Re: RC: Summer Itch

[BREJD@aol.com]

In a message dated 99-06-14 19:35:16 EDT, you write:
Okay, so here is the question...is it legal.. or will it test as a drug???
<< 
 If you are like me and have a horse that is oversensitive to bug bites, I 
 think I may have stumbled upon the answer.  Since my only children are the 
 horse and cats, I decided to turn to my friends with kids for an answer.  
The 
 question -- what do you give your kids for the itches resulting from bug 
 bites?  Unanimously everyone said Benadryl.
 
 I hated to think what the dose of liquid Benadryl would be for a 1,000 lb 
 animal.  But I decided to check out my local pharmacy and see what I could 
 come up with.  What I found was Benadryl gel.
 
 I decided to give it a try -- what was another 6 bucks compared to the 
amount 
 of money I already spend on Phoenix.  I started rubbing it into the dock of 
 his tail twice a day on Friday.  Much to my amazement, he hasn't rubbed his 
 tail since.  Not only that, it doesn't collect dirt and dust, it goes on 
very 
 dry and doesn't leave an oily film.
 
 I have also started using it on his mosquito bites and the swelling goes 
down 
 within a couple of hours.  He is no longer looking at everything and 
 everybody as a scratching post.
 
 Hopefully, this solves the tail rubbing issue we have every bug season.  And 
 let me tell you, the bugs are bad this year in Minnesota -- we are 
definitely 
 earning our reputation as the mosquito being the state bird!!!!
 
 The other plus is that I can use it on my mosquito bites.
 
 Diane & Phoenix (the itches >>


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