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Pets & Working Animals => Horses, ponies, donkeys & mules => Topic started by: maddy on August 22, 2016, 09:10:03 am

Title: Itchy donkey
Post by: maddy on August 22, 2016, 09:10:03 am
My miniature donkey mare has itchy lumps over her which eventually become little scabs.  I have washed her with Malaseb shampoo and sprayed Frontline on her.  I can't work out whether it is some form of mites or a skin problem.  I can't see anything on her which looks like fleas etc.   I did have the vet out who said to spray her with frontline. 
Title: Re: Itchy donkey
Post by: CarolineJ on August 22, 2016, 12:31:16 pm
I've got a horse that does this - turned out to be a sensitivity to sugars!  He now has molasses-free everything and is much better, but still gets the odd one or two when the grass is particularly high in sugars.