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Summer Eczema and what to do Summer Eczema is a big problem for horse and owner. The first symptoms usually become noticeable around the third year of life and unfortunately there are still no drugs that work adequately. However, the symptoms can be somewhat suppressed, and a horse reasonably well the summer through. This article give you some tips that have proved chafing dish inserts effective in practice. What is sweet itch? Summer Eczema is an allergic reaction chafing dish inserts to the so-called Culicoides, a fly that is barely visible to the naked eye. The Culicoides is active from March / April to late October, after a mild winter, sometimes even earlier. The fly cross the horse when the horse is hypersensitive to the saliva of the fly caused chafing dish inserts the allergic reaction. The horse gets itchy, sanding, the skin becomes damaged and the itching worse. This creates a vicious chafing dish inserts circle. Summer Eczema is most common among sober breeds such as Icelanders, Shetland ponies, Haflingers and Fjords, but other breeds seem to be more and more sensitive to this. Unfortunately, what many do not know is that summer eczema has a hereditary factor, if a horse has sweet itch, it is advisable not to breed. With the animal How can it be recognized? The eczema-like spots occur mainly in the mane and tail, and can spread to the shoulder and buttocks, in the worst case the whole body is affected. The skin is flaky, red irritated and sometimes there is little spots that are wet. The clearest signal of summer eczema is issued by the horse itself: it has itching and will in all possible contortions to sanding. Is it to prevent it? Unfortunately not, but the best way to limit the damage as much as possible by the horse from the spring summer itch blanket of, for example, or Boett Ivanhoe chafing dish inserts impose. In this way prevent the Culicoides may stabbing and the horse will be minimal contact with the saliva of the fly. The fly is most active from about four o'clock in the afternoon until 10 o'clock at night, it is advisable to bet. The horse in the stable that time Tools Sanding prevention is simple to set up, well trimmed with wire and nothing in the meadow where the horse could barns. To the horse on a meadow But is it friendly? chafing dish inserts No, everyone has had itching chafing dish inserts and then can not scratch is terrible. Give the horse so little that it can be safe without his skin to make. Barns broken The bottom of an old broom for example. Stable MAIR has developed a brush frame which the horse can continue sanding and tail, mane and skin spared. Lubrication, lubrication, lubrication There are also many antipruritic lotions, gels and creams in circulation. They all help a bit, but it's finding chafing dish inserts which agent is best, unfortunately horses react differently to all these resources. Keep skin greasy helps the itch to satisfy some, but it is not completely gone. An agent based on zinc and / or sulfur is very good because sulfur skin healing properties and zinc dries, this is especially good in wet eczema spots. Internal support of cortisone preparations vet to herbal blends and homeopathic drops is a lot available at summer eczema. Unfortunately applies here: every horse reacts differently and no product is guaranteed to work. It is proven through the years that some resources have proven effective. Thus it helps in feeding Cider Vinegar to purify and the reaction is reduced in the saliva of Culicoides the blood. Following VSM Pure has a combination of two homeopathic preparations developed Culico Pure Pure Allergy chafing dish inserts and where there is much benefit horses seem to have though it is laborious to give the compositions. Also, sulfur is an important nutrient because sulfur cell renewal in the body which stimulates the skin recovers faster. Finally, A horse with summer eczema, there is therefore the most benefit from it as little as possible is in contact with the Culicoides and that it can abrade. On a safe way About it never goes, but with the right resources and make the horse can lead a reasonably normal horse life.
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