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What are the treatments of ticks infestation in Horses ?

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تم إضافة السؤال من قبل Jad Nachar , doctor , Maasri Holstein and animal House Hospital
تاريخ النشر: 2014/03/07
simon aaronson
من قبل simon aaronson , Mounted Section Officer, Road Traffic Officer, Counter Intelligence & Anti Terrorism Units , North Yorkshire Police

 

If you find a tick on your horse and the horse appears to not be at all affected or unwell, you can pull the tick straight off. I usually twist the tick180 degrees, then pull it straight out. This helps to unhook the tick’s oral barbs, hopefully reducing the risk of leaving a head. Occasionally leaving the head can result in infection. Minor swelling from a tick can be reduced via icing or cold water therapy.

 

Although it is very difficult to prevent tick infestation entirely, you can do the following to reduce your horses risk:

  • Keep grass low
  • Spray with something like permoxin as frequently as the label directs. Be very careful with the toxicity of some treatments. Cattle sprays in particular can harm your horse because cows are more resistant to organophosphates.
  • Try rugging or flynets
  • Check your horses all over everyday. Giving them a nice brush is an excellent way to do this, as it makes you go over all areas. Plus there’s the added bonus of a beautiful coat and increasing skin circulation. Most ticks prefer softer tissues so the groin, ‘armpits’, bellies and around the face are often tick hot-spots.
  • Tea tree oil is also very good to use for the removal of ticks.

عثمان سعيد
من قبل عثمان سعيد , Head of livestock and Economic Affairsرئيس شعبة الثروة الحيوانية و الشؤون الإقتصادية , وزارة الزراعة مديرية زراعة القنيطرة

ecommend spraying your horse with a pyrethrum insect repellent to cause the tick to withdraw and drop off. If it does not withdraw, spray again and leave for a few minutes. If it doesn’t fall off, remove it with tweezers as it should be dead. Read more at: https://wagwalking.com/horse/condition/ticks

AnNie KhAn
من قبل AnNie KhAn

Keep there area clean ,,, as well as give them medical check up every month

meraimi oussama
من قبل meraimi oussama , Ain defla , Centre Équestre cheikhe bouamama AIN DEFLA

perytroides or  organophosphoré 

Shamelle Govender
من قبل Shamelle Govender , Research Pharmacist , Perinatal HIV Research Unit

This depends on the condition of the horse at the time the tick is spotted. Treatment can include tick picking. This must be executed carefully and correctly as to not leave the tick head behind, which can cause infection. Daily grooming should follow this.

Alternatively, Ivermectin can be given to eliminate ticks already attached and sucking blood, causing discomfort and/or infection. Cold packs applied can help swelling and pain

it helps to know the times of year that ticks are prevalent i.e. Summer vs. Winter and be vigilant specifically around these times. Keep the grass cut short, make use of safe oragnic pesticides and daily groom horses, practice prevention

saheed Zubairu
من قبل saheed Zubairu

We can deworming the animal with ivermectin or moxydectin kills

Dr Anjum Jamil
من قبل Dr Anjum Jamil , Farm Manager , Semen production unit

ivermectin injection is best.

and different sparays 

hypermethrin is recommended one.

Dilman Ali
من قبل Dilman Ali

topical deltamethrin and spread an insecticide to it's living room

Abdalla Hassanin
من قبل Abdalla Hassanin , Dairy Farm Manager , Dada Dairies Pvt. Ltd. Pakistan.

First of all we have to overcome ticks in the surrounding environment of the animal and cutting ticks life cycle by cleaning and spraying each days. for the animal it self we can use safe insecticide dedicated to animal use and follow the instruction of the manufacturer for use convenient and correct concentration of the insecticide to avoid toxicity and spray should be repeated each days to be sure of eradication of ticks.

Kuwong Michael
من قبل Kuwong Michael , Wildlife Veterinary Officer , World Wildlife Fund

Ticks may manuallly be removal with a stump of burning cigarette if applicable-

Use pour on Ivermectin

Alnour Hassan
من قبل Alnour Hassan , Public health Officer , Mimistry of Health

spraying the hores with insecticide called pyertheum for many days

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