Omg!!! lice

lovemyshy · 05-04-2005, 04:22 PM

Well I had an interesting day today!! I went out to work Shrek and give him some TLC, and I had him in the barn and was just about to brush him when I noticed hundred's of little brown bugs crawling on his neck!! So the lady who is boarding my horse for me got on the phone right away and the vet confirmed it was lice!! He didn't have them (or had very few) just a few days ago, and today major infestation. So we checked the rest of the horses and the only other one that we could find any on was the other little gelding that shares a pasture with Shrek, but he didn't have many. Sooooooooooooo, off to the Vet's I go (an hour and a half drive) to get some delousing med, which I bought enough to cover all the rest of the horses on the property. Anyways, the vet says that by tomorrow the lice should be dead, and the med has a 45 day residual, so hopefully I won't see any more of the creepy things again.

Because of the 21-28 day incubation of the knits and because Shrek was the only one that was infested I am 99.9% sure it was Shrek that brought them in, so I bought the delousing stuff out of my pocket for the rest of the horses, but I still can't help but feel horrible about it!!

CowGirlUp1833 · 05-04-2005, 04:24 PM

That is a bummer! Yuck! I bet that was no fun for him either!

lovemyshy · 05-04-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CowGirlUp1833

That is a bummer! Yuck! I bet that was no fun for him either!

Ya, poor guy!! What a gross thing to find though!!

PaintedRocket · 05-04-2005, 04:29 PM

I got goosebumps just thinking of those nasty little creatures..*shudder* I can just imagine how Shrek felt! Poor guy! At least he and his stable mates are being well taken care of!!

AutumnAttic · 05-04-2005, 04:30 PM

Good thing he got medicine for it

Lindsayanne · 05-04-2005, 04:32 PM

Hmmm... all the sudden my head itches...

I hope he's feeling less creepy-crawly soon.

lovemyshy · 05-04-2005, 04:36 PM

I was horrified when I found those things!! I felt like such a bad owner, even though I didn't know he had them until today!! I have brushed him very thoroughly too before today, so it's not like it was missed. I am relieved however, that the lady who is boarding my horse wasn't angry, and she was very appreciative that I bought the med's for the rest of the horses too.

horse_luvr83 · 05-04-2005, 05:15 PM

just curious, how much does the medicine to cure it cost?? my horses don't have it, but just in case they ever did....LOL. poor guy, i bet they were itching up a storm!

lovemyshy · 05-05-2005, 05:18 PM

Update on the lice!! Today I went out there and the lice were dead!! Yay, I am so relieved!! I am so happy that the med's worked so quickly and they were very easy to administer. I was so worried that it was going to be a powder that was going to be messy and hard to put on, but it was just a liquid in a syringe that you put down the middle of their back. Oh, and for the person that asked about the price of the stuff, it was only 7.50 for each syringe!!

paint*lvr · 05-05-2005, 06:03 PM

Yuck I hate lice!

05-04-2005, 04:22 PM	#1
lovemyshy Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2,536 Images: 323 Blog Entries: 4	Omg!!! lice Well I had an interesting day today!! I went out to work Shrek and give him some TLC, and I had him in the barn and was just about to brush him when I noticed hundred's of little brown bugs crawling on his neck!! So the lady who is boarding my horse for me got on the phone right away and the vet confirmed it was lice!! He didn't have them (or had very few) just a few days ago, and today major infestation. So we checked the rest of the horses and the only other one that we could find any on was the other little gelding that shares a pasture with Shrek, but he didn't have many. Sooooooooooooo, off to the Vet's I go (an hour and a half drive) to get some delousing med, which I bought enough to cover all the rest of the horses on the property. Anyways, the vet says that by tomorrow the lice should be dead, and the med has a 45 day residual, so hopefully I won't see any more of the creepy things again. Because of the 21-28 day incubation of the knits and because Shrek was the only one that was infested I am 99.9% sure it was Shrek that brought them in, so I bought the delousing stuff out of my pocket for the rest of the horses, but I still can't help but feel horrible about it!! __________________ *I've learned that when you have kids, trying to clean the house is like trying to nail jello to a tree!!!!* *Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth!!!*

05-04-2005, 04:29 PM	#4
PaintedRocket Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Schrollbach, Deutschland Posts: 11,379 Images: 2716 Blog Entries: 198	I got goosebumps just thinking of those nasty little creatures..shudder I can just imagine how Shrek felt! Poor guy! At least he and his stable mates are being well taken care of!! __________________ ReneeThe GertPanda* ♥ I Have a G.E.M. ♥

05-04-2005, 04:32 PM	#6
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 10,550 Images: 465	Hmmm... all the sudden my head itches... I hope he's feeling less creepy-crawly soon. __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child *NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse

05-04-2005, 04:36 PM	#7
lovemyshy Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2,536 Images: 323 Blog Entries: 4	I was horrified when I found those things!! I felt like such a bad owner, even though I didn't know he had them until today!! I have brushed him very thoroughly too before today, so it's not like it was missed. I am relieved however, that the lady who is boarding my horse wasn't angry, and she was very appreciative that I bought the med's for the rest of the horses too. __________________ *I've learned that when you have kids, trying to clean the house is like trying to nail jello to a tree!!!!* *Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth!!!*

05-04-2005, 05:15 PM	#8
horse_luvr83 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntsville,Tx Posts: 4,821 Images: 218	just curious, how much does the medicine to cure it cost?? my horses don't have it, but just in case they ever did....LOL. poor guy, i bet they were itching up a storm! __________________ "If my horse doesn't like you, what makes you think i will?" My video http://media.putfile.com/Toby_Crook

05-04-2005, 04:24 PM	#2
CowGirlUp1833 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: On the Lake Michigan Shoreline Posts: 17,367 Images: 438 Blog Entries: 41	That is a bummer! Yuck! I bet that was no fun for him either!

05-04-2005, 04:30 PM	#5
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 6,106 Images: 150	Good thing he got medicine for it

05-05-2005, 05:18 PM	#9
lovemyshy Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2,536 Images: 323 Blog Entries: 4	Update on the lice!! Today I went out there and the lice were dead!! Yay, I am so relieved!! I am so happy that the med's worked so quickly and they were very easy to administer. I was so worried that it was going to be a powder that was going to be messy and hard to put on, but it was just a liquid in a syringe that you put down the middle of their back. Oh, and for the person that asked about the price of the stuff, it was only 7.50 for each syringe!! __________________ *I've learned that when you have kids, trying to clean the house is like trying to nail jello to a tree!!!!* *Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth!!!*

05-05-2005, 06:03 PM	#10
paint*lvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 440 Images: 36 Blog Entries: 1	Yuck I hate lice! __________________ My freewebs (please sign the guestbook) http://www.freewebs.com/englishjumper/

Omg!!! *lice*

Omg!!! lice