Re: RC: Summer Itch

[Liz Newfield <lizfield@jeffnet.org>]

Does this show up as a drug?

At 07:24 PM 6/14/99 EDT, you wrote:
>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 are gone!!!!)
>
>
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