Post by snaffle on Jun 4, 2009 6:52:29 GMT -5
These are notes I have put together from posters on the internet:
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straight Listerine in a spray bottle
"coppertox
(the green stuff you use for thrush) and it has always killed it right off.
Sticky, and stinky but works awesome. It actually kills all kinds of stuff like
that. We had ring worm in the barn , everyone kept using "vet" ideas , and I
used coppertox. Mine was gone in a week, and they were at it up to 2 months for
one girl! Keep your equipment clean, and dont use it on another horse, rain rot
can be passed."
Betadine scrub followed up with Listerine
Shapely's MTG. Smells like smoked bacon, and works great. Just rub it into the affected area daily. It loosens up the rainrot 'scabbies', and makes them slide off... Bathing the area with an antibacterial/fungal helps too
Tea Tree Shampoo
TINACTIN POWDER( about 7.50 per plastic container < i think the container is 3oz > )but it works like clockwork,,,,,,,,,,,step one) with warm soapy water scrub the affected area,,,,,,,step Two)rinse and dry as completely as possible..........step three)dab the areawith cotton balls soaked in isoprople alcohol......while itis drying puff some tinactin on the individual sores.......Repeat this daily until the hair begins to grow ( it will begin to clear the surface of the pores in about five or six days) OOH the new growth of fungi in nearby areas should be watched closely for5 new growth, as in other fungal skin diseases..warren Vet from askavet
it's not rain-rot, it's muck itch. Unless of course there's little hot scabby places all over his body. THEN, it's rain rot. The two conditions are caused by different organisms, and have similar treatments, but the rain-rot organism actually has characteristics of a bacteria and is tougher to get rid of unless caught early. Rain causes it to spread on the back and down the back legs and shoulders, hence the common name of rain-rot. It is also VERY contagious! The stuff on the legs is a simple fungus, probably an anaerobic fungus. This "bug" thrives on damp, airless conditions caused by the greasy skin oil (caused by the irritating fungus) that traps dirt in the hair. Prevent the conditions, and the fungus will go away. Clean and dry is the key. It is mildly contagious in wet conditions.
Shave the area so that air can fully get to it - the fungus is anerobic and cannot survive with full oxygen. Iodine baths are great, M-T-G is phenomenal and will help the hair to regrow as well
Our vet recommended Witch Hazel for the fungus my boarder's mare got on her face. This horse likes to stick her head in the water up to her eyeballs, literally, and with the humidity and heat down here in Fla she began to develop a fungus right in the area below her eyes on either side of her face. The Witch Hazel cleared it up in around 3 days I think it was.
Penicillin will get rid of it. The organism that causes rain rot is a fungus with bacterial properties, so it responds to antibiotics. I have used penicillin in severe cases with excellent results.
You can also use a paste made from either rose or tomato dust also for fungus, easy to find and inexpensive, great for ring worm etc.
My husband is the general farm manager for Circle B farms. which is owned by a
vet.
On horses with any fungal skin problems. we use Captan.
You can get this from any Garden store or from WalMart.
make sure the one you get is in the red and yellow box.
You can use a sponge and sponge it one where you need it and soak their brushes
etc.
We have never had to put on a second application on any of our horses.
And we have 86 horses, nor have we had any secondary infections from brushes or
from anything else that came in contact from them.
You might like it.
I still have it n a bag that looks like Sevin dust. and i had to use my bag
only once.
You can use it as you see fit. .
The last one we bought came in a cylinder tube.
Just make sure it is the one that you use in your veggie garden.
*********************************************
straight Listerine in a spray bottle
"coppertox
(the green stuff you use for thrush) and it has always killed it right off.
Sticky, and stinky but works awesome. It actually kills all kinds of stuff like
that. We had ring worm in the barn , everyone kept using "vet" ideas , and I
used coppertox. Mine was gone in a week, and they were at it up to 2 months for
one girl! Keep your equipment clean, and dont use it on another horse, rain rot
can be passed."
Betadine scrub followed up with Listerine
Shapely's MTG. Smells like smoked bacon, and works great. Just rub it into the affected area daily. It loosens up the rainrot 'scabbies', and makes them slide off... Bathing the area with an antibacterial/fungal helps too
Tea Tree Shampoo
TINACTIN POWDER( about 7.50 per plastic container < i think the container is 3oz > )but it works like clockwork,,,,,,,,,,,step one) with warm soapy water scrub the affected area,,,,,,,step Two)rinse and dry as completely as possible..........step three)dab the areawith cotton balls soaked in isoprople alcohol......while itis drying puff some tinactin on the individual sores.......Repeat this daily until the hair begins to grow ( it will begin to clear the surface of the pores in about five or six days) OOH the new growth of fungi in nearby areas should be watched closely for5 new growth, as in other fungal skin diseases..warren Vet from askavet
it's not rain-rot, it's muck itch. Unless of course there's little hot scabby places all over his body. THEN, it's rain rot. The two conditions are caused by different organisms, and have similar treatments, but the rain-rot organism actually has characteristics of a bacteria and is tougher to get rid of unless caught early. Rain causes it to spread on the back and down the back legs and shoulders, hence the common name of rain-rot. It is also VERY contagious! The stuff on the legs is a simple fungus, probably an anaerobic fungus. This "bug" thrives on damp, airless conditions caused by the greasy skin oil (caused by the irritating fungus) that traps dirt in the hair. Prevent the conditions, and the fungus will go away. Clean and dry is the key. It is mildly contagious in wet conditions.
Shave the area so that air can fully get to it - the fungus is anerobic and cannot survive with full oxygen. Iodine baths are great, M-T-G is phenomenal and will help the hair to regrow as well
Our vet recommended Witch Hazel for the fungus my boarder's mare got on her face. This horse likes to stick her head in the water up to her eyeballs, literally, and with the humidity and heat down here in Fla she began to develop a fungus right in the area below her eyes on either side of her face. The Witch Hazel cleared it up in around 3 days I think it was.
Penicillin will get rid of it. The organism that causes rain rot is a fungus with bacterial properties, so it responds to antibiotics. I have used penicillin in severe cases with excellent results.
You can also use a paste made from either rose or tomato dust also for fungus, easy to find and inexpensive, great for ring worm etc.
My husband is the general farm manager for Circle B farms. which is owned by a
vet.
On horses with any fungal skin problems. we use Captan.
You can get this from any Garden store or from WalMart.
make sure the one you get is in the red and yellow box.
You can use a sponge and sponge it one where you need it and soak their brushes
etc.
We have never had to put on a second application on any of our horses.
And we have 86 horses, nor have we had any secondary infections from brushes or
from anything else that came in contact from them.
You might like it.
I still have it n a bag that looks like Sevin dust. and i had to use my bag
only once.
You can use it as you see fit. .
The last one we bought came in a cylinder tube.
Just make sure it is the one that you use in your veggie garden.