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Some common eye infections are Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis): It is one of the common infections which causes irritation and leads to redness of the eye. It is an air-borne disease so one has to be very careful. Stye – Medically known as hordeolum, it is a small harmless lump formed at the base of an [...]

Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 – 8:02 pm: I am having real problems with lice on my 24 year old mare. Her coat is very long maybe three inches and she doesnt shed it out as she gets older. I still havent ridded her of lice since October last year. I have tried the [...]

There are two types of lice that can affect horses and both are highly contagious among herds. Biting lice feed on flakes of skin and hair particles while suckling lice actually penetrate the skin and live off your horse’s blood which can lead to anemia. Horses located in the northern part of the US or [...]

Warm weather is here, and so are the bugs! External parasites are those that live on, or get its food from a host, which in our case is the horse. Our horses are primarily affected by these parasites in warm weather. This is when flies, gnats, mosquitoes, chiggers, lice, mites, and ticks are most prevalent. [...]

You are here: Experts > Animals/Pets > Domestic/Farm Animals > Goats > Hair loss and scaly skin on goat Goats – Hair loss and scaly skin on goat Expert: Cheryl K. Smith – 6/22/2009 Question QUESTION: I have two goats that were supposed to be Pygmy’s but they grew a little larger. They are both [...]

How does mineral oil get rid of ear mites in a dog and how long does it take to work Mineral Oil or Baby Oil immobilizes the ear mites. It should kill them instantly. Use a Q tip for… Answered Yesterday, 08:16am Does the mineral rights to oil belong to the land owner in any [...]

If you aren’t sure if it is dandruff or not, it could be dried shampoo/conditioner that wasn’t rinsed off the last time he was bathed. I don’t like using human shampoo on horses, it can dry out their skin and dull their coat. The pony I free lease use to have the absolute best coat, [...]

Pediculosis Infection In Horses There are two main types of lice: those that feed through biting and those that feed through sucking. Lice are small, flat-bodied insects. Fully grown, they may be only 2 – 4 millimeters in length, making them difficult to detect in early infestation. They feed from the waste given off by [...]

I found this article… and it doesn’t make sense Mazie would have them. She’s only a month old–and she’s been groomed fairly regularly. And her dam doesn’t have them… neither does Tucker and they are together all day long…and she’s not stressed. The vet was here yesterday to give Chloe her WNV shot… and she [...]

Here you go the article I found on horse lice! Lice on Horsesby: Heather Smith ThomasFebruary 01 2005 Article # 5469 Article Tools Horses occasionally get lice, and a horse owner needs to know what to look for and how to treat these irritating parasites. Bill Clymer, PhD, of Amarillo, Texas (now a livestock parasitologist [...]