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Re: [RC] Spot-on tick applications for endurance horses - Anderson, Kristie LynnMy friend here in TX used one last summer on her QH mare, and it worked really well. Unfortunately, the mare seemed to be horribly photosensitized by it, and had pretty sever burns covering her nose (has nearly a bald face). No change in feeding, environment, or anything, and this mare is 8 years old and has never burned like that before. Didn't apply the spot on again and hasn't burned since. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sarah Seashols <sjseashols@xxxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:21:22 -0600 (CST) Subject: [RC] Spot-on tick applications for endurance horses Hi All, I'm a longtime lurker, and wanted to get some advice on using the spot-on insect applications for horses, specifically for my endurance pony. I know it's February, and many of you aren't thinking about this right now, but I was just diagnosed with Lyme disease that I must have contracted sometime in December. I live in SE Virginia, so we have very mild winters (it's in the 70's today). Needless to say, the bugs are out to play all year long. A friend of a friend lost her good endurance horse to Lyme last year, and I would just be devastated if that were to happen. So, have the spot-on insect applications been shown to repel ticks? And more importantly, has anyone had issues with the spot-on applications and toxicity/metabolic issues with their endurance horse? Sarah In Virginia...waiting for the drugs to start working so that I can go riding =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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