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  • Menzies Pet Hospital
  • Unit 5A, 9701 Menzies St,
  • Chilliwack,
  • British Columbia,
  • V2P 5Z6
  • Phone: (604) 792-3399

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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.).