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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2006 14:41:46 GMT -1
A friend of mine has noticed her mare has started to head shake a little when riding and thinks she may have a ear problem I,m sure there was a thread on here a while back about drops to use and things to clean out the ear, having never experienced anything with my own horses can anyone help please.
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Post by zeldalithgow on Sept 11, 2006 17:27:30 GMT -1
Van, I think Mair and others found little flies getting in the ears caused problems,can't remember the solution tho so I'm not much use am I ;D
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Post by admin on Sept 11, 2006 17:33:22 GMT -1
yes - it can be those little flies, or it can be ear mites. Best solution is frontline spray from the vet. You might have to sign a chitty saying your using it outside licence (it's only licenced for cats and dogs).
You then put one squirt in each ear (or spray it onto a cloth then wipe it into the ears) and ta-da!
Great stuff for feather mite too
Olivia
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2006 20:49:45 GMT -1
Thanks Olivia will pass that on.
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Post by lancslass on Sept 12, 2006 13:01:02 GMT -1
teeth!!! they can headshake when the teeth are sharp or giving probs. so if the ears are ok, check out the mouth  if there is a problem with the ears then the pony would more than likely shake its head when not ridden too. |
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Post by greydales on Sept 12, 2006 14:29:51 GMT -1
Also check the bridle fit - if the headpiece/browband is tight or uncomfortable they might shake.
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Post by admin on Sept 12, 2006 17:44:04 GMT -1
I should also add that whilst it sounds relatively simple job to put frontline in the ears TIlly could smell it at a mile and getting it in her ears was nigh on impossible. At one point (when she had real problems) the vet sedated her as heavily as he could without knocking her right out (she was wobbly with her nose of the floor). The second the vet tried to put some in her ears she was awake in a snap and reared up vertical. The vet was incredibly athletic and as she went up lept up maintaining a grasp on her ear and carried on wiping it in. I was very impressed!
Olivia
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Post by dollylanedales on Sept 12, 2006 20:56:55 GMT -1
The yellow ointment from the farm supplies shop is good for these horrible little flies. They stay just inside the top of the ear, and then it goes all crusty and flaky.
I can vouch for Tilly with her ears. She is fine if you are not carrying anything and will let you rub her ears, but lo and behold if she spots any tube or container, thats it, and her head goes up.
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Post by DalesLady on Sept 14, 2006 4:51:35 GMT -1
A couple of my girls began headshaking a few weeks ago when riding, so I watched to see what happens when nobody is riding. Headshaking is out of character for both of them. Sure enough it wasn't just when they were ridden and teeth have all been checked fairly recently so I knew it couldn't be that. So investigate the ears we did only to find horrid little flies had bitten inside the tops of their ears. Washed out with very weak solution of hibiscrub, then salt water, dried them off and placed a thin coating of sudocrem in there. It has worked. (I was careful to make sure nothing went inside the ears). Checked all the ponies, only 2 were affected fortunately. Never had this problem before this year. Flies do seem more common this year somehow!?
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