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Topic: Help, my horse has a strange white stuff
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peanut
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posted May 11, 2004 08:36 PM
My horse has what appears to be a fungus on her leggs. You do not notice it until you brush her and you see white (at first it looks like dandruff) but at a closer look it is thick and her hair pulls off in chunks. The areas do not bug her, no puss,no scabbs, no swelling. any help would be great!! thank you
Posts: 4 | From: orange, california | Registered: May 2004
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Grandsgirl2003
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posted May 11, 2004 08:55 PM
It could be rain rot!
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MissBandit
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posted May 11, 2004 08:59 PM
It sounds like mud fever. It is not difficult to treat, but you need to be diligent. Scrub the legs clean, getting all the scabs off. Treat the legs with an antibacterial ointment (there are several to choose from) and be sure to keep the legs clean and dry until it all heals up.
Look at this wesite for more detailed instrucions.
Mud Fever Treatment and Prevention
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You know you are a horse person when...
...You pull change from your pocket , and hay falls out.
...you yell at the kids, and the horse's name pops out.
...you actually get to a point where flies don't bother you so much.
Posts: 2292 | From: BC, Canada | Registered: Jan 2004
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peanut
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posted May 11, 2004 09:04 PM
Thanks so much, but I do not think it is rain rot. From the descriptions and pictures. There are no scabs. It is like (this might be gross)a bucket of dandruff mixed w/greasy stuff. It is thick and white and your fingers feel silky after you rub it. SORRY, trying to describe it
Posts: 4 | From: orange, california | Registered: May 2004
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MissBandit
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posted May 11, 2004 09:06 PM
No, thats ok. You need to be as descriptive as you can. That's got me scratching my head though...anyone else?
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You know you are a horse person when...
...You pull change from your pocket , and hay falls out.
...you yell at the kids, and the horse's name pops out.
...you actually get to a point where flies don't bother you so much.
Posts: 2292 | From: BC, Canada | Registered: Jan 2004
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peanut
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posted May 11, 2004 09:07 PM
One more thing, there is no wetness in her stall. her stall is dry (and so is evrything else around here) we have been having dry heat for awhile. I am however doing the antibacterial. Thanks
Posts: 4 | From: orange, california | Registered: May 2004
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MissBandit
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posted May 11, 2004 09:18 PM
Have you had the vet in for a skin scrape? You should probably do that b/c skin conditions can be difficult to diagnose.
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You know you are a horse person when...
...You pull change from your pocket , and hay falls out.
...you yell at the kids, and the horse's name pops out.
...you actually get to a point where flies don't bother you so much.
Posts: 2292 | From: BC, Canada | Registered: Jan 2004
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HorseFever
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posted May 11, 2004 09:41 PM
Peanut: my horse had the exact same thing i swear its weird
its scurf/fungus i no it sounds weird but it is
my vet said its caused by the hottness or coldness changes mixed with mud or dirt
wat u do:
u keep it clean and scrub it off all the time so it dosnt come back then before he goes to bed put vasiline on it then in the morning peel the hardened vasiline off and keep doing this till it goes away
im warning u tho it does take a small amount of hair off but it works
u said it feels silky and it looks greasy so thats the exact description it is hope i helped byby ![[Pony]](graemlins/pony.gif)
Posts: 30 | From: California | Registered: Feb 2004
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Cyn
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posted May 11, 2004 09:42 PM
Do you turn your horse out? could it be sap or something from pasture? some weeds will leave a white sticky kinda stuff on your horses legs.
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Posts: 1021 | From: Central, Ca | Registered: Dec 2003
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Blistering Winds
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posted May 12, 2004 11:02 AM
Could be scratches. If there is a "grease like" substance with it. Yes, scratches can be higher on the legs, beyond the pasterns.
Either way, I'd spray some fungacide on it as a precaution. Then if it doesn't starty dying down, then get some desitine on it and dry it up. It is goign to respond to one or the other more than likely.
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Posts: 4337 | From: Texas | Registered: Oct 2003
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drafts
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posted May 12, 2004 11:10 AM
Actually, if it is dandruff looking, it is not scratches. Scratches is actually really serious, and leaves behind very nasty scar tissue. VEry common in heavy horses.
Chronic Progressive Lymphedema (scratches)
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peanut
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posted May 12, 2004 07:40 PM
Thank you so much everyone!!!! I scrubbed it good today and put fungal gel on it so wish me luck. Thank you again sooooooooooooooooooooo much ![[Red Horse]](graemlins/redhorse.gif) ![[Applaud]](graemlins/applaud.gif)
Posts: 4 | From: orange, california | Registered: May 2004
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