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| ajs2002 - 2015-09-17 11:43 AM
cyount2009 - 2015-09-17 12:09 PM Have you tried treating the area with Listerine? Wash it really good, poor Listerine over the tail dock and mane line, let it set for 3 to 5 minutes and then rinse it off.
Warning the above might well work. But will cause a horse with dark mane or tail hair to have some nice high lights for the next year or so. :)
Wow! We've done this several times on dark horses and never had an issue with it!  |
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Location: mi | cyount2009 - 2015-09-18 12:19 PM ajs2002 - 2015-09-17 11:43 AM cyount2009 - 2015-09-17 12:09 PM Have you tried treating the area with Listerine? Wash it really good, poor Listerine over the tail dock and mane line, let it set for 3 to 5 minutes and then rinse it off. Warning the above might well work. But will cause a horse with dark mane or tail hair to have some nice high lights for the next year or so. :) Wow! We've done this several times on dark horses and never had an issue with it!
My black horse was iching his tail last fall and I did it high lighted it very nicely. I do a mix. Maybe it wasn't the listerine. I am thinking it had like vinegar and listerine and water. But I can't remember the other ingredients for sure. He did stop the itching though. :) |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | vet gave me DepoMedrol, sure enough! |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | astreakinchic - 2015-09-17 9:29 AM CrossCreek - 2015-09-17 9:18 AM WARNING!! Vetalog can and will cause a horse to founder! so does dex? 
no, dex and depomedrol are fine, but vetalog (if i spelled that correctly) is very dangerous, or so the vets tell me. |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | Listeriene can actually burn on their skin
Try BEVS ski repair gel
Bevsequineproducts.com
I have used this stuff as well with much success
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Location: So. California | Have you checked her for a uterine infection? Had a maiden mare with a similar problem, spent $100's with all kinds of different treatments. Finally had her ultrasounded and cultured, she had a low grade infection. Cleared that up, and no more itching... tail or mane. |
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| CrossCreek - 2015-09-18 2:23 PM
astreakinchic - 2015-09-17 9:29 AM CrossCreek - 2015-09-17 9:18 AM WARNING!! Vetalog can and will cause a horse to founder! so does dex?
Dexamethasone in high doses can cause founder, as well with horses who have cushings. |
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| Maybe try a clorox/water rinse. Just enough clorox that you can smell it.
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