Posted 2014-06-02 9:05 AM Subject: Rain Rot/Rain Scald preventable?
I Chore in Chucks
Posts: 2882 Location: MD
I've never had an issue with my horses getting rain rot until moving to the east coast and have had them get it each winter and each summer since being here. I have been reading about putting neem oil on the affected area and covering them with a sheet to keep it wet to pull out the scabs... Where in the world would you get Neem oil?
ETA: where can you get Neem oil in a large quantity? I've seen the small spray bottles that I would go through in about 2 uses lol :)
Posted 2014-06-02 9:24 AM Subject: RE: Rain Rot/Rain Scald preventable?
I Need a Xanax!
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I don't know about Neem oil but my vet a long time ago gave me something made by MedCo. to cure rain rot. It worked so well I went back to get some more of it for a friend's horse and he was out of it but he said it really wasn't anything more than iodized salt that you can get cheap at the grocery store so I have used that ever since. Put 2 tablespoons per day in their feed and it clears it up in a week. It cost 47 cents for a pretty good sized container of it at Walmart. I know that sounds too simple and cheap to be true but try it....it has always worked for my horses and I used to have a mare who kept rain rot all year long until I started doing the iodized salt.
Posted 2014-06-02 9:39 AM Subject: RE: Rain Rot/Rain Scald preventable?
I Chore in Chucks
Posts: 2882 Location: MD
Used2B - 2014-06-02 9:24 AM
I don't know about Neem oil but my vet a long time ago gave me something made by MedCo. to cure rain rot. It worked so well I went back to get some more of it for a friend's horse and he was out of it but he said it really wasn't anything more than iodized salt that you can get cheap at the grocery store so I have used that ever since. Put 2 tablespoons per day in their feed and it clears it up in a week. It cost 47 cents for a pretty good sized container of it at Walmart. I know that sounds too simple and cheap to be true but try it....it has always worked for my horses and I used to have a mare who kept rain rot all year long until I started doing the iodized salt.
Will be trying it this evening! thank you!
Their backs are just so sore I feel terrible for them.
Rain Rot/Rain Scald preventable?
