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zansbeunogal_2268 Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2015-04-21 6:30 PM Subject: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Extreme Veteran Posts: 387	So I'm thinking this is ringworm or somthing along those lines. What do you treat with? Iv herd all kinds of home remidies. He had a small patch when I got him back from the trainer and I didn't think to much about it. But have him his own saddle and pad till it cleans up. It's exploded to this now when I was gone for the weekend. (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (34KB - 203 downloads) image.jpg (33KB - 134 downloads)
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cheryl makofka Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2015-04-21 6:39 PM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
The Advice Guru Posts: 6419	Looks like girth itch I get pink stuff from the vet Some people say mtg works Highly transmitable, you will need to treat your blanket and cinch too
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oija Reg. Feb 2012	Posted 2015-04-21 7:20 PM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Expert Posts: 3782 Location: Gainesville, TX	zansbeunogal_2268 - 2015-04-21 6:30 PM So I'm thinking this is ringworm or somthing along those lines. What do you treat with? Iv herd all kinds of home remidies. He had a small patch when I got him back from the trainer and I didn't think to much about it. But have him his own saddle and pad till it cleans up. It's exploded to this now when I was gone for the weekend. Looks like Girth Itch (same thing as ringworm). They have some sprays you can get to treat it. Lotrimin from the grocery store works too. However, my filly had something like this last fall. I treated for girth itch and it didn't work. Turned out it was threadworms. Wormed her twice with ivermectin and it went away. You might try both, just in case. One good possible indicator of threadworms, they will have a rawer spot right in the middle of their belly about three inches back from the girth line. But the spread looks more like girth itch.
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kasaj2000 Reg. May 2005	Posted 2015-04-21 7:40 PM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Horsey Gene Carrier Posts: 1888 Location: LaBelle, Florida	I would bath with antifungal shampoo and treat as fungal infections. Treat anything that has come in contact with this horse and keep it seperate. Won't hurt to worm for thread worms as well.
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euchee Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-04-21 8:19 PM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Lived to tell about it and will never do it again Posts: 5409	Might try spongeing with clorox water. Just enough clorox to be able to smell it in the water.
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SaraJean Reg. Dec 2006	Posted 2015-04-21 8:59 PM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Northern Chocolate Queen Posts: 16576 Location: ND	It almost looks like you have both girth itch & ringworm going on. I've never seen girth itch cause the circle's that are on your horses shoulder & leg, that looks like ringworm to me.
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jlrace Reg. Oct 2004	Posted 2015-04-21 9:17 PM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Location: KS	Get some fruit tree spray from Walmart. Mix one part of the spray to two parts water. Spray it on the affected area once a day for several days.
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Equi-Resp Reg. Nov 2014	Posted 2015-04-22 8:21 AM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Member Posts: 15	Silver is a natural antifungal. EquiSilver makes an excellent wound spray and medicated shampoo that has had great success with just sort of issue. You can purchase both through Equi-Resp website!
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astreakinchic Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2015-04-22 8:31 AM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Expert Posts: 1611	jlrace - 2015-04-21 10:17 PM Get some fruit tree spray from Walmart. Mix one part of the spray to two parts water. Spray it on the affected area once a day for several days. Can you post what kind of fruit tree spray? You might be talking about a pesticide...but I was wondering if it might be something comparable to tea tree oil which is basically all Calm Coat contains. I would be interested if its cheaper.
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lindseylou2290 Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2015-04-22 8:36 AM Subject: RE: Fungal infections? What to do with this
Expert Posts: 2457	SaraJean - 2015-04-21 8:59 PM It almost looks like you have both girth itch & ringworm going on. I've never seen girth itch cause the circle's that are on your horses shoulder & leg, that looks like ringworm to me. agreed. Rose fungal killer from walmart works well to kill ringworm. ETA - just soak a rag, then wipe the area twice a day. Be careful as the areas that have lost hair will be sensitive. Edited by lindseylou2290 2015-04-22 8:38 AM
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