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  • Edgewood Veterinary Hospital
  • 3044 State Rd.,
  • Ashtabula,
  • Ohio,
  • 44004
  • Phone: (440) 998-3598

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Horses + Parasites

  • Parasitic worms live in the intestines of horses and ponies. Small numbers of worms can be tolerated, causing no effect on well-being.

  • Sweet Itch is a skin disease (sometimes called summer itch or seasonal allergic dermatitis) and is caused by an allergy to the saliva of certain biting flies or midges (e.g., Culicoides spp.).