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Post by AmberC on May 12, 2008 1:14:52 GMT -5
We were talking about wound care at the barn today and the barn owner said that Corona ointment and any other yellow-colored ointments cause cancer in lab rats. Then one of the guys went and brought a couple things out of his first aid box, and one was a yellow cream (not sure brand) and it said on the label something about carcinogenics in it. I did a search and could only find a couple message board posts where someone said "I heard it causes cancer in rats" or "I heard it causes breast cancer in women" but nothing concrete.
Does anyone know anything about this? Barn owner said he always used it until he was told that. I always used it in the past too and found it to work really well. My mare had scraped the hair off her leg in a trailer and a few weeks later the hair still hadn't grown back, I smeared a bit of Corona on it and I could see hair growth starting the next day.
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Post by Marci on May 12, 2008 1:22:10 GMT -5
Bet it was furisene. Sorry if I messed up the spelling on that. LOL It works quite well and I have used it for years. Great for cuts that are stitched.
Heck I think lab rats cause cancer anymore. Don't they say that about nearly everything? I like it because its water soluble and washes off easy. That corona and bag balm are the pits to get off. Course lately I have been using plain old neosporin on cuts. The blue coat is OK too. But betadine works better to clean wounds.
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Post by AmberC on May 12, 2008 1:30:46 GMT -5
They were pushing the BluKote but honestly, I'd rather not have something with any color. It just bugs me!
And yeah, just about anything can cause rats to get cancer. I don't know how on earth they can truly say that one thing caused the cancer and not something else when they get tumors in the lab. Lab rats are selectively bred to be prone to tumors. My rat Bonnie died at the age of two from a probable tumor in her nasal passages somewhere.
Oh just thought to add, one reason I've always liked Corona is that it doesn't get too runny when it's warm. It's still thick. Something like Neosporin gets real thin in hot weather, it's mostly petrolatum. The thicker Corona stays put better and helps keep flies off a wound.
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Post by Marci on May 12, 2008 1:54:38 GMT -5
Well since hot weather is not normal here it works well, for some things. You know come to think of it I haven't used ANYTHING in a LONG time. I guess at age 22 Shadow has learned to not get hurt? Knock on wood.
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Post by Mary Ann on May 12, 2008 5:29:34 GMT -5
Yeah you're thinking furicin, or nitrofurizone, Marci. They say it causes cancer and when you use it on a horse you should wear gloves. Shoot, who wears gloves??? I don't use it anymore because there are things I like better; but Corona shouldn't be a problem. I don't think it contains any nitrofurizone. It's an old timey ointment and it's pretty effective for the $$$. I personally don't like the goop factor though; it's like hard tar in the winter, and too sticky messy in the summer. I like the smell though.  |
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Post by Trailpal on May 12, 2008 8:34:08 GMT -5
wow, I learn something new every day! I hadn't heard that about the nfz. (heh, another abbreviation.)
I like SWAT, it comes in clear or pink. It's a lot like corona, with the plus of repelling bugs. The pink is good if you forget where it is on the horse, you won't stick your had on it. Besides wounds, I use it ears and along the midline for flies (and especially on that scabby thing that can develop on thier tummy
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Post by Chrisnstar on May 12, 2008 8:51:57 GMT -5
Corona is a topical that has been around for decades. tried and true.
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Post by AmberC on May 12, 2008 9:00:49 GMT -5
That's what I thought.
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Post by Marci on May 12, 2008 12:32:31 GMT -5
YesMA that was what I was trying to spell. LOL Works great and is easily washed off if you have a cut or something that has to be redressed every stinking day. LOL You know I started thinking my jar of it is over 10 years old. Does that tell you how often I use it? Shadows last boo boo was year before last. And to date she has NEVER needed stitches-again knock on wood. But is it any wonder why I LOVE this horse?
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Post by AmberC on May 12, 2008 12:55:00 GMT -5
Probably time to throw that out, Marci. It doesn't last forever! I threw mine out a couple months ago, I noticed it was from a tack store that went out of business a few years ago, and the expiration date on it was 2003!
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Post by Marci on May 12, 2008 13:48:12 GMT -5
Its so darn old I don't think you can read when its expired. LOL Yep off to the trash pile it goes....
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Post by Pete on Jan 13, 2023 12:59:50 GMT -5
Does corona ointment expire? # on jar LOT 40108
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