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Discussion on Mom "Overzealous" Foal Groomer?
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Bonita
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Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2003 - 7:38 am:
Hi all!
I have a lovely 1-month old pinto TB/Oldenburg filly who has a lot of white. The last couple of days I have begun to notice that the hair on both her withers & on her rump directly above her tail is wearing away - in some places to the point where it is now just pink skin (as those areas are white-haired).
I have not seen her rubbing against anything, there are no signs of any sort of dermatitis or skin irritation, & her little behind is clean. I have, however, found her & her mom engaged in an awful lot of "mutual grooming" (even tho baby can't reach very high), & am beginning to suspect that it is mom who is accidentally "denuding" baby.
Has anyone here experienced this, & if so, what can I do to stop it &/or is there anything (besides sunscreen) that I can put on these pink-skinned areas to protect them?
Many thanks!
Bonnie
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 20, 2003 - 3:43 pm:
HMMMmmmmm and just when I thought there was nothing new under the sun. Bonita, anything you put on these areas will just get licked off and at the same time I agree, sunburn is a real possibility. Maybe a grazing mask?
DrO
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Member:
Bonita
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Posted on Monday, Jul 21, 2003 - 5:45 pm:
Gee - a new one for Dr. O - I almost feel as though there should be a "club" for those of us who can do that - lol!!!
I'll think about the grazing mask, although this TB mare is a real hay/grass chow-hound, which is what keeps her in such great shape. I'd be somewhat afraid to change that.
An additional question - if I do apply sunscreen to the newly exposed pink areas of the foal; if they do get "groomed off", is there a toxicity issue?
Thanks!
Bonnie
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Member:
Oscarvv
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Posted on Monday, Jul 21, 2003 - 9:58 pm:
Bonita
Congrats.....you got a hmmmmmmmmmm out of DrO. 
If you want to end the grooming, you can medicate the raw areas and put a little anti-cribbing/non-toxic stuff on the surrounding areas. I wouldn't put it where the foal can't lick it. I'd use something like what people use for foals who eat their dams tail.
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 22, 2003 - 11:41 am:
Hi Barbara,
I thought about the nochew stuff and the problem I had is I could not think of anything to recommend that might not irritate baby skin.
DrO
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Paul303
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 22, 2003 - 3:45 pm:
Barbara, you're absolutely right! Dr.O, you need a Hall of Fame for anyone who's question rates your hmmmm!
Barb, there is this stuff called "FOOEY", that I got to use on my cockatiels. Sometimes they get obsessed with grooming each other and get their heads picked bald - and there is nothing quite as ugly as a bald cockatiel. This stuff really stops the feather picking completly. I was just reading the label and it says "May be sprayed directly on dogs, cats, HORSES, birds, etc., to stop destructive licking and chewing." I got it in a bird store, but you can probably get it in any good pet store. It's worked on my dogs and cats after surgery better than any other similar item I've tried. The company name says, "Mensa Products", and it's made of deionized water, sodium benzoate,and denatonium benzoate. Don't know if anything there is dangerous, but so far, it hasn't hurt the birds.
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Paul303
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 22, 2003 - 3:47 pm:
Yeah, I know, I got Barb and Bonita mixed up.
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Member:
Bonita
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 23, 2003 - 4:27 pm:
No problem! Good advice regardless!
Thanks!
Bonnie
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