Re: Summer Itch

["BE" <betndez@budget.net>]

Try rubbing a little Sea Breeze astringent into the dock/trail.  It works,
is cheap, and drug-free.
Betty
-----Original Message-----
From: Liz Newfield <lizfield@jeffnet.org>
To: Knaptyme@aol.com <Knaptyme@aol.com>; ridecamp@endurance.net
<ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 11:15 PM
Subject: RC: Summer Itch


>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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