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| Member: 4jane |
Posted on Saturday, Jul 28, 2012 - 1:07 am: Greetings!My little guy is losing patches of hair and not sure if it would be the rain rot or ringworm type. He has never been with any other horses other than his mother. He is in a large sandy turn out pen with her and manure is picked up twice daily. We have bad flies and I use fly predators and fly traps. At first I thought it was flies irritating him. He had a lot of sand in his hair and today his first brushing to remove it, especially a long his back when I noticed the newest patch (the first picture). I am attaching pictures if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks.    
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| Moderator: DrO |
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| Member: 4jane |
Posted on Saturday, Jul 28, 2012 - 1:27 pm: Thanks DR. O. I knew I forgot something. Hair does not come out in clumps like the rain rot. There really does not seem to be scabbing except the one on rear leg looks a little scabby. I do not notice bumps prior to hair loss. On his front legs and chest it looks more like hair thinning with smooth skin underneath. On his rear the hair seems to get darker before loss (second picture). He does not seem itchy or to be bothered by these. Will have vet out this next week but am confused as to what to put on him til then. My gut says try something for ringworm, but no other horse or animal shows symptoms, he has not left his corral since birth, shared brushes etc.  
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| Member: 4jane |
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