Garnet Why don't these worms show up in cultures?
Dianne > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:01:44 -0500 > From: gar...@grandecom.net > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>CS for Equine sweet itch > > If he has it in his mane and on his tail head it is allergy > to the bite of the > cuculoides midge. Other skin problems are associated, such > as a tendency > to get rain rot.This midge is a carrier of Onchocerca. a > worm that some horses > are allergic to. The main problem is the immature stage of > the Onchocerca > called filariads. > > Onchoceriasis is a cause of Uveitis, Moon blindness, in > horses and humans > when the migrating filariads enter the eye and cause an > autoimmune inflammation > that often results in blindness with no cause ever being > detected. It is more > commonly a cause of blindness in third world countries > although I am told > by a vet opthamologist at Texas A&M that it just goes > unrecognized in > humans in the US. > > Generally it takes until at least 7 years of age for this > syndrome to manifest to > a severe degree. It is worse in the spring and summer, > better in the winter due > to the midge dying off. I had a mare who I bought at age 7 > who declined for > the next four years and was seen by many vets until I found > one who recognized > the syndrome, he was an older man and very knowledgeable. He > said many > practitioners did not know this syndrome and would give > steroids for the skin > condition. > > The load of the worm builds over a period of years even with > regular worming > at two month intervals. Often to a systemic reaction with > sores breaking out on > the belly, flanks, face and shoulders. The belly especially > can then end up with > fungal infections as secondary opportunists. Often the skin > develops wrinkles > over the shoulder from the inflammation. > > You want to kill the filariads slowly and interrupt the > short live cycle initially to > knock the numbers back. To do this give half doses of > Ivermectin every two > weeks for four doses, then every three weeks for four > doses, then a full dose once a month or a daily wormer. Some > horses that > go untreated end up on steroids which further suppress their > immunity and > then as they decline in health they succumb to something > like the flu. > > The allergic reaction to the midge bites may be due to a > load of Onchocerca > worms causing a generalized immune reaction. Worming every 8 > weeks is not > enough to control the population of filariads from building > to a critical level. > The sores on the skin that develop in certain areas are > groups of the migrating > filariads. One vet actually told me the sores on my mare's > flanks were Cancer! > I knew this was not true as she was biting at her flanks > every spring and the > sores went away in the winter. > > Once the heavy load of filariads is brought under control > worming using the half > doses of Ivermectin a maintenance schedule of once a month > will interrupt the > cycle and restore immune health. Keep him on a once a month > schedule year > round. > > CS will help control the skin condition but you must treat > the cause to make any > real progress. I have also used Sugardine on the skin, which > is Betadine ointment > mixed with table sugar to the consistency of runny peanut > butter, it will thicken > over night as the sugar swells. It is effective against > fungal infections of the skin > and will stay on longer than CS. > > Garnet > > Misc. IP Group wrote: > > Hi anybody used CS for equine sweet itch or any other recommendations? > > > > > > > > Have a stallion who is suffering terribly and if any part of his > > body is exposed he’s bitten badly and now has scabs and open wound > > in those places. Tried fly sprays, sweet itch blankets etc but > > still to no avail. > > > > > > > > Was wondering if spraying CS would help or if it needs to be > > combined with something to 1) help heal the wounds and b) strengthen > > his system to be able to fight the sweet itch naturally. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290
