- horses: treated with eprinomectin 0.5% pour-on solution at 1 mL/10 kg body weight (0.5 mg eprinomectin/kg body weight).
- atopy can mimic insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) caused by Culicoides.
- starting at 0.5 to 1mg/kg/day prednisolone or 0.05 to 0.1mg/kg/day) and may also respond to antihistamine.
- Insect hypersensitivity, as the name alludes, is an allergic reaction to the saliva of biting insects such as Culicoidesspp. (biting midges), black flies, horn flies, stable flies, horseflies, and mosquitoes,
- A 21–30 day concurrent course of an antibiotic effective against Staphylococcus spp (eg, cephalexin 30 mg/kg, PO, bid) and a systemic antifungal (eg, ketoconazole, itraconazole, or fluconazole 5–10 mg/kg/day, PO) should be prescribed.
- Anti-inflammatory dosages range from 0.5–1 mg/kg/day, PO, for 5–10 days and then every other day. Topical spray formulations of triamcinolone acetate are highly effective and good alternatives to oral steroids.