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Symptoms of itch can include intense irritation, hair loss and thickening of the skin.
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tch is the most common skin problem in equines, and one of the most frustrating for horse owners.
VET VIBES
Identifying the itch
It occurs world-wide wherever there are insects that bite horses. But to complicate diagnosis, it can also be confused with other maladies that can coexist alongside Queensland Itch. So what’s actually happening to cause an itch? It’s a response to secretions released by the insect when it bites, which causes reactive skin cells called macrophages to produce inflammatory
Queensland Itch, Sweet Itch, Summer Itch, insect bite sensitivity – no matter what causes the itch, your horse will scratch. Veterinarian DR. DOUG ENGLISH discusses this frustrating problem.
agents such as histamines and cytokines. Cytokines are molecules that enable cell-to-cell communication in the event an immune response is necessary somewhere in the body. They
