This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/4/2004 4:09:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Last night we discovered Lena had a wood tick infestation on her tail bone that is unbelievable! We found ticks, scabby spots and what looked like "debris" left behind by the ticks.
** Linda- We have ticks where I board. Fortunately, few get on the horses during non-shedding season, as they attach their disgusting selves when the horses rub on trees and bushes. I have also noticed the scabs on the tail dock. When I get ticks, their favorite hiding place is under my bra (ladies, you're probably all itching now!); I guess they know where to go to be least detected, so it doesn't surprise me that their favorite horse places are the dock and under the lower mandible. I've been told that dog flea and tick shampoo will kill them, although I haven't tried this. Strong fly spray does seem to repel them, and those which do attach I just remove and squash :-s / )_~ /L/L Brigid Wasson SF Bay Area, CA www.Brigid.Clickryder.com
