Old Wives’ Tales Hinder Management Of Sweet Itch!
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6th January, 2010 00h00
Recent research* amongst veterinary surgeons by Janssen Animal Health, manufacturer of CAVALESSE® ORAL and CAVALESSE® TOPICAL, has revealed that owners could be doing more harm than good when it comes to managing sweet itch in their horses.
Indeed, 92% of those questioned are aware that people follow old wives’ tales by administering lotions and potions such as garlic and olive oil to ward off flies during the summer sweet itch season, when garlic actually has the opposite effect of attracting them.
Moreover, it is believed that only a quarter of horse owners are aware that it is important to carry out preventative measures before the start of the midge season to help alleviate sweet itch, while only 14% of people are thought to go to their vet for advice on sweet itch, while 30% seek help from their country store or tack shop, 27% search for information on websites and 26% ask other horse owners for guidance. This is despite the fact that 92% of those questioned believe that sweet itch would clear up quicker if people sought advice from their veterinary surgeon.
“Sweet itch can be an incredibly difficult and frustrating condition to manage, however horse owners do not tend to seek advice from their vets,” comments Nicki Glen, marketing manager at Janssen Animal Health. “It is therefore important to educate horse owners while you are on yard visits with pro-active advice on the condition for the long-term health and welfare of horses.”
CAVALESSE and CAVALESSE TOPICAL help maintain and support a healthy skin in horses prone to summer skin allergies.
CAVALESSE is a natural food supplement containing a specialised formulation of water-soluble vitamins and minerals, including nicotinamide. Once a month the contents of each sachet are simply dissolved in water to form an oral solution, which can be administered daily via a special pipette, either by sprinkling over a small handful of feed or adding to a treat such as a sugar lump. The supplement helps horses maintain a healthy skin and promotes normal immune function.
To complete the CAVALESSE skin management range, CAVALESSE TOPICAL is a skincare gel that can be used in combination with the CAVALESSE solution. The gel can be applied to the skin to help support natural immunity from the outside, whilst the oral solution works in partnership from the inside.
For further information on CAVALESSE and CAVALESSE TOPICAL please contact your Janssen Animal Health account manager or phone 01494 567555.
* Survey of 130 veterinary surgeons in March 2009.More from
