>>> This may seem crazy but I don't know - we have lots of little gnats but >>> I also have bugs land on me that you can't see when they are moving. >>> The Swat and the EquiSpot keep the gnats off of her but the no see ums >>> must be landing. Her face is a mess(I keep a fly mask on her that I >>> spray with FlyGone), her belly is good so far, her chest is starting to >>> have places and so far, her mane is fine, but her mane has never been a >>> problem. Usually by thie point she has rubbed off half her tail but >>> this year the Swat has taken care of that so far.
Does Doppa act distracted and itchy all the time? You'll have to bear with me because I know I'm going to have tons of questions. So far...SO FAR...Tivar isn't very itchy. Knock wood, fingers crossed... Granted, he's in an electric fence where he doesn't have much to rub on, but when he comes into the stall to eat, he may eventually rub a little, but it's not like he's dying to get somewhere to scratch. I occasionally see him rub his face on the water tub - it's a Rubbermaid with a rim, so he can rub on it if he wants. I panic every time I see him do it, but I keep reminding myself that they all rub sometimes. Janice said he rubbed constantly in FL, and he's certainly not doing that here. He spends most of his day nose-to-the-grass. I think it's still to early to decide if he's dramatically improved, or if he's just improved enough to be maintaining the status quo. He doesn't have any open sores any more - tomorrow will be two weeks. He's still flaking off some scabby-dandruff stuff in his mane, but I don't think it's getting worse. I'd feel better though if all the flakes would shed on out and his mane would fill in in those spots. He had some sores on his hips and sides, and I can see some hair regrowth in those spots. Oddly, his belly line seems fine. I've even stopped putting the swat on it. He's still in a fly mask, but I'm not putting the fly sheet on him, and I put a little swat around the edges of the mask. What I'm doing now is putting War Paint on him about once a week - I have some Poridon and EquiSpot and I may switch to one of them soon - and then I spray him with spray once a day. This waiting is so hard. We had rain last night, and now we're in a pattern where we could get thunderstorms any day. I remember what I read recently - don't get your hopes up, in case you're just in a favorable weather pattern that may be temporary. But, so far, so good. Karen Thomas, NC
