For the area around the eyes I just put the Ovitrol on a cotton ball
and swabbed generously. With the Ovitrol, I forgot to mention, you
want the skin to be saturated. I'd say to the point of run-off but
you don't want to waste it, so just make sure it's good and wet. :)
And the Tamanu Oil really is a miracle treatment. It's 100% natural,
and the changes are irrefutable! I keep meaning to get pics of our
girl I mention on the web page. I don't have before treatment shots,
but she's still got a long way to go, so I can take some "before
completely healed" pics at least. She has a bald patch on her rump,
it's always been very dry and tight, and painful. Skin was very
flaky, very large thick flakes would come off.
Nustock didn't help much if at all for her condition. The Tamanu Oil,
though, really did help. She liked the way it felt going on, you
could tell because she would stop resisting and complaining when it
was being applied and rubbed in. And the hair has grown back over 30%
after only a few treatments over ... quite a few months. Weekly would
be best, but we don't always keep up with minor issues the way we
should.
Heather
On Feb 18, 2009, at 8:35 PM, Wendy Edwards wrote:
> thanks Heather!! what a sweet face Padre has - amazing to see the
> changes in his skin. How did you treat around his eyes?
>
> i have been using tea-tree oil ointment and ivermec but it isn't
> doing enough - i bought two girls who appear to have lice (i didn't
> know it at the time) and altho i have everyone separated (mites and
> lice) i'm worried about treating them effectively.
>
> It's been such a horrible winter, everything feels overwhelming.
> thanks for all the great information
> Wendy
> DreamWeaver Alpacas
> BC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Heather Zeleny
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: skin ointment
>
> Alright. Pics and narrative are at:
> http://www.whitelotusalpacas.com/mites.html
>
> This is my farm website.
>
> I hadn't ever heard of Ellie's suggested treatment, that sounds like
> it's definitely something to try next time I have to deal with this.
> Hopefully never!
>
> My final treatment was Frontline Top Spot for dogs, of course the
> size for the largest dogs 132+ lbs. I drew this into a 6cc syringe
> with no needle, just the syringe and applied an equal amount to the
> topknot, shoulder, rump, chest, and "belly" areas. This was done once
> a month.
>
> Then, I sprayed with Ovitrol spray to all affected areas weekly. I
> think I bought both from discountpetdrugs.com since it was convenient
> and they had good prices. Shop around for the best deal, of course.
>
> So, I hope this is informative for everyone. It sure was a painful
> experience for both Padre and myself. It really pained me to see him
> suffering with this condition.
>
> I know my methods worked, Ellie's sounds very good, and I know
> Nustock also works, although I only have personal experience with
> using that with abscesses.
>
> Best of luck!
> Heather
>
> On Feb 18, 2009, at 6:11 PM, lucileannclaricehuh wrote:
>
> > --- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Having first hand tried everything under the sun for a severe mite
> > > case a few years ago, I can say that Witches Brew didn't do a
> > darned
> > > thing. The DMSO also dried the skin out terribly, making the
> > > condition worse. I have before and after pics, if you'd like to
> > see
> > > them. :) My poor boy had mites in his ears, around his eyes, on
> > his
> > > chest and belly, under the tail, and of course on the feet. Awful!
> > >
> > > What worked for me was Advantage Top-Spot for dogs 132+ lbs,
> > applied
> > > a bit in the topknot, on the rump, and on the underside of the
> > chest
> > > and belly. Chest and belly required using a regular syringe
> without
> > a
> > > needle to administer. In addition to the Advantage, I used Ovitrol
> > > spray on the affected areas (including ears) weekly. I got them
> > from
> > > discount pet drugs dot com or something like that. $10.50 for a 16
> > oz
> > > bottle. And it really worked! I'll look up the actual URL for you
> > all.
> > >
> > > I tried not only Witches Brew, but also Neem Oil which smelled
> > like
> > > hell but worse, Atroban, a permethrin spray product which did not
> > > work... I can't even remember all the stuff I tried. Advantage and
> > > Ovitrol together is the only treatment that worked for me.
> > >
> > > Heather
> > >
> > >
> > > On Feb 17, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Wendy Edwards wrote:
> > >
> > > > hi - has anyone used the Camlid Skin Mix or "witches brew" for
> > > > mites or lice?
> > > > thanks for any info in advance
> > > >
> > > > Wendy
> > > > DreamWeaver Alpacas
> > > > BC
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > I would like to see your photos, we are doing the same thing, trying
> > EVERYTHING including witches brew. HELP
> >
> >
> >
>
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