[moprabbit]

I've just found a few lice on one of my sheep, so looked for something to treat all my sheep with. Found I'd got some Crovect which stated that it treated lice. Sprayed them with that following the guide lines. It didn't say how long it took to be effective so I rang the manufacturer and they said 10 to 14 days. I really was hoping for something a bit quicker. Looking on the Internet Spot On says it gets into the skin in a couple of  hours. I just wondered if I could use Spot On even though I've Crovected them? Or any other advice on how to treat? Thank you

[twizzel]

Make sure it’s lice and not scab first (a skin scrape looked at by the vet will confirm), otherwise you’re wasting your money on lice treatments. The vet can suggest a suitable lice treatment too.

[Anke]

if it is scab they will rub themselves raw on fence posts/gates etc (which is also the way scab spreads, in case you have sheep in neighbouring fields).


I have stopped using Spot-on for my goats, as it only deals with one of the two types of lice you can get. Dectomax injection will deal with both scab and lice, however if you have already applied Crovect then I would not od anything else until you can see if it has worked. These things are quite toxic, so I wouldn't overload the sheep.

[moprabbit]

Thanks for the replies. I'm pretty certain that it's lice Twizzel, as I caught one and a looked up images of lice and scab and it didn't look like the scab parasite. But if it gets worse then I'll definitely get the vet to check it.
Thanks Anke I'll give the Crovect time to work rather than using too many chemicals.

[shep53]

Dectomax  does NOT kill lice on sheep  .  Spot-on says it reduces the incidence of lice over a 4-6 week period .   Crovect  kills lice fairly quickly if applied as directed in a pin stripe , depending on how thick the  wool on the sheep is it is often advised to apply crovect at the tick rate rather than the low lice rate

[SallyintNorth]

There are two types of lice - sucking lice and chewing lice.  Crovect gets one and we always used to use Dectomax for the other, but it no longer lists lice as something it kills. 

If you find lice, it's best to identify the type and use the right meds for the job, but often one has Crovect to hand so we try that first.     Then if it doesn't improve, get the other.

When I am on a larger screen and can access Noah I will fill in the details and bookmark it.

[shep53]

In the uk sheep will have biting/ chewing lice it is very rare for uk sheep to have sucking / face & feet lice .   Cattle  ,goats can have either in the uk  and  very rarely cattle can catch sheep scab mites from buildings that housed scabby sheep  ( assume the same for goats )   And  lice can live off their host  in wood /metal for upto 18 days

[moprabbit]

Thank you Shep53 thats really useful to know. Thank you Sally, I'll keep a look out for any info you find.