A few methods of getting rid of fleas on horses are: The easiest method is to simply bathe the coat and mane of your horse with soapy water and rinse thoroughly. Follow up with a commercially available fly repellant and the fleas should be gone. Can horse fleas live on Read more…
Melanoma is one of the most common skin tumours seen in horses. They mainly occur in grey and white horses, with a prevalence of 80% in aged populations. The most common sites include the perineum, the base of the tail, external genitalia, eyes, lips and in the area of the Read more…
Grasp the tick firmly by the head where it enters the horse’s skin. Don’t squeeze or yank! Instead, pull firmly, slowly and steadily straight away from the skin until the tick’s head comes free. Drop detached ticks in a small jar of rubbing alcohol in order to kill it. What Read more…
Humans and horses are likely hosts for adult ticks or nymphal stage ticks. Horses are more likely to have a higher prevalence of Lyme disease than humans because ticks stay on horses longer. What tick is most likely to get Lyme? The blacklegged tick (or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis) spreads Read more…
Can horses transmit it to people? Lyme disease is not transmissible from horse to person or vice versa; each is a dead-end host. Instead, it is contracted through the bite of an Ixodes tick, usually the common deer tick or black-legged tick. Can you live a long life with Lyme Read more…
Skin wounds caused by ticks can lead to secondary bacterial infections and screwworm infestations. Severe tick infestations can lead to anemia and death. The international movement of horses infected with the tick-transmitted blood parasites Theileria, Babesia, Anaplasma, and Cowdria species is widely restricted. How do you get a tick out Read more…
Deer ticks commonly transfer the bacteria from small mammals (deer mice and woodrats). In horses, signs of illness usually appear 10 to 45 days after infection. How long after a tick bite does it show up? If you have a tick bite, watch for an expanding red rash or lesion Read more…
Here are some of the outward symptoms you may see: Small raised lumps that are itchy. Lumps may appear abraded and oozy. Lumps and swollen areas appear across the skin of the horse, sometimes occurring gradually or can appear rapidly. What are the first symptoms of a tick bite? The Read more…
Fleas and ticks are more than just a nuisance. They can make your horse extremely uncomfortable and cause several different types of illnesses, like flea allergy dermatitis and tapeworm infestations. Redtail Equine Veterinary Service can evaluate your equine to determine the best type of flea prevention medication. Do horses need Read more…
“Check your horse twice daily for ticks and, if found, remove them promptly. Application of tick-specific repellents is also recommended. These should be applied to your horse’s mane, tail, head, chest, and along underneath the abdomen, before riding or turning your horse out in the paddock. What is the best Read more…