Kootenay
Well-Known Member
Never in my life have I been more embarrassed
.
I had the best scratching/grooming session with my two horses today, and when I came in the house I felt something creepy crawling on me. I picked it off, an lo and behold it's a horse louse--YUCK--Double Yuck!. Buddy doesn't seem to be as badly stricken as Honey my quarter horse. I visibly saw them on her face--no wonder she's been so itchy--poor girl
. I feel like the worst horse mom in the whole world right now.
I called our local feed store, and got them to put their last container of de-lousing powder behind the counter. It's deworming time anyways, so that should help also. I have been around horses with those critters on them in the past, but never my own. I just feel terrible
.
Anyone else dealing with these horrible squatting sucking creatures right now?
Starting to wonder if it's the old chicken area in the back of the old barn they broke into last week that's the culprit. The eggs could still be in that area could they? There hasn't been chickens in there for at least a year.
:Kim

I had the best scratching/grooming session with my two horses today, and when I came in the house I felt something creepy crawling on me. I picked it off, an lo and behold it's a horse louse--YUCK--Double Yuck!. Buddy doesn't seem to be as badly stricken as Honey my quarter horse. I visibly saw them on her face--no wonder she's been so itchy--poor girl

I called our local feed store, and got them to put their last container of de-lousing powder behind the counter. It's deworming time anyways, so that should help also. I have been around horses with those critters on them in the past, but never my own. I just feel terrible

Anyone else dealing with these horrible squatting sucking creatures right now?
Starting to wonder if it's the old chicken area in the back of the old barn they broke into last week that's the culprit. The eggs could still be in that area could they? There hasn't been chickens in there for at least a year.
:Kim