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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 03:10 PM
Blister, when he was 5 months old, had a MAJOR blister on his back and back right rear foot. The only "white" involved was the rear foot.
Since, it healed, but scarred. The closes guess was Milk Weed Poisoning, causing photo sensitivity during that time.
Well, he has the scar on his back which is somewhat scaly. But nothing big. It flakes off constantly, and over the years, it has been treated for EVERYTHING imagionable.
Late last year, I notice down the ridge of his back, the "scaly" dark skin appearing. No blistering, no injury, just started appearing. Now he looks like a "LINE BACK" dun, yet he's red with "balding" just down his spine. It is weird. I took some pics, but camera sucks. Hope you can see somewhat of what I"m talking about and help give me some other ideas of WHY NOW it is starting to spread. There is hair between the scar and the new developing line. So it isn't just wearing out around it. He has been totally off any milk weed pasture since he was a baby. He is 6 yrs old now.
The area is somewhat sensitive, course there is no hair there, some fuzz shows up in the winter. But that was about it.
http://groups.msn.com/BlisteringWinds/medicalstuff.msnw
Those are the pics I currently have.
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LadyJumper
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posted May 10, 2004 03:12 PM
put some sunblock on it.It will help it from flaking.
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Craig
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posted May 10, 2004 03:22 PM
was a skin scraping done? and if so, what were the results?
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 03:32 PM
Negative on everything. Came up with just dead epithelial cells. No bacteria, though it got treated as such, no fungus, treated for that too as a just in case. Poor horse has been medicated up the wazoo for things he never had. (vet's decision on that)
Only thing that has been "thought" of is that he's just going to remain sensitive. BUT, he lives in an indoor barn, only turned out once a day if he's lucky, for an hour. Any other time, he's ridden outside, and the saddle completely covers the areas affected.
Checked the saddle pad. I use a thick pad, tried a new pad, tested the pad, treated the pad. I'm just getting worried that the spine line is now affected, without any sores or blistering.
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 03:32 PM
And treated for lice and mites. Though never found those either.
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Craig
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posted May 10, 2004 03:40 PM
the last time i saw something like that on a horse, it was a severe case of sweet itch!
so there's definitely no fungus in your saddle or saddle pads?
without being able to see the scaly area properly and without being able to do lab tests, it is very hard to say what it could be. there are so many possibilities. when was the skin sample done?
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 03:43 PM
Last one was done in August. When I noticed the new developing area. All negative. I also bought a new saddle pad as a "just in case". Still there.
Whatever it is, it is a slow process. Because It didn't just "occur". NEver noticed balding, didn't mess with him much last summer, when I started riding more in August, I noticed it. He was inside most of hte summer. Though earlier that summer, and for a year before, he was always outside exposed. Just didn't show up until this past summer.
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 03:45 PM
It is black skin, just flakes off basically. No hair in the area that flakes. Kinda like severe dandruff, just in one spot and doesn't affect anywhere else. Best way to explain it.
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Craig
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posted May 10, 2004 03:47 PM
the only thing i can think of is Alopecia! i'm guessing the area isn't itchy?
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 03:51 PM
Not that i can tell. He hates me running a brush over it. Even a soft one.
6 years, always sensitive like that.
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 03:53 PM
Oh yea, forgot to say, the big area, that has been there since he was 5 months, was a HUGE HUGE blister. Scab got ripped off. Just took guesses on what caused the blister. We just treated it and went about life. Vet blamed the Milkweed for the blisters since he wasn't the only one with them.
Just the ridge of his back looks like the blistered area as it is now, just never blistered. Just Is.
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CANDYGIRL
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posted May 10, 2004 04:04 PM
Is he sensitive when you have the saddle and pad on when you ride him?
A friend of mine years ago, her pony lost all the hair from his rump, pretty much like you are describing - vet scraping showed a fungus though, took ages for the hair to grow back, didn't scar or wasn't sensitive after.
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Craig
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posted May 10, 2004 04:04 PM
Alopecia is very sensitive, especially if you were to brush it! however, your vet would have been able to diagnose it. the reason i thought of alopecia is because you mentioned that the area was a huge blister.
do you have your vet reports for each skin scrape and examination? are they consistant with each other?
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 04:15 PM
I don't have copies of everything. All we tested for was the basic stuff. Bacteria, yeast, mites, lice, etc. Treated for it as a Just in case. And just left it as is. Just trying to find a link to the cause of the back line.
Next time I see my vet, probably later this week, I'll bug him some more about alopecia. I know it probably is that, just the cause and if I can stop it is more of what I'm probably looking for.
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Craig
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posted May 10, 2004 04:19 PM
well i would say that because the skin became distressed (due to the blister and the blister coming off) the hair folicles gradually became inflamed and as i'm sure you know, alopecia can spread to surrounding areas, especially since the area is sensitive (to soft brush) and he is still ridden right? it could cause the surrounding folicles to become inflamed.
have a talk with your vet! there is usually a solution to skin problems.
[ May 10, 2004, 04:22 PM: Message edited by: Craig ]
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 04:24 PM
THanks. I appreciate your opinions on it.
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CANDYGIRL
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posted May 10, 2004 04:34 PM
Does he buck when you are riding him with it being so sensitive? Or does he cope with that better than the brush?
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 05:18 PM
As long as we don't brush, he's fine. He doesn't get bothered, at least visibly from riding.
I've ridden bareback, with no problems. I just come off with a butt full of flakes. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 10, 2004 06:06 PM
I read what I wrote, not what I ment. As long as we aren't currently brushing it, it doesn't bother him. Riding doesn't seem to bother him, at least visibly.
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QHGirl
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posted May 11, 2004 08:31 AM
Wierd...
Did you see the stuff Spyro promotes? Worth looking at ![[Wink]](wink.gif) Not sure the name..
Do you think he has a reaction to cotton or felt? Have you tried a rubber pad? Just a thought!
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ToriQui
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posted May 16, 2004 06:35 PM
That is really bazzarr. The vet can't come with anyting? Is there a disease out there that involves the hair follicles and the skin staying together due to something missing? I mean, have you ever heard of HERDA? That involves the skin attaching to the muscle. There is a genetic disorder involved that won't allow the skin to attach to the mucscle underneath and it creates a mess....you may have heard of it. Is there someting out there like that with hair and skin? That i really weird. I wish you luck finding it all out.
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