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=Sweet itch=

=Sweet itch=

This is hypersensitivity caused by flies of ''Culicoides spp.'' and a recurring seasonal problem in susceptible donkeys is common. Observations at [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/ The Donkey Sanctuary] would indicate that a familial predisposition to sweet itch might exist.

This is hypersensitivity caused by flies of [[Ceratopogonidae|''Culicoides spp.'']] and a recurring seasonal problem in susceptible donkeys is common. Observations at [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/ The Donkey Sanctuary] would indicate that a familial predisposition to sweet itch might exist.

==Clinical Signs==

==Clinical Signs==

* Insecticides: 4% permethrin and benzyl benzoate (do not apply to broken or damaged skin)

* Insecticides: 4% permethrin and benzyl benzoate (do not apply to broken or damaged skin)

* Recently Boett blankets have been used to good effect at [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/ the Donkey Sanctuary] for donkeys with a history of sweet itch. The blankets are made of a special lightweight and breathable fabric that prevents midges biting. It can be used with a hood covering the ears depending on the part of the donkey affected by the sweet itch

* Recently Boett blankets have been used to good effect at [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/ the Donkey Sanctuary] for donkeys with a history of sweet itch. The blankets are made of a special lightweight and breathable fabric that prevents midges biting. It can be used with a hood covering the ears depending on the part of the donkey affected by the sweet itch

==References==

==References==