Managing the Itchy Horse

by | Jun 2, 2023 | Ask the Horse

Whether your horse has chronic seasonal allergies oroccasionally comesin from the field with mysterious hivesorrubs from scratching himself on the fence, managinghis discomfortcan bedifficult.He needs a treatment plan, whether short- or long-term, but to createoneyou need tofirstunderstand what is causing the itch.Learn what might be making your horse itchy and how togive him relief.

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About the Experts:

Susan L. White, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, is the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor, Emeritus of Large Animal Medicine at University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine. White has a long-standing interest in equine dermatology, lectures on the topic extensively nationally and internationally, and maintains an equine dermatology consulting service.

Aja Harvey, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, is an associate veterinarian and internal medicine specialist at BW Furlong and Associates in Oldwick, New Jersey. She graduated from Tuskegee University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014 and then went on to complete a rotating surgical and medicine internship at Louisiana State University. Afterward, she was accepted to Texas A&M University as one of their large animal internal medicine residents and completed the program in 2018. Her areas of interest are infectious disease, gastrointestinal disorders, neonatal care, neurology, and ultrasound.

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