I was recommended Cavelles by my vet but it has to be made up and is really expensive, soni did some research, found this and it had great reviee, with very quick delivery. I've only been using this for just over two weeks, but this time last year, my boy was beginning to get covered in lumps/bites and was also so itchy he would drop to the ground to rub his chest and belly, touch wood this year, we've got no lumps/bites and he's not at all itchy. Fingers crossed he stays like this for the summer.
I have a gelding who rubbed until he bled had no mane or tail so I tried cavellese but it's expensive and required diluting so when I heard about heard leader I started using it a few years ago & use from the start of march it's just a case of adding to his feeds nothing more he still goes through several fly rugs every summer too but can live out and be happy and way less itchy
Hi Andrea & thank you for your kind words. We know there's no cure so it's a case of finding what works best for your horse as an individual. Always grateful when someone takes the time to show their appreciation. Sheila
This product is easy to use, but sadly hasn't stopped my senior mare from itching like fury.
I'll have to try something else :(
My rising 30 year old has been very itchy this year too, a first for him. The nasty biting insects have survived winter with the weather being so mild. Hope you find a solution for your mare, sorry we weren't able to help her.
My horse developed sweet itch three years ago and for the last few summers he’s rubbed out his mane by June. I started giving him summer itch relief this spring and so far (touch wood) he still has a full mane and tail, no weeping sores and he’s only been in a standard fly rug not the thick sweet itch hood which he hated. I’m keeping everything crossed this keeps going for the rest of the summer.
This is the first year my horse hasn't had a dectomax injection for sweet itch. Herdleader seemed to have done the trick. Fingers crossed the sweet itch season isn't over yet but so far good.