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ToriQui
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posted May 07, 2004 06:07 AM
Two of the horses that my Spider is in with have developed warts on their muzzle. They are very mild, maybe 4-7 small warts. The two are brothers, so I am assuming that they have similar immunities. My horse hasn't gotten them yet and it has been 5 weeks. The arab came in two weeks ago and also has not gotten them yet. I was treating them with Wart off for a week, but didn't see any results. Does anyone have any good ideas besides crude oil? Also, does anyone one know if this is a immunity thing and why my two other horses exspecially spider (11 months) hasn't gotten them yet? They can't be separtated, there isn't anywhere to separtate them........just in case anyone suggest it. I am aware that it isn't a big deal, but rather an ugle cosmetic addition to the pretty face.
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Posts: 85 | From: Farwell, Michigan | Registered: Apr 2004
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bdrpcrdg
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posted May 07, 2004 07:05 AM
Usually warts will run it's course, and the horse will never get them again. Some horses will contract it while others won't, even in the same barn or pasture. My friends have the same problem, they use scope or listerine mouth wash on the warts once a day to get rid of them. You can even peel the warts off. You're right, it's nothing more than and ugly cosmetic problem that takes it's time to get rid of.
Posts: 10 | From: Missouri | Registered: May 2004
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Craig
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posted May 07, 2004 07:11 AM
It is a little surprising that not all the horses have got the warts, especially if they are in direct contact. Warts affect horses between 6 months to 3 years of age, so they are all around the right age. You are quite lucky as this doesn't sound like a big outbreak. 10 to 100 warts are quite common. The warts will reach maturity in 4 to 8 weeks and hopefully regress within 4 months. Some may last more than a year but that's not so common. Not one of the treatments I know of is 100% and the warts usually reappear if treatment is used. It's probably best to let them be and let them regress on their own.
Most horses have an immunity to warts which stops the virus getting too serious. You may find the others do catch the virus in a couple of weeks or they may be lucky and escape it.
[ May 07, 2004, 07:13 AM: Message edited by: Craig ]
Posts: 84 | Registered: Feb 2004
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Rocking BT Ranch
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posted May 07, 2004 11:54 AM
Tori - if it's any consulation, my colt had one of the worst cases of warts I have ever seen. I was horrified. His muzzle was covered and so were the insides of his ears. I think I drove everyone on the forum crazy with questions. My vet, told me to just leave them alone. He said everything that Craig did. He was right and so is Craig. They lasted a lil over 4 months. I am happy to say that they are all gone. No scars, no blemish of any kind. He's perty as a picture ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
I am really surprised the other younger horses have not gotten them. This is just one of those things that have to run it's course.
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Posts: 188 | From: Arkansas-mving to Upstate NY | Registered: Mar 2004
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hossluva
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posted May 08, 2004 06:20 PM
i new a horse that had warts reallllly bad! she was an arab yearling and her muzzle was covered in them. Her owner was trying to put stuff on them but they got out of control so she called the equine vet. the vet said that she should pull(with tweezers) at least 10 of to kill off the "cycle" then the rest would start to fall of but if they didnt pull of more. hers were very bad her WHOLE MUZZLE was covered and in places it was bleeding. this happened all with in one week! im not sure if they cause pain or not. The lil filly was out in a feild with her two sisters and they didnt have the warts so i dont know if its contagus but i thought id share that very disgusting story with ya'll so see what you can do with it and good luck!-mere-
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Posts: 241 | From: ohio | Registered: Apr 2004
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Twitch
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posted May 08, 2004 09:10 PM
Warts are a virus. When a horse is young it is best to leave them there because they need to build up the immunities to it so they wont get it in the future. My horse got some a while back when she was four. She had about 4-5 small warts on her nose and within 5-6 weeks they were gone. And a percheron had a big one on his shoulder he is two years old and now it is gone.
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Posts: 313 | From: Missouri | Registered: Feb 2004
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probarrelracer
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posted May 09, 2004 01:42 PM
Usually, pure virgin olive oil will get rid of warts. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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Posts: 466 | From: Louisiana | Registered: Mar 2004
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ToriQui
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posted May 11, 2004 07:12 PM
Well, it has been a good 6 weeks of exposure to my colt and still, he doesn't have a single wart on him. The arab doesn't either (but he has only been around them for 3 weeks now). As for the scope, listerine and virgin olive oil remedies, will these cause scarring? The two year olds that have them aren't going to be pleasure show horses, but rather cow horses-so cosmetically it doesn't really matter. I was jsut curious. This is a very mild case (6-10 warts total on each gelding).
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Tori Qui
Posts: 85 | From: Farwell, Michigan | Registered: Apr 2004
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ToriQui
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posted May 16, 2004 05:53 PM
Hey everyone, strange thing, but both geldings are rid of their warts. There are a few left that look crusty and they are shrinking, but the rest are completely gone. Wishful thinking did the job! Thanks for all the advice.
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Posts: 85 | From: Farwell, Michigan | Registered: Apr 2004
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