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Discussion on Treating Rain Rot in Winter
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Member:
hev1
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Posted on Thursday, Feb 8, 2007 - 9:27 pm:
Hi: I have a pony with rain rot over a good portion of her back and rump - no oozing just hair loss. I have been treating it with MTG but I think what she really needs is for the area to be washed and cleaned thoroughly and to use Betadine. However, it is only in the 20's at the moment. If I used warm water only on the areas that needed it and kept her blanketed while I wait for the 20 minutes and after she was done, do you see any problems with this in this cold weather? I think she is going to lose most of the hair anyway and would need to be blanketed with or without a bath, but washing I think would help the condition. I do not have the option of using a vet clinic but I am able to use warm water for the bath. I am mainly concerned with bathing in this cold weather!Thanks!
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kthorse
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Posted on Friday, Feb 9, 2007 - 7:01 am:
Having this organism in the soil here all the horses get it in the beginning of winter. I have tried everything some with great success. I have found bathing in winter not the best as it takes so long for them to dry and the organism loves moisture. I found quiet by accident the perfect cure at least for the horses at my barn. Furall spray. (spelling) Its in a can and sprays yellow powder that is usually used for wounds. So your horse stays dry. It kills most organisms. It stays on the coat for a few days. Does not irritate the skin at least for the horses here. It usually stops it after a few sprays. Your horse may look funny. 
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kthorse
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Posted on Friday, Feb 9, 2007 - 7:01 am:
PS it works faster than products designed for rain rot.
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Feb 9, 2007 - 7:08 am:
What a great tip, katrina, I have never tried this before and do wonder about the large painful scabbing type. Will the spray get under the scabs to stop the spreading...but well worth a try.
DrO
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kthorse
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Posted on Friday, Feb 9, 2007 - 7:31 am:
Dr O, I dont know if it penetrates the large scabs, but the scabs fall off on their own. So I guess it must.No need to pick them off anymore. I have never seen anything work so fast with minimal work. I have seen some of the worst cases clear up in a week, just from spraying them. Plus the horses are so happy because they dont have to suffer through the removal of the scabs.
Worth a try.
Boomer if you try it please let us know if it works as well for you as it does the horses here.
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lzieman
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Posted on Friday, Feb 9, 2007 - 11:00 am:
I found that Scarlex spray works pretty well too. I try to get most of the scab off, but it seems to work even if there is still some remaining. I usually use Novalsan ointment, but with cold temps, it seems to build-up and probably freeze rather than penetrate after the initial application.
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liliana
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Posted on Friday, Feb 9, 2007 - 3:00 pm:
Well of course the first step is to keep them dry, but also when you can bath them use Head and Shoulders dandruff control! It works great.
What we did with Prince was in an empty stable close the doors put a heater on and bath him with warm water and then of course dry him with a hair dryer, he looked like the Pink Panther kind of pooffed up but it worked! Of course this was back in England...
I wonder if a medicated dry shampoo would work?
Liliana
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amara
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Posted on Friday, Feb 9, 2007 - 5:12 pm:
i've always tried to go the natural route and have found that Tea Tree oil works wonders for me... i put a few DrOps in water and use a sponge or towel to put it on the scabs... the next day the scabs are gone.. if there are any left i do it again... i've never had them last for more than a day or two, and i never scrub, rub or do anything of the sort... once i let it go for a week or so because i just couldnt find my tea tree oil and it was all up and down my arab's legs... looked pretty ucky, but i wiped that stuff on it and it was all gone the next day.. coincedence? maybe, but as i've done this on many many horses over many many years with exactly the same results every time, maybe not a coincedence..
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