Just a thought. I have a Morgan who had severe
itching problems. He rubbed himself raw, even on his sheath. For years I
sprayed, stalled, covered and bathed with no success. When he first came to us
at age 7, he was practically bald on his mane and tail. I always thought it was
the no see-ums.
A few years ago when he got his shots, he broke out
in huge hives, I mean welts all over his body. Mostly in front, the neck
and chest where the shots were given. I called my vet and he said next time, we
would use a different carrier for the vaccines. What a difference that
made.
Now he is seventeen, has his Morgan mane and tail
back and no more itching. I think he was allergic all along to the carrier in
the vaccines and his body screamed "ENOUGH!" when he broke out in the big hives.
We vaccinate every 6 months.
I have no research or studies, no findings, no PHD.
to verify this information.
It just made sense to me. I have two other Arabs
who also seem bug sensitive and we are going to change thier vaccines and see if
that helps. If it doesn't, well then that just blows my whole theory all to
hell.
