[RC] Tick Bites and scabby, crusty thinggies - EnduroGal
All I know about garlic is that my dad
takes it daily because he’s heard it has wonderful health benefits, and
you can hardly stand to get near him. One thing’s for sure…
neither he nor Jazzi will have to worry about vampires at Twilight.
Got a good equine vet coming out tomorrow
morning… I await his diagnosis with interest! (…And hope the
treatment works…)
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nancy Reed Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009
7:35 PM To: ridecamp Cc: Tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Tick Bits
My mare, Jazzi is a tick magnet. Some times I can pull
over a hundred off her. And yes, she gets the crusty, yellow, gribbles
too. She has no other allergies that I am aware of (hate to say that, it
is an invitation to be proven wrong!). I give Jazzi granulated garlic in
her beet pulp and the ticks go away and she does not have bites. To start
give 1 teaspoon and work up to 2 tablespoons over several weeks.
I do not use garlic salt, nor do I use ground garlic (it
blows away too easily). I have used granulated garlic from Smart and
Final (about $11 per pound) and Springtime "Bug Off Garlic" (http://www.springtimeinc.com/2get1free)
all without incident.
I understand that garlic can be hard on the liver and can
cause decreased amounts of red blood cells. I have not had these issues,
nor has any of my neighbors horses who are also on Bug Off.
The down side to using garlic is one might become ravenous
while feeding garlic spiced beet pulp or one could hallucinate and believe they
are in an Italian restaurant ;>)
