My neighbours horse just came back from being broken in, and he has several scabby flaky patches on areas like his chest, flanks, hind area and girth. I was looking at it closer today and discovered several ticks in one area. There is at least 10 small, unfed baby ticks on each area, around the flaky area.
How do I get rid of numerous tick without pulling them out individually? Ive heard of sprays and similar things, but also heard of horses licking them and dying the next day.
Answers:
Y0U NEED T0 PULL 0FF ALL THE TICKS Y0U CAN. F0R THE SMALL 0NES AND THE UNFED BABY 0NES PUT A G00D C0AT 0F VASILINE 0N THEM, THIS SUFFICATES THEM. AFTER A DAY 0F VASILINE TAKE A B0T KNIFE AND REM0VE THEM. USE A LIGHT SPRINKLING 0F GARLIC P0WDER IN EACH 0F THE FEEDINGS, I USE IT AND IT D0ES KEEP MY H0RSES TICK FREE AND IT ALS0 CUTS D0WN 0N THE FLY'S AS WELL.
I put a powdered garlic in my horses feed twice a day. This helps with fleas, ticks and FLIES. Got to love it.
For now, pull off as many as you can find. Go through his whole coat. Then either call a vet to get a recommendation for a tick spray, or go to a tack store and see what they have in stock.
I would pull the ones that you can otherwise let them get big and fat and they will fall off. You can add alittle vinegar to his grain that will come out of his sweat glands when he sweats and should keep ticks and mosquitos away.
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