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DrO

Posted on Friday, May 7, 2010 - 8:28 am:

We often get asked for alternative treatments for mites and lice. Here is a old treatment often forgotten about that is evaluated for efficacy and found helpful. I would be interested is seeing if there was any significant recurrence over the next 6 months though.
DrO

Vet Dermatol. 2009 Oct;20(5-6):623-9.
An open study to evaluate topical treatment of equine chorioptic mange with shampooing and lime sulphur solution.

Paterson S, Coumbe K.
Rutland House Veterinary Referral Hospital, St Helens, Merseyside, UK.

Chorioptic mange caused by Chorioptes bovis is a common pruritic skin condition of the horse. This surface-browsing parasite usually affects the lower legs (leg mange) but can present as a generalized skin disease. Numerous anecdotal reports exist in the literature about the benefit of lime sulphur as a treatment for surface ectoparasites in the horse. This report studies the use of lime sulphur when applied as a 5% solution, some with and some without prior shampooing and clipping, to treat confirmed cases of chorioptic mange in 22 horses. Horses included in the trial had clinical signs indicative of chorioptic mange and positive identification of chorioptic mites on skin scrapings and tape preparations. Each horse was treated with sulphurated lime dip solution four times at 7-day intervals. Most horses were clipped and/or shampooed prior to treatment. Animals were assigned a score based on a scale of 1-10 to assess the severity of their lesions and degree of behavioural signs. The horses were again scored and examined for mites after four treatments. All animals showed a reduction in scores at the end of the trial and mites were not demonstrated from any animal.
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annimule

Posted on Sunday, Jan 16, 2011 - 8:05 pm:

A friend emailed me today bemoaning the fact that three horses who live with a small herd of sheep in her barn have Psoroptes, as identified by her small animal vet. Her vet had no treatment options for her. What does one do in the winter in New England when bathing isnt an option? Is it wise to try the oral ivermectin treatment? Can sheep get or carry the mite? If so can they be treated with oral ivermectin? Thanks in advance for your help.

Ann
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vickiann

Posted on Sunday, Jan 16, 2011 - 10:22 pm:

From A.U. Merial:
Control: Treatment of infested animals is important to arrest the spread of the skin lesions and to prevent contamination of the environment and other livestock. Currently, organophosphate compounds are used. The heaviest infestations generally occur in late winter and early spring, when the host animals carry denser hair coats, tend to huddle in groups for warmth, and may be confined to restricted, more crowded quarters than during other seasons. In the latter case, treating the animals´ environment is important in the control of Psoroptes infestations. During the summer, "latent" infestations are common. In a latent infestation, small dry lesions may exist for months on protected body areas before the infested animals show typical clinical symptoms.
See: https://www.ehow.com/how_6504090_cure-mange-horse.html
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DrO

Posted on Monday, Jan 17, 2011 - 6:43 pm:

Ann we discuss the treatment including ivermectin in the article associated with this discussion and I have added some recent changes to the information on cross species infectivity.
DrO
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