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Discussion on Rain Rot or Ring Worm ?
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New Member:
natalya
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 - 10:48 am:
Hi everybody! I have QH x paint 16 year old mare she develop about 3 weeks ago scabby patch around her flank, later there were about 5 more but smaller, read the article looks like a rain rot, and my daughter got it but looks like typical ring worm, treated with antifungal athletic foot cream almost gone now, then my dog started it, patches coming of like rain rot. Then my daughters Arab got one on each side of the face and one on a flank aria. everybody were treated with athletic foot cream, then I found equine and small animal antifungal spray(for rain rot and ring worm), all got treated.What I understand that this two are different species and how one spray could cure rain rot and ring worm? And can rain rot transfer to humans and dogs or only ring worms do?
Thanks in advance
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mrose
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 - 11:28 am:
Is it circular pattern? If so, I'm betting ring worm. It is VERY contagous and people as well as all animals can get it easily. If you or daughter touched the initial infected horse, didn't wash hands then touched the other horse, or your face, the dog etc. you passed it on. It can also be transferred by brushes, saddle pads, etc. It does respond to antifungal meds and if everything is kept clean and you are careful so as not to get a vicious cycle going with passing it on again, it will clear up.
If it's not circular, it's probably something else that's contaigous. Did you look in the side bar under "deseases" then click on "skin deseases?" There's a lot of info there.
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New Member:
natalya
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 - 11:50 am:
Thank you Sarah, it’s is circular, but what confused me it’s a hair comes off with a scab attached to it, ones scabs removed they never reappear’s, know its very contagious, but I didn’t snap until it was too late. I keep my horses very clean and dry, so it’s never cross my mind that they could have something like this, but I renting stalls for too geldings and 3 more mares, so this too gelding unfortunately do not have good care from owner, so now I'm treating thus two also. Other mares too far, so they are O.k. My horses in a field alone, no others allowed. Probably somehow pieces of scabs went on one of my horses over the fence, I don't know now. But I found this spray and it’s suppose to work for both of ring worm and rain rot, one bacteria one is fungus, is it possible?
Thank you, always love to read your articles.
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Member:
mrose
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 - 1:06 pm:
I've even had one of our indoor cats get ringworm. I don't know how. In your case maybe a new horse coming in had it?
btw, I hope you realize I'm not the doc here. LOL I just hop in and answer questions or add comments, as do many other people. That's one nice thing about this board. I've been a member for a long time, and there's been times when i've been in a panic in the middle of the night and there's almost always been someone somewhere that can either give advice or at least encouragement. A lot of knowledgeable, friendly people here. Welcome to the group!
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New Member:
natalya
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 - 1:24 pm:
Yes, I know you not a doctor, I should say I love your posts not articles, have problems with English still, I being reading this site for few years, thanks I'm glad to join in.
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 - 7:23 pm:
Welcome Natalya,
While humans and dogs can get rainrot it is quite rare and usually associated with problems with the immune system. Ringworm can be fairly transmittable among the 3 species. On the other hand some have reported rain rot susceptible to antifungals. I would be careful using the circular pattern rule Sara as some ringworm conditions are diffuse and many rainrot conditions are circular.
DrO
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vickiann
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Posted on Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 - 12:52 pm:
Just had a diagnosis on my horse Perry of ring worm after Vet in VA cultured his scabs a couple of weeks ago. Three baths of Betadine Scrub eliminated the problem.
Perry had been pretty itchy and was scrubbing his butt, neck and other body parts on the wood fence and gates.
Assistant in the Vet's office told me that a depressed immune system will encourage the growth of ring worm and that it can live for quite a while on wooden surfaces.
She also told me that the prior folks who owned the farm had some ring worm problems with their llamas.
Perry had been going through some issues, was off and on taking Bute and being shut in the barn.
He also seemed to be having some allergy issues.
Interestingly neither of my other horses got any of the lesions even though I did use the same brushes on them and they had close contact with one another and frequented the same areas.
I have separate color-coded hoof picks and will go back to my old system of having separate brushes in the future.
Guess that I got lucky and I certainly had exposure to the scabs and lesions myself but was very careful about washing up.
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New Member:
natalya
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Posted on Monday, Nov 21, 2011 - 10:53 am:
Thank you Dr O. and everybody for you respond, I think it is ring worm, my trainer called yesterday saying my horses infected hers, 4 weeks later. It probably happened before we knew what we are dealing with, my horses healthy other wise and I see some improvement. Thanks again and god` lack to you Vicki, I’m separating everything even washing halters to, nasty thing this ring worm 
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