
I do have a friend who's TWH gelding got a bad case of mites, and it took almost a year for that horse to heal from the damage they did on his body.
Good luck!!
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Location: Foothills of the Smokeys | Permethrin was the main ingredent in our fly spray didn't work thanks for the help back to the drawing board. |
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Location: Corpus Christi, Texas | Try the cattle ear tags or look in cabelas or any other sporting goods store and buy the mosquito tag.. clip the tags to your bridle or tie it in their mane.. That may help. |
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Location: Tucumcari NM | I've never seen a case of blood-sucking parasites that Ivomec wouldn't take care of.
Marla |
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Location: Illinois | Turkey mites are awful, my horses got into them 2 years ago. I also got them, still have scars on my legs! We had wormed before going too. The ivermectin may have worked, but from the itching, the horse gets sores, that's what gets so nasty. My sorrel had sores for 3 months after the bites. I finally treated him with a benzol shampoo and dried up his scabs. I think Listerine (may have to dilute a little) will help. I use listerine for lots of horse issues. Good luck, I feel for you, they are 10X worse than a flea bite!! |
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Location: Kentucky | There is not really a preventative for turkey mites but when our horses get them, we immediately wash them with Dawn detergent. Let it sit for about 10 minutes and wash it off completely. Scrub the area completely. This has worked for us. |
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Location: Tucumcari NM | A body wash of Absorbing Veterinary Linament will kill secondary infections and sooth the lesions. Dilute the linament by adding 2 cups linament to one gallon of warm water. This wash is also very refreshing to humans after a hard day. Marla |
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Location: Kentucky | I mix up a special wash that works on just about ever skin problem that people or horses can have....here goes.. Ingredients: 1. Iodine solution 10% (wal-mart) same as Betadine only cheaper. 2. Antibacterial Soft Soap- hand wash. 3. Baby oil or olive oil. For Horses: wash horse with antibacterial soap...towel dry ...mix 1/4 cup of iodine and 1/4 cup baby/or olive oil and apply to infected area. Rub on the skin /(hair) in a circular motion. Let this mix dry on the horse for 3 to 4 days. Then rewash with antibacterial soap again....the infected areas should be 99% better. This work wonderful of Rain sores...grass sores on the hooks....etc. I have used this to treat many skin problems and have saved myself a pretty costly vet bill. (I used to work for a Vet years ago)..beleive me this mix works! For people: wash with antibacterial wash...while wet. pat on the iodine - let it stay on your skin for a few minutes...then rinse...apply baby oil- or olive oil and dry off. Repeat this bathing method for 3 to 4 days...your skin problem should be gone. Hope this helps PJ |
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Location: Grant City, Missouri | PJ, your mixture, do you think it would be good for my lil' schnauzer? He is getting what feels like little scabs all on his back. He went to the groomer's last week and has been getting this ever since then. |
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Location: Kentucky | Yes I really think it works on most skin problems. I have used it for several years ....our daughter told me I should bottle it up and sell it. The first time I used it was for Rain Sores....we had the Vet out---he gave a inj. of ?...and after about a week the problem wasn't getting better so....I just thought of what I could mix up and bath my horse with ... The mix has Never failed me yet. Your dog will look oily and ratty for a few days....let the oil and Iodine mix stay on the scabs for about 2 to 3 days. Bath again with the Soft Soap - and rinse well....dry with a hair dryer...watch it for a few days to see if the spots are gone....if not let me know -email pjdacci@hotmail.com |
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