Re: RC: Re: Ticks in horses ears (and elsewhere)

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

I have been told that Frontline is not approved for use on horses, but I did it
anyway...I used the spray on...it has been on for more than a week. NO ticks and
NO ill effects!!! Although I put it on the manes and tails (at skin line) I am
finding no ticks anywhere.

Teddy

C Eyler wrote:

> My gelding is a tick magnet, and he's already been treated once for Lyme
> Disease.
>
> This season he's been getting powdered garlic (from Springtime) twice a day,
> mixed with wet, shredded beet pulp (he used to sift it out of his
> sweetfeed).  As before, I make sure to drench the tip of his tailbone when I
> spray him with TriTech.
>
> He's had far fewer tick bites than last year, but he still gets a bite
> occasionally -- usually in the groin area.  Could Front Line be applied to
> areas other than his mane and tail?
>
> Cindy
>
> > I bought the spray on Front Line and put it on my horses manes and tails
> (at
> > the skin line).  They have had NO ticks since!!! And, no side effects I
> that I
> > can detect.
>
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