Last night I noticed a couple of flies settling on my Shetlands back and when I checked her they had laid eggs along her dorsal stripe, it was still a bit damp from the rain and very very dense fur. YUK . Combed all the eggs out, hibiscrubbed the patch and sprayed fly spay on her but this morning there were maggots deep in her fur
Friend and I got all the maggots out, washed and ride her with fly free shampoo and trimmed back all the fur where the eggs had been laid so the fur would dry out better. It's very humid here too.
After couple hours caught another bl---dy fly on her further up her back at the base of her mane laying eggs again :banghead: cleaned all the eggs away and sprayed her with skin so soft.
Called vet but their attitude was pants. Apparently flies don't lay eggs on horses unless there is a wound. Well there is no wound and there are fly eggs/maggots.
Just praying there won't be any in the morning.
Anyone else ever come across this.
Feel awful for the poor little thing, worried the maggots will eat into her skin :cry::cry:
Friend and I got all the maggots out, washed and ride her with fly free shampoo and trimmed back all the fur where the eggs had been laid so the fur would dry out better. It's very humid here too.
After couple hours caught another bl---dy fly on her further up her back at the base of her mane laying eggs again :banghead: cleaned all the eggs away and sprayed her with skin so soft.
Called vet but their attitude was pants. Apparently flies don't lay eggs on horses unless there is a wound. Well there is no wound and there are fly eggs/maggots.
Just praying there won't be any in the morning.
Anyone else ever come across this.
Feel awful for the poor little thing, worried the maggots will eat into her skin :cry::cry: