Posted 2014-12-22 10:04 AM Subject: Insect Bite/Sore & Rubbing
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My horse came up to the barn with a huge patch of hair missing from the side of his mouth up to his jaw. At first I thought he had the dreaded ring worm but it looks to be a reaction from a couple of bites that he was trying to scratch. One has a round, hard lump under the skin and the other has a hole and no hair around it where his skin made that nasty amber fluid. Once I picked it off, it looked like it had a small spot of puss (or possibly a shriveled up larvae?). I have recently given him a Zimectrin Gold and I had been putting M-T-G on the area (initially thinking ring worm). Any suggestions on what else I can do? Something to relieve the itch? Hydrocortizone cream? Blue Star Ointment? Thanks!