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Discussion on How to treat?
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Tag87
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 6, 2004 - 9:43 am:
I am keeping a 43 years young gelding for a friend. He came to me with an ear problem. There is almost no hair in his ears, and a lot of crusty/scabby stuff in there. He is VERY ear shy, if you try to touch his ear, or if his mane gets in there, he shakes his head violently. We tried putting Vaseline in there for a few days, but it didn't do much good. I am thinking this is probably some sort of mite, but don't know what to treat with. When he came to us 5 days ago, I wormed him with an Ivermectin base paste wormer. The articles say to use organophosphate wash, can someone tell me what brand name that is, or what to look for? Also, it says Ivermectin every 14 days, is this regular horse wormer, or the cattle type that some people use orally? I really want to help this old guy out, he is still in great shape other than this ear problem, and we have ridden him twice for short times. I can post photos of the ears if needed.
Thanks
Tricia
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 7, 2004 - 6:45 am:
I would like to see some pictures Patricia but it is unlikley this is a mite or lice problem. A very common problem with horse ears is that small biting flies are drawn to the area and can result in both acute and chronic inflammation that can look much as you describe. If mites were a problem I suspect the horse would be constantly shaking and scratching not just when touched.
The ears will be sensitive do to this irritation so you should avoid contact and the best way to approach decreasing ear sensitivity would be with conditioning, for more see Training Horses » Training Your Horse's Mind » Modifying a Horses Behavior: Conditioned Responses.
DrO
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